Insecure’s Kendrick Sampson Is At Peace With Disturbing the Peace

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🗓️ 29 May 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Insecure social justice warrior, Kendrick Sampson (@kendrick38) checked in with Yes, Girl! Podcast and boy was it a treat! Ahead of his upcoming film, Miss Juneteenth, Kendrick dropped gems on the origins of the widely-celebrated - but often misunderstood - Juneteeth holiday. He also poured out his heart and vision for Black mental health and how we can resist unjust systems in America and reimagine justice. Check out the full episode and use #YesGirlPodcast to share mental health practices that have been helpful for you during this time.

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0:00.0	This week on Yes Girl, guest Kendrick Sampson, who we know in love from
0:04.0	insecure, but on June 19th he's going to be starring in the film Miss Juneteenth.
0:08.6	May is also Mental Health Awareness Month and we talked with Kendrick about being a dedicated advocate for
0:14.4	mental health awareness in the black community.
0:19.1	The world is heavy on hate right now and the scales are tipping. We need more love. A lot has
0:25.8	happened and continues to happen to our community. Like so many of you, we're still
0:30.7	unpacking our feelings. Right now there's more in our hearts than we
0:35.1	could ever share. Instead we're going to say their names. George Floyd
0:42.0	Amad Arbury, Brianna Taylor, and each victim whose story didn't make the national news. We offer a moment of
0:55.0	silence in their memory. So Charlie Panter, hi.
1:07.4	So Charlie Panck.
1:08.8	Hi.
1:10.0	What up? How y'all feeling?
1:15.0	How are you feeling?
1:16.0	Feeling good. How are you?
1:19.0	You know, I'm making it. I'm making it. I'm all right.
1:22.0	I'm all right how long so Charlie and I was saying like
1:26.1	you coming back on insecure was like that time we thought Lawrence was gone and
1:30.7	you in it come back was a big surprise.
1:32.7	So how long have you held this secret?
1:36.2	Since the end of, well, since last year.
1:40.8	Well, actually, I mean, I was booked as a, I was booked on the show for the following season at the end of the last season.
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