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

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

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

She's standing up to the evil.

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

Don't we break it down, down, down, down, down.

Before we get into any of the heavy stories of the day, we also have a ritual on this show called a moment of gratitude.

And the reason we have this ritual is because

having having the conversations about Black Talklandia is difficult because Black Talklandia

stories are weighty, right? You can't do race, politics, gender, the law, all those things

and not come away feeling a little bit weighed upon. And because life just be, and we recognize that before we get into the meat of our

analysis of the news of the day, we really do owe it to ourselves to proactively tap into

a space where we can cultivate a sense of joy, gratitude, and appreciation.

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

So we have a ritual. It is called a moment of gratitude, and it goes little something like this.

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