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The Michael Berry Show

Why In The Wide Wide World Of Sports Does Harris County Have So Much African Art?

The Michael Berry Show

KTRH

News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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The Michael Berry Show.

0:04.4

Several years ago, I don't know, four or five.

0:10.4

The Houston Chronicle did a series and local TV news covering it.

0:17.1

And it said that there was an FBI investigation into Rodney Ellis over African art that

0:29.8

was being stored at a warehouse and he was involved and it suggested that he was profiting

0:38.9

off of African art.

0:44.0

And I remember speaking to some local law enforcement officials who were privy to the

0:50.1

investigation.

0:53.4

And it was widely known that an arrest of Rodney was imminent as in any day everybody

1:03.9

was talking about it.

1:06.2

And I was at an event which I never go to, but it was all politicos.

1:13.2

And everyone wanted to come up and give me the hot scoop that they got Rodney.

1:18.3

They finally got after all these years, all these scandals, all the rumors that got

1:23.6

Rodney, the feds did it.

1:27.2

And it's over this African art.

1:31.0

Well Ed M. it told a story a couple days ago on KTRH I believe with Jimmy and Shara.

1:40.0

That the basis of the art program was that the county would now buy or lease African

1:51.4

art and put it in county buildings.

1:55.8

Because Lord knows that's what we need to do because that will show black people we

2:02.6

like them.

2:03.6

Actually, it doesn't matter at all.

2:07.2

The reason you do that is because somebody is sitting on the African art.

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