Look, we break it down, down, down, down, down.

She break it down, down, down, down, down, down.

She got to message for the people, a brilliant mind and a clean soul.

She's standing up to the evil in making sure that we all grow strong enough

To break these change we're in

They keep us in this painful condition

She gave us truth and division

That's why we listen

She break it down, down, down, down, down

Down, down

She break it down, down, down, down. She break it down, down, down, down, down, down.

So we got a lot to unpack today.

And, of course, before we get to any of that, we also have a ritual on this show.

And frankly, the ritual is very important because when you're

doing the work of Black Talklandia conversations every single day, it's heavy, right? It can be a little

depressing. It can weigh on your spirit. And so we've recognized that in addition to the fact that

the news is heavy and life be lifing, we want to make sure that we are, before we dive into the analysis,

that we are focusing on something that's going to give us a bit of joy, a bit of gratitude, a bit of appreciation.

Because what we have learned is that when we are rooted in joy, gratitude, and appreciation, we cannot also be trapped by fear, loneliness, or depression.

So we have a ritual on this show to ensure that sort of alignment. And the ritual is very, very simple. It is so simple. In fact, it goes a little something like this. In just a minute, you're going to hear music. When you hear that music, it's going to be an invitation to you to join the rest of us, because when we hear it, we are going to collectively begin taking the slowest, deepest, most lung capacity expanding,

joyful heart invigorating, troubled mind cleansing, weary soul uplifting, we are going to take

the most amazingly juicy breath. As we kick off our most important segment of every single

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