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SEASON 5 DR.CHEN WILL BE MOVING TO 7PM EST6PM CST 5PM MST 4PM PST SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY TO BRING YOU NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE---- · DA CREW Podcast

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  Speaker 1: And we're bringing it in a space that is universal.
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  Speaker 6: Now, what's powerful tonight is that I've asked a number
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  Speaker 6: of authentic, spiritually grounded, womb-niversal, I want to say that
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  Speaker 6: one more time, like authentic, spiritually grounded, universal persons that
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  Speaker 6: walk on the earth plane with the rest of the
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  Speaker 6: eight billion and shine a form of illumination in all
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  Speaker 6: different aspects of their liberty, their businesses and entrepreneurship, of course,
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  Speaker 6: their creativity, and just really give voice in action of
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  Speaker 6: being part of this earth plane.
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  Speaker 1: In such a respectful, engaging way.
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  Speaker 6: So I'd like to bring right to the stage, because
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  Speaker 6: I know that his time is definitely limited, because this
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  Speaker 6: was an ask quite recently, and I'd like to bring
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  Speaker 6: to our platform, our network, my most respected, illustrious brethren,
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  Speaker 6: and colleague, and, oh, there's so many words I would
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  Speaker 6: use for Brother Ludlow Bailey. of the Contemporary African Diaspora
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  Speaker 6: Arts Network Collective.
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  Speaker 1: A curator, educator, well-traveled.
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  Speaker 6: Scholar, an eye for art that is exceptional and scientific.
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  Speaker 1: I'd like to highlight that.
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  Speaker 6: We're talking about an artist that uses science, physics, metaphysics,
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  Speaker 6: all of that to bring it to the forefront.
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  Speaker 1: So I'll do the gentle talk.
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  Speaker 6: It's so wonderful to have you here, Brother Leno.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, it's such a great experience. This is like beyond extraordinary.
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  Speaker 2: It's supernatural. It's Dr. Sinzera herself in the live. Nice
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  Speaker 2: to be with you.
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  Speaker 1: Likewise.
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  Speaker 2: And you know I was working on a deadline. I
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  Speaker 2: have to make this happen. I've got to join in.
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  Speaker 2: And of course, you know, the technology does. My charger
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  Speaker 2: is acting up.
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  Speaker 5: But we're good.
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  Speaker 6: We're here.
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  Speaker 2: And thank you for the opportunity to share. And I'm
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  Speaker 2: going to take the lead on telling the community about
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  Speaker 2: what it is we're doing together. So for the record,
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  Speaker 2: I am a cultural curator based in Miami. And I'm
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  Speaker 2: getting ready to launch a black fine art fair at
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  Speaker 2: Art Basel. For those of you who don't know, Art
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  Speaker 2: Basel Miami Beach is now the largest commercial art fair
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  Speaker 2: in the world. And it's really a good opportunity to...
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  Speaker 2: The first thing I like the most is that it
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  Speaker 2: attracts a very cultivated African diasporic audience. And then the
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  Speaker 2: second thing that is true is that contemporary African diaspora
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  Speaker 2: art is really dominating the market in the world. We
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  Speaker 2: are among the lead creatives, visual arts creatives in the
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  Speaker 2: world today. And it's demonstrated by the number of galleries
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  Speaker 2: in the main show. Art Basel has.
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  Speaker 2: A main show that brings in maybe about $ 30 billion
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  Speaker 2: of art so the community can know what we're dealing with.
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  Speaker 2: The 1% in the world's here looking to buy art.
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  Speaker 2: And art is an asset class, and of course the
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  Speaker 2: Europeans have turned it into a way of trying to
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  Speaker 2: validate their so-called superiority or supremacism But at the end
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  Speaker 2: of the day, it's an event worth coming to because
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  Speaker 2: art has a way of helping us to raise our consciousness.
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  Speaker 2: And at the end of the day, I'm a humanist.
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  Speaker 2: I think it's very important for all humanity to grow.
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  Speaker 2: I have a particular liking for my own people because I...
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  Speaker 2: I've been blessed with understanding how important we are to
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  Speaker 2: the spiritual ecology of the entire multiverse. We are the origin.
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  Speaker 2: We are the blueprint. We're an amazing people. I understand
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  Speaker 2: also why we're in the position we're in now. And
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  Speaker 2: we're still being abused is my point of view. We
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  Speaker 2: come from the richest continent on the planet. And we're
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  Speaker 2: the poorest people. And we're the most exploited. And as
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  Speaker 2: a descendant of people who survived the worst brutality in
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  Speaker 2: the history of humanity, I'm proud to be an African.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm proud to be more than a survivor because
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  Speaker 2: I've not been marginalized by these people. And, you know,
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  Speaker 2: I feel that the source at the end of the
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  Speaker 2: day has really guided me into a life that is
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  Speaker 2: epic and enchanting. Because I've been blessed to travel. I
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  Speaker 2: was in the air business for 20 years. And before that,
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  Speaker 2: I feel like I've been moving around the world for
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  Speaker 2: a long time. 150 countries, you know. And 45 of
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  Speaker 2: which are in Africa. And I know you're speaking from
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  Speaker 2: the Virgin Islands. Love the space. Give me the VI
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  Speaker 2: any day. You know, all of it. You know, Water Island, St. Croix, St. John, St.
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  Speaker 6: Thomas.
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  Speaker 2: You know, what a beautiful space. It really is a
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  Speaker 2: spiritual vortex. You know, the islands of the Virgin Islands.
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  Speaker 2: The U.S. Virgin Islands. And also the British Virgin Islands
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  Speaker 2: are remarkable, too. I would argue... That's our family.
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  Speaker 6: That's our family.
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  Speaker 2: It's my Virgin Islands. No, we got it. You know
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  Speaker 2: what I mean? I love the Virgin Islands and the
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  Speaker 2: people of the Virgin Islands. They're amazing, really. I have
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  Speaker 2: great friends down there. some of the best times in
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  Speaker 2: my life have been spent in the U.S. Virgin Islands,
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  Speaker 2: to say the least. We're going to have you here
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  Speaker 2: again soon, though. Yes, no, I know. It's still in
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  Speaker 2: my journey. And I'm glad that we get to work together.
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  Speaker 2: That's the good thing. So I'm trying to get Dr.
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  Speaker 2: Chen back to Miami because we've worked before in terms
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  Speaker 2: of really showcasing the visual arts production of the island,
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  Speaker 2: but also really sharing her vast knowledge of the people
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  Speaker 2: of African descent globally. You are an amazing spiritual being
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  Speaker 2: and an important part in our renaissance as a people.
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  Speaker 2: The work you do is very important, very, very important,
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  Speaker 2: because we still have a long way to go, you know. So,
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  Speaker 2: you know, I'm just so happy that you're an educator
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  Speaker 2: and you are, I'm inspired by your relentless energy and
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  Speaker 2: your optimism and your can-do and don't tell me I
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  Speaker 2: can't and your globalism and, you know, your respect for
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  Speaker 2: our people legacy and our heritage you know to be
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  Speaker 2: African is a blessing you know despite all the crap
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  Speaker 2: we've gone through it is a blessing and you know
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  Speaker 2: I pray for you all the time because you need
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  Speaker 2: that support you know at some level you know the
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  Speaker 2: journey is also spiritual and you know we are going
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  Speaker 2: through spiritual warfare you know you can see all over
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  Speaker 2: the world it's not just in the United States you
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  Speaker 2: know The people on the continent, we're suffering. Although, we
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  Speaker 2: still bring the best joy. When you go to Africa,
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  Speaker 2: the beauty, the magnificence of this spiritual energy I get
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  Speaker 2: from the people is just unmatchable. It's just unmatchable.
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  Speaker 6: That is the one, though, because that's why it's so
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  Speaker 6: important In having you here, Brother Ludlow-Valer, there's different layers
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  Speaker 6: of the work. This is an opportunity for us to
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  Speaker 6: enhance and celebrate the importance and the centripetalness, if we will,
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  Speaker 6: like how African art and African global art, African diasporan
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  Speaker 6: art are at the center of a lot of the creativity,
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  Speaker 6: the initiatives, irrespective of some of the many challenges that
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  Speaker 6: we've had for centuries, yeah?
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  Speaker 1: I think I would love for.
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  Speaker 6: You to speak of the key art fair element and
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  Speaker 6: the connection that has with really supporting HBCUs in the region,
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  Speaker 6: inclusive of the University of the Virgin Islands, and what
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  Speaker 6: the vision is with that so that we can actually
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  Speaker 6: make this something that is, yes, it's beautiful, it's engaging,
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  Speaker 6: there's a lot of networking, a lot of potential opportunities
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  Speaker 6: for future funding. That $ 30 billion part, We're going to come.
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  Speaker 1: Back to that.
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  Speaker 6: Because at some point, persons forget. Because, you know, when
• 16:40
  Speaker 6: you say, you didn't say 30 million. And you definitely
• 16:44
  Speaker 6: didn't say 3,000. You said 30 and it's three. And
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  Speaker 6: I think that persons overlook the importance and the spacing
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  Speaker 6: of our people, of us, as part of the human
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  Speaker 6: family that has contributed significantly from the beginning of the
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  Speaker 6: beginning of the beginning. and oftentimes are removed or excluded.
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  Speaker 6: So what you're doing is also significantly important and essential.
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  Speaker 1: I need to make sure I say that part.
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  Speaker 6: It's essential to have persons, yes, producing the art, yes,
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  Speaker 6: exhibiting the art, but curating the art and placing that
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  Speaker 6: art and those artistic experiences and that creativity at the
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  Speaker 6: center with scholars, with artisans, with scientists, with the technologists,
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  Speaker 6: and all of that at the same time. So please
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  Speaker 6: speak to that key art fair piece.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, I will. So the key art fair is historically
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  Speaker 2: the second black satellite fair that's been produced at Basel.
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  Speaker 2: And this is over a... We're going into the 24th
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  Speaker 2: edition of Art Basel. So to have only two is
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  Speaker 2: not great, but we're here. And I've been doing a
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  Speaker 2: panel discussion and exhibition for the last 17 years. So it's... And,
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  Speaker 2: you know, I'm in the mix generally. I'm doing it
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  Speaker 2: in spaces, on the beach. The beach is really where
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  Speaker 2: the action is because a lot of people come to Basel.
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  Speaker 2: There's so much going on in the Dade County and
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  Speaker 2: the city of Miami that you have to be pretty...
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  Speaker 2: clever about how you navigate the fear. So we're going
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  Speaker 2: to be on the beach. We're in the center of
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  Speaker 2: the action. And what we're doing is producing the most holistic,
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  Speaker 2: the most dynamic, the most scholarly, the most global African
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  Speaker 2: presence at Art Basel. So if you're interested in the
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  Speaker 2: art production of people of African descent, you've got to
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  Speaker 2: come to Key, right? And we've got some really big wins.
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  Speaker 2: We're going to have Toria, who's the founder of the
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  Speaker 2: only global African art fair in the world. And actually
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  Speaker 2: that opens tomorrow in London. Young lady's out of Morocco,
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  Speaker 2: but has been holding it down for 14 years. in Marrakesh, Paris, London,
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  Speaker 2: and New York. So she's going to be part of
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  Speaker 2: our fair, which is really remarkable. And then we've done
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  Speaker 2: a partnership with Richard Beavers Gallery, who is reputed to
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  Speaker 2: be the best black African-American gallery these days on the mainland.
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  Speaker 2: So part of what we're trying to do also is
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  Speaker 2: kind of lean into influencing the narrative, because we're pretty
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  Speaker 2: good at getting press. I've been.
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  Speaker 2: Sponsored by the city of miami beach so my i'm
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  Speaker 2: known congratulations yes a lot of people don't know that
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  Speaker 2: i mean a lot of my life has been spent
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  Speaker 2: in miami i was a vice president of trans world
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  Speaker 2: airlines so that explains why i did so much traveling
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  Speaker 2: too access to free travel was always a very good
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  Speaker 2: thing and i got into the art business because i
• 20:30
  Speaker 2: was just being asked by artists could you could you
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  Speaker 2: help me figure out how to do stuff in europe
• 20:36
  Speaker 2: you know man So because I had access to free
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  Speaker 2: travel and free cargo, I started doing shows for African
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  Speaker 2: Americans in Europe. And then it turned into a global thing.
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  Speaker 2: And at one time, I had the good fortune of
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  Speaker 2: living in the Virgin Islands. So I feel it's really
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  Speaker 2: important for me to keep you guys in the mix,
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  Speaker 2: you know, because it's such a creative island. Yes, you know,
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  Speaker 2: what you guys do is very important.
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  Speaker 4: You know.
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  Speaker 2: And on the HBCU side, I'm a big supporter of...
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  Speaker 2: Because I think the folks who are holding down those
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  Speaker 2: spaces are providing the most authentic access to the kind
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  Speaker 2: of education I think we need to thrive, not just survive.
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  Speaker 1: Right. Thriving is the one.
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  Speaker 2: Yes. Yes. So... if you come to Miami, it's worth
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  Speaker 2: seeing Basel. It's really, as I said, it's global. You know,
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  Speaker 2: the Chinese are here, the Nigerians are here, the Italians
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  Speaker 2: are here. It's a global art fair. So it's good.
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  Speaker 2: But again, if you come and just focus on the
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  Speaker 2: black art scene, it's a feast. And the Art of
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  Speaker 2: Black Miami, that is a campaign that's run by the
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  Speaker 2: convention bureau. I was one of the architects of that,
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  Speaker 2: and it's still alive. So the black art community in
• 22:07
  Speaker 2: Miami is growing tremendously. So that's worth coming for. And
• 22:12
  Speaker 2: you know how we do. We're so relentless when it
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  Speaker 2: comes to music.
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  Speaker 6: Relentless.
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  Speaker 2: Relentless. When you talk about the spiritual strength of black people,
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  Speaker 2: it's an art form, you know what I mean? And
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  Speaker 2: when you notice it in the art that's being produced,
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  Speaker 2: you realize the value of it too, you know, that
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  Speaker 2: we need. So art is, maybe the Europeans did get
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  Speaker 2: this right, even though we knew it before they did,
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  Speaker 2: you know. They knew that art was really very important
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  Speaker 2: in the growth of humanity. When we talk about the Renaissance...
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  Speaker 2: Most people think about Italy, right? Michelangelo and Leonardo da
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  Speaker 2: Vinci and all those guys still kind of dominate. So
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  Speaker 2: I want to say Leonardo sold a piece for $ 485 million.
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  Speaker 2: He's been dead for a long time. But they're still
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  Speaker 2: viewed as the most artistic of humans on the planet,
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  Speaker 2: which ain't quite true.
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  Speaker 1: Right.
• 23:27
  Speaker 2: You know, I'm biased towards people of African descent because
• 23:32
  Speaker 2: I know a little bit about our art history, what
• 23:34
  Speaker 2: we've been doing since Kemet. Right, from the beginning of
• 23:39
  Speaker 2: the beginning of the beginning. From the beginning, you know. So,
• 23:45
  Speaker 2: you know, the art thing I've always had respect for
• 23:48
  Speaker 2: because my life has been enhanced by it, you know,
• 23:53
  Speaker 2: and it's really... a very important part of my spiritual
• 23:57
  Speaker 2: practice is to engage the artists because they have a
• 24:02
  Speaker 2: vision that's very divine. To be an artist is a gift.
• 24:08
  Speaker 6: You know?
• 24:08
  Speaker 1: And that's it.
• 24:10
  Speaker 6: And it's a sacred gift. It's a sacred gift that
• 24:16
  Speaker 6: has power and its own ancestral sovereignty, its own ancestral intelligence.
• 24:24
  Speaker 6: its own ancestral artistry, and of course its ancestral sciences.
• 24:29
  Speaker 1: I think it's important to see it in that form.
• 24:31
  Speaker 2: Very true. And you know, that's my thing. I mean,
• 24:34
  Speaker 2: last year I did a show called Ancestral Frequencies, right?
• 24:40
  Speaker 2: And that's a body of knowledge that I can't wait
• 24:43
  Speaker 2: to sort of grow on, you know what I mean?
• 24:47
  Speaker 2: Because I can tell you that the things that I Yesterday,
• 24:52
  Speaker 2: I live in this community, gated community, and someone came
• 24:58
  Speaker 2: to my door and was banging on the door. And
• 25:00
  Speaker 2: when I looked out, it was a black woman. And
• 25:03
  Speaker 2: there was a box out there. And she was telling me,
• 25:06
  Speaker 2: Amazon had delivered a box to the incorrect address. And
• 25:13
  Speaker 2: she goes, this box is mine. She goes, can I
• 25:17
  Speaker 2: take it? I said, yes, you can.
• 25:18
  Speaker 1: And I realized, are you from Ghana?
• 25:21
  Speaker 6: Ghana?
• 25:22
  Speaker 1: She goes, yes, I'm Ghanaian.
• 25:25
  Speaker 2: And I was so, you have no idea what my
• 25:30
  Speaker 2: whole system changed. Because it was like the source bringing
• 25:36
  Speaker 2: someone to me with messages that were, and also resources.
• 25:42
  Speaker 2: Because I'm trying to get the Ghanaian government to sponsor
• 25:45
  Speaker 2: our event. And I've been working on that. God, we've
• 25:50
  Speaker 2: had maybe six, seven meetings already, you know what I mean?
• 25:53
  Speaker 2: Because Ghana is really very interested in using the resources
• 25:59
  Speaker 2: of the diaspora. And so, you know, the diaspora secretary
• 26:03
  Speaker 2: wants to do something. And so it turns out that
• 26:09
  Speaker 2: her cousin is an ambassador and he just died and
• 26:13
  Speaker 2: she was coming to pick up the shoes that she
• 26:15
  Speaker 2: was using to go to the funeral and And it
• 26:19
  Speaker 2: turned out that we knew all these people. And I'm going,
• 26:22
  Speaker 2: all right, sourcing too much. Could you just slow it
• 26:25
  Speaker 2: down for me?
• 26:26
  Speaker 5: Because this is like... It's never in the... Since I
• 26:32
  Speaker 5: did it, there are people knocking on the door. Now,
• 26:36
  Speaker 5: I mean, you know, that's... I get excited when I'm
• 26:41
  Speaker 5: in divine flow. And that certainly was an experience that
• 26:44
  Speaker 5: was supernatural.
• 26:46
  Speaker 2: You know what I mean? And the ancestors are helping
• 26:50
  Speaker 2: me make manifest this fear because this fear is this,
• 26:54
  Speaker 2: it's a play thing for stuff to come on the continent.
• 27:00
  Speaker 2: I'm learning how to do this on a level that, and,
• 27:05
  Speaker 2: you know, I'm reaching out to our ancestors and to
• 27:09
  Speaker 2: the Africans for help because it's not a cheap project,
• 27:14
  Speaker 2: you know.
• 27:16
  Speaker 6: Right, it requires significant resources.
• 27:20
  Speaker 2: Yes, yes. And the reason why we're left out of
• 27:22
  Speaker 2: the art game is resources. I mean, the Art Basel
• 27:26
  Speaker 2: people now maybe have four African-based galleries out of maybe 280, right?
• 27:33
  Speaker 2: And it's because it's very expensive. To get a booth
• 27:39
  Speaker 2: in the main show is going to cost you about $ 80, 000 minimum.
• 27:43
  Speaker 2: You know what I mean? And then the shipping and
• 27:48
  Speaker 2: the insurance and the hotels and the transportation. Miami is
• 27:53
  Speaker 2: not a cheap city anymore. So we get left out
• 27:57
  Speaker 2: of that game. And even the satellite game that is
• 28:00
  Speaker 2: not as expensive is expensive. You know? So that's why
• 28:05
  Speaker 2: we're not playing in it. Although we're dominating on the
• 28:09
  Speaker 2: art side because I think the whole world's come to
• 28:13
  Speaker 2: realize that we're pretty damn good. as visual arts creators.
• 28:17
  Speaker 2: You know, in the main show, if you walk around,
• 28:22
  Speaker 2: I think one, we did that, right? One year we
• 28:24
  Speaker 2: just walked around and is this Black Art Basel?
• 28:28
  Speaker 1: You know what I mean?
• 28:29
  Speaker 2: All the big dealers are dealing with Black Art. So,
• 28:33
  Speaker 2: you know, it's a good sign and I'm glad you're
• 28:38
  Speaker 2: taking the time to come, you know, again, because, you know,
• 28:43
  Speaker 2: this is, this is a, a draft run for something
• 28:47
  Speaker 2: bigger to come. And I know the ancestors are doing
• 28:50
  Speaker 2: their work, so I'm looking forward to... We're doing it. Woo! Woo!
• 28:58
  Speaker 1: I'm excited.
• 28:59
  Speaker 2: I'm just excited. I know, I know, you know. We're
• 29:02
  Speaker 2: doing it.
• 29:03
  Speaker 1: You know. Yeah.
• 29:06
  Speaker 6: And thank you. Thank you.
• 29:07
  Speaker 1: Thank you.
• 29:08
  Speaker 2: Yes. It's always a pleasure and an honor, right? I'm
• 29:15
  Speaker 2: very inspired by who you are, and you know, you
• 29:21
  Speaker 2: don't get your flowers, but I'm giving them to you.
• 29:24
  Speaker 2: You are an amazing spirit being, and the Virgin Islands
• 29:28
  Speaker 2: is lucky to have you.
• 29:31
  Speaker 6: It's an honor and a privilege to hear that and
• 29:33
  Speaker 6: to feel that, and it's an honor to serve. So
• 29:36
  Speaker 6: I just want to make sure that persons that are
• 29:38
  Speaker 6: viewing and listening, we've been listening to the illustrious cultural.
• 29:44
  Speaker 1: Curate songs by the Ludlow, Bailey, Cara, et al.
• 29:51
  Speaker 6: because there's a number of pieces, sharing with us the
• 29:54
  Speaker 6: forthcoming key art fair that is going to really be
• 29:59
  Speaker 6: an integral part of the Miami Art Basel, which is
• 30:04
  Speaker 6: the first week of December of this year, 2026. And
• 30:07
  Speaker 6: so if you're in.
• 30:08
  Speaker 1: The area, be in the area.
• 30:10
  Speaker 6: If you're not in the area, definitely watch all of
• 30:13
  Speaker 6: your social media feed because it's going to be popping
• 30:17
  Speaker 6: and hot. And a lot of resources will be exchanged,
• 30:20
  Speaker 6: a lot of creativity. And as you've shared, you know,
• 30:23
  Speaker 6: we have so much more to offer. I'll make sure
• 30:25
  Speaker 6: to share the website for a person to get more information.
• 30:29
  Speaker 6: and of course those are listening and viewing and definitely
• 30:33
  Speaker 6: desire to be a part of this please link with
• 30:37
  Speaker 6: and please give us a way for persons to link
• 30:39
  Speaker 6: with you if it's just the website.
• 30:41
  Speaker 2: For real it's thekeyartfair.com is a centerpiece for our promotion
• 30:48
  Speaker 2: but kata.us is my personal website that also will be
• 30:52
  Speaker 2: actively engaged and you know Ludlow Bailey is my colonial name. But,
• 31:03
  Speaker 2: you know, you can find me, you know, on the
• 31:06
  Speaker 2: web also if you forget, you know, and that information
• 31:11
  Speaker 2: will come up. And I want to thank you for
• 31:16
  Speaker 2: the opportunity to share with your audience. And I know
• 31:19
  Speaker 2: some of my peeps will call me and go, we
• 31:21
  Speaker 2: heard you.
• 31:22
  Speaker 1: Yeah.
• 31:25
  Speaker 2: Because although I try not to be famous like you, Dr. Shinzera,
• 31:29
  Speaker 2: everyone knows you in the world. I'm flying under the radar.
• 31:35
  Speaker 2: Trying to do my ocean thing. You know how it goes, right?
• 31:39
  Speaker 1: There we go.
• 31:40
  Speaker 6: Ocean and sunrises and sunrises.
• 31:42
  Speaker 2: Giving thanks for the sunrise. And giving thanks for spiritual growth.
• 31:51
  Speaker 2: It's been a journey. And I feel like, God, I
• 31:56
  Speaker 2: need another 100 years.
• 32:00
  Speaker 1: At least.
• 32:01
  Speaker 2: Yes, right, to get it right and to actually contribute
• 32:05
  Speaker 2: something good.
• 32:07
  Speaker 6: Yes. And you're doing your part, though, and we're very
• 32:09
  Speaker 6: grateful for what you're doing and how you're sharing it.
• 32:13
  Speaker 6: I'm so excited about working with you again.
• 32:16
  Speaker 1: This is like taking it to another level. I'm very grateful.
• 32:19
  Speaker 6: And it allows for us to expand some other areas
• 32:22
  Speaker 6: and some other spaces of growth And so thank you.
• 32:25
  Speaker 6: We'll hopefully get a chance to do this again before
• 32:28
  Speaker 6: the actual event. Right.
• 32:31
  Speaker 1: And so thank you.
• 32:32
  Speaker 2: Thank you.
• 32:32
  Speaker 1: Have a good evening.
• 32:34
  Speaker 6: We shall.
• 32:35
  Speaker 2: All the people. Yes.
• 32:40
  Speaker 1: Give thanks.
• 32:41
  Speaker 6: Give thanks.
• 32:41
  Speaker 2: Bye bye.
• 32:43
  Speaker 1: Bye.
• 32:44
  Speaker 6: And as I was sharing, we've had the opportunity to
• 32:47
  Speaker 6: have the illustrious, honorable Ludlow Bailey.
• 32:52
  Speaker 1: Join with us.
• 32:53
  Speaker 6: And we're looking forward to being able to share yet
• 32:56
  Speaker 6: another aspect of his own work. Again, you can go
• 33:01
  Speaker 6: to keyartfair.com. You can go to kataus.com.
• 33:08
  Speaker 1: You can look.
• 33:09
  Speaker 6: And start to gather certain things about the contemporary African
• 33:15
  Speaker 6: diaspora art network and initiatives. It's a powerful way to
• 33:20
  Speaker 6: be able to see how we sit at the center
• 33:22
  Speaker 6: of of things inside of the global African diaspora art
• 33:27
  Speaker 6: space and the global art space period, right? It gives
• 33:32
  Speaker 6: us an opportunity to see how we are engaged and integrated.
• 33:36
  Speaker 1: I'm really grateful that.
• 33:37
  Speaker 6: He was able to make some time to share with
• 33:40
  Speaker 6: us for a number of reasons. Tonight's broadcast is really
• 33:43
  Speaker 6: a highlight of a number of different things that are
• 33:47
  Speaker 6: taking place throughout the regions. And when I say the region,
• 33:50
  Speaker 6: I'm speaking of this western hemisphere actually fusing and doing
• 33:55
  Speaker 6: more engaging work, more collaborative work, more partnerships that support culture, healing, health, wellness,
• 34:08
  Speaker 6: creative arts, technologies, climate change, environmental science, sustainable economic development.
• 34:19
  Speaker 6: And of course, all of these things that are happening
• 34:22
  Speaker 6: on the earth plane that are very tangible, touch, smell, hear, see, feel,
• 34:30
  Speaker 6: the tactile piece, and then ascending that and elevating that
• 34:34
  Speaker 6: to the spiritual spaces because without our spiritual center, without
• 34:38
  Speaker 6: our spiritual grounding and respect for that which is greater
• 34:42
  Speaker 6: than ourselves, our human.
• 34:45
  Speaker 1: Selves, this would all be for naught.
• 34:47
  Speaker 6: This would not go as in the form that is authentic,
• 34:52
  Speaker 6: that is illuminated, that is blessed, that is sanctified, that
• 34:57
  Speaker 6: is sacred, right? So a lot of what we're speaking
• 35:00
  Speaker 6: to is around that same theme of highlighting different ways of,
• 35:06
  Speaker 6: and again, I say this very clearly. We know that
• 35:10
  Speaker 6: we all have our imperfections. Some persons like to look
• 35:15
  Speaker 6: at them as faults. Many of us have made mistakes
• 35:18
  Speaker 6: knowing Sometimes we need to remember that a mistake is
• 35:23
  Speaker 6: an action that can lead us to gaining the lesson.
• 35:29
  Speaker 6: When we do not learn from the lesson, then the
• 35:32
  Speaker 6: mistakes can be very damaging or more damaging than is necessary.
• 35:38
  Speaker 6: When we do not listen and heed, sacred obedience can
• 35:43
  Speaker 6: be the other layer. of how we learn and how
• 35:46
  Speaker 6: we grow, right? So it's an opportunity to see all
• 35:49
  Speaker 6: of that and seeing it when we speak of the arts,
• 35:52
  Speaker 6: and we're speaking of global arts, we're speaking of global
• 35:55
  Speaker 6: African arts, global African diaspora arts, as we've heard so
• 35:59
  Speaker 6: eloquently by our guest earlier in tonight's broadcast, Brother Ludlow
• 36:06
  Speaker 6: Bailey of Caddo.
• 36:09
  Speaker 1: I just encourage persons.
• 36:10
  Speaker 6: If you're not familiar with Miami Art Basel, You might
• 36:13
  Speaker 6: just wish to just put in Miami Art B-A-S-E-L just
• 36:19
  Speaker 6: to get an idea of the breadth and depth of
• 36:25
  Speaker 6: how the arts are presented, how the arts are really embraced.
• 36:29
  Speaker 1: There's actual footage that.
• 36:32
  Speaker 6: You can see from the Miami Art Basel 2025. You
• 36:36
  Speaker 6: can also see some of the preparations that have actually
• 36:40
  Speaker 6: started to take root. as persons are already with boots
• 36:45
  Speaker 6: on the ground, getting exhibition spaces prepared for artists that
• 36:50
  Speaker 6: are going to be literally flooding Miami. And as you
• 36:55
  Speaker 6: heard earlier, a $ 30 billion expression of art in one week,
• 37:05
  Speaker 6: in the beginning of December. I think it's really very
• 37:08
  Speaker 6: rich and very engaging to know some of the some
• 37:12
  Speaker 6: of the information, some of the manners in which we
• 37:15
  Speaker 6: can actually begin to start looking at art through its
• 37:19
  Speaker 6: importance in our communities, its importance, because technically this is
• 37:24
  Speaker 6: going to be December 2nd through the 6th, and I
• 37:28
  Speaker 6: really would like to just use, I would like to
• 37:30
  Speaker 6: use what is shared here on their website. There are
• 37:34
  Speaker 6: various activities, and again, keyartfair.com, you know, this is keyartfair.com, Plus,
• 37:41
  Speaker 6: Design Fair gives the world a reason to see global
• 37:46
  Speaker 6: African diaspora art differently. Come to discover, to collect, and
• 37:53
  Speaker 6: to debate ideas. Come for the music, the fashion, and
• 38:00
  Speaker 6: the design. Now, you know I love the fashion, so
• 38:03
  Speaker 6: that's a whole other element in of itself. Come, meet
• 38:08
  Speaker 6: the artists, thinkers, And collectors, shaping what comes next, come
• 38:14
  Speaker 6: to experience.
• 38:15
  Speaker 1: The extraordinary energy of the culture.
• 38:19
  Speaker 6: Key art plus design fair isn't simply presenting African diaspora art.
• 38:26
  Speaker 1: They're building the place where its future is decided.
• 38:30
  Speaker 6: So I encourage persons, you know, they do, there's a
• 38:32
  Speaker 6: number of different activities. You know, they usually do a
• 38:35
  Speaker 6: sunset yacht gathering, like a yacht party. You know, there's
• 38:39
  Speaker 6: a whole legacy partner pavilion. So persons that are the
• 38:43
  Speaker 6: lead sponsors and supporters get an opportunity to share their
• 38:48
  Speaker 6: exhibition space equitably. There are opportunities like, you know, from
• 38:53
  Speaker 6: I'll give an example of some of the artists and
• 38:55
  Speaker 6: some of the artists we may not be that familiar,
• 38:58
  Speaker 6: but I encourage persons start to get familiarized with these
• 39:02
  Speaker 6: names because last year it was, you know, again, more
• 39:07
  Speaker 6: than 15,000 square feet.
• 39:10
  Speaker 1: Of art. I'm just going to put that out there.
• 39:13
  Speaker 6: I think it's also important to know that there are,
• 39:16
  Speaker 6: you know, students that are part of this from HBCU.
• 39:20
  Speaker 6: So whether it's Howard University's Chadwick Boseman, College of Fine Arts, Spelman,
• 39:29
  Speaker 6: In this case, like last year, the University of the
• 39:32
  Speaker 6: Virgin Islands, which is the only historically black college and
• 39:34
  Speaker 6: university in the Caribbean, in addition to being a land-grant institution.
• 39:39
  Speaker 6: We did not get to participate last year, but this
• 39:41
  Speaker 6: year we're going to be having the opportunity to participate
• 39:44
  Speaker 6: and share, as you heard from Brother Ludlow Bailey, to participate.
• 39:49
  Speaker 6: work with, partner with, be a center part of this
• 39:52
  Speaker 6: whole experience so that we can actually feature some of
• 39:55
  Speaker 6: the artwork that's coming from the Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural
• 39:58
  Speaker 6: Center's collections, as well as from artists from the Virgin
• 40:02
  Speaker 6: Islands of the United States. So last year, there were
• 40:05
  Speaker 6: persons like Jerry Lynn, Derek Adams, Benjamin Donald Asante, Tabby Bonet,
• 40:12
  Speaker 6: Al Burtz, Javon Brown, Pango Barbaro-Reyes, Athankosi, Queen Nana, Yoneli, Makoba, Sandazani, Glovu,
• 40:26
  Speaker 6: Charlie Palmer, Theophilus, Amicalina, Thomas. And again, the names are long,
• 40:37
  Speaker 6: so we can easily just get an idea of how
• 40:40
  Speaker 6: rich and how inviting and how supportive this whole experience
• 40:45
  Speaker 6: becomes so that persons can know the connections with hbcus
• 40:49
  Speaker 6: they can know the connections with students you know young
• 40:53
  Speaker 6: artists aspiring artists coming forth we can have a good
• 40:57
  Speaker 6: experience nice networking on the yacht party which is right
• 41:00
  Speaker 6: in the miami beach bay area i need to stop
• 41:04
  Speaker 6: calling it bay beach area right and then you could
• 41:08
  Speaker 6: tell that live in the caribbean so things are bays
• 41:12
  Speaker 6: and keys and keys etc Right. And then we also
• 41:16
  Speaker 6: get an opportunity to highlight some of the sponsors that
• 41:19
  Speaker 6: have had the history of providing the support. So even
• 41:23
  Speaker 6: if you desire to be added as part of the
• 41:26
  Speaker 6: sponsors list, this is an opportunity by going to the
• 41:29
  Speaker 6: key art plus design fair website. You'll be able to
• 41:33
  Speaker 6: see some of the sample art pieces that are going
• 41:35
  Speaker 6: to be exhibited. Some of the bios of the artists
• 41:40
  Speaker 6: that have already confirmed. This is an actual opportunity for
• 41:43
  Speaker 6: persons to be part of a global platform for African
• 41:46
  Speaker 6: diaspora art. And it's a wonderful design and setup. It's
• 41:50
  Speaker 6: just right on the beach. So it gives us an
• 41:54
  Speaker 6: opportunity with the highlights of a fine art fair. And
• 41:58
  Speaker 6: I just think I want to highlight some of the
• 42:01
  Speaker 6: pieces here. December 2nd to the 6th from 11 a.m.
• 42:06
  Speaker 6: to 6 p.m. And some evenings are going to be
• 42:10
  Speaker 6: until 11 p.m. It's on one acre of oceanfront mid-beach
• 42:16
  Speaker 6: park areas in Miami.
• 42:20
  Speaker 1: Let that sink in for a minute. 32,000 square feet.
• 42:27
  Speaker 6: Of art and expression and exhibitions and curation and culture
• 42:33
  Speaker 6: really meeting art, design, music, fashion, and more. And it
• 42:38
  Speaker 6: gives us an opportunity to have HBCU students as well
• 42:42
  Speaker 6: as alumni artists shine alongside emerging and mid-career artists from Africa,
• 42:50
  Speaker 6: from the Caribbean, and the Americas. And again, through this
• 42:54
  Speaker 6: curated exhibition space and pieces, special programming and immersive experiences,
• 42:59
  Speaker 6: it allows the key.
• 43:03
  Speaker 1: Actually begins to connect.
• 43:06
  Speaker 6: Artists, to collectors, curators, and even art lovers worldwide. So
• 43:12
  Speaker 6: it's a wonderful opportunity to see how this is brought together.
• 43:18
  Speaker 6: There's a lot of excitement on bringing this to the forefront.
• 43:23
  Speaker 6: You'll get an opportunity to see some of our key
• 43:27
  Speaker 6: supporters and sponsors for these types of activities. I think
• 43:30
  Speaker 6: it's really, you know, the founder of Key Art plus
• 43:34
  Speaker 6: Design Fair, Kelly Baker, is art collector, a Howard University
• 43:39
  Speaker 6: School of Law graduate, and a lifetime entrepreneur. I think
• 43:43
  Speaker 6: it would be really rich and wealthy for everyone to
• 43:47
  Speaker 6: have this experience, even if you aren't able to stay
• 43:49
  Speaker 6: for the entire week, but at least come for a
• 43:51
  Speaker 6: couple of days.
• 43:52
  Speaker 1: Have an experience. Come for a moment. Because the whole.
• 43:55
  Speaker 6: Idea is that this fair is built around an observation
• 44:01
  Speaker 6: from years of Decembers in Miami, and I quote, The
• 44:05
  Speaker 6: culture fills every room of Art Week, but never owned
• 44:10
  Speaker 6: a stage of its own. Just keep that in mind.
• 44:13
  Speaker 6: Key art plus design fair is that stage. Promoting emerging artists,
• 44:19
  Speaker 6: art panel discussions, and musical performances. The fair's artistic director,
• 44:26
  Speaker 6: who joined us tonight, and chief curator, Ludlow E. Bailey,
• 44:31
  Speaker 6: has curated contemporary African diasporic art programming during Miami Art
• 44:36
  Speaker 6: Week for 17 consecutive years. The panels, the exhibitions, and
• 44:42
  Speaker 6: collector events that make him one of the most trusted
• 44:46
  Speaker 6: names in the art world, and it's just wonderful to
• 44:49
  Speaker 6: be able to have, you know, the founder of Key
• 44:52
  Speaker 6: Art Plus Design Fair, Kelly Baker, share with us, and
• 44:57
  Speaker 6: then to have, I'm looking forward to getting her on
• 45:00
  Speaker 6: our AusPete's network sometime in the future, as her time permits.
• 45:05
  Speaker 6: But to have, not but, and to have Ludlow E. Bailey,
• 45:10
  Speaker 6: who serves as the Artistic Director and the Chief Curator
• 45:13
  Speaker 6: for Key Art plus Design Fair 2026 is just a
• 45:16
  Speaker 6: wonderful experience and a wonderful opportunity. I think it's powerful
• 45:22
  Speaker 6: to know that there's like a projected reach of over 25,000
• 45:25
  Speaker 6: persons in these five days. There's a lot of hospitality,
• 45:30
  Speaker 6: There's a number of VIP and private engagements that are
• 45:33
  Speaker 6: made available amongst the networking professionals around this particular event.
• 45:40
  Speaker 6: And what's really powerful is that that 18- to 22-year
• 45:45
  Speaker 6: age space, that next generation of the HBCU pipeline, they
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  Speaker 6: are integral to this experience.
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  Speaker 1: It gives them an opportunity to start to.
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  Speaker 6: Be a part of this succession planning coming from some
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  Speaker 6: of the elders the more seasoned artists and being right
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  Speaker 6: in that placement having that cross-pollination during that time and
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  Speaker 6: then of course the 35 to 65 plus plus plus
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  Speaker 6: which is the core professionals and the collectors the audience
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  Speaker 6: that allows for the art market to meet intellectual life
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  Speaker 6: and vice versa so there's a lot of opportunities for
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  Speaker 6: discussion and engage in conversations, reasonings, to really share a
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  Speaker 6: lot of the skill, talents, and expertise that persons have.
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  Speaker 6: It's just a wonderful exchange. It's a wonderful opportunity. And
• 46:38
  Speaker 6: it's powerful to just have the exclusive categories that persons
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  Speaker 6: can be an integral part of, to have the various
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  Speaker 6: hospitality opportunities that share the cultural credibility that's highlighted by
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  Speaker 6: this particular fair. design fair and artistic.
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  Speaker 1: Experience. It's like an explosion, more than an extravaganza.
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  Speaker 6: It's like being at carnival and festival at the same time,
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  Speaker 6: and it's all surrounded around the arts. Because the fashion,
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  Speaker 6: that's all I'm going to say.
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  Speaker 1: Come ready.
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  Speaker 6: Come ready, because ready will meet you. Just trust and believe.
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  Speaker 6: It's a wonderful opportunity. The opportunity to see fashion, wealth management,
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  Speaker 6: technologies you'll see persons you know doing designs around you
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  Speaker 6: know what is it automotive design that's a whole other
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  Speaker 6: area of engagement the hospitality the luxury the installations that
• 47:36
  Speaker 6: are of course commissioned the lounges for collector the artist
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  Speaker 6: collaborations and i'm going to keep saying it the thought
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  Speaker 6: leadership the support for emerging talent the vip experiences that
• 47:50
  Speaker 6: technology initiative part though powerful because now we get to
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  Speaker 6: see how cultural preservation historic preservation are linked to cultural
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  Speaker 6: participation so it's not a conventional type of sponsorship when
• 48:05
  Speaker 6: persons are being asked to sponsor and make this experience.
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  Speaker 1: As inclusive.
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  Speaker 6: Yet very exclusive for those that authentically desire to come
• 48:21
  Speaker 6: embrace enjoy experience the seasoning of art through this particular
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  Speaker 6: Key Art plus Design Fair 2026. It's just expanding each year,
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  Speaker 6: expanding each year. And so it gives us an opportunity
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  Speaker 6: to celebrate that, and we're really looking forward to more
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  Speaker 6: of that. Now that we've covered some of that, and again, keyartfair.com,
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  Speaker 6: you can also learn a little bit more about CADA,
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  Speaker 6: the Contemporary African Diaspora Art Network that again the founder
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  Speaker 6: is our colleague and partnering the chief curator I like
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  Speaker 6: that though it almost sounds like one of the architects
• 49:09
  Speaker 6: from ancestral ancient times so kata.us c-a-d-a.us will give you
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  Speaker 6: some information a little bit more about Ludlow Bailey in
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  Speaker 6: terms of his ability and I quote reframing the global
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  Speaker 6: narrative of black art through strategy scholarship and market intelligence
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  Speaker 6: Ludlow E. Bailey is a globally recognized cultural curator art
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  Speaker 6: advisor and market strategist specializing in contemporary African diaspora art
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  Speaker 6: With a career spanning more than three decades and traveled
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  Speaker 6: to over 150 countries, Brother Bailey brings a rare combination
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  Speaker 6: of curatorial vision, global market intelligence, and executive-level business expertise
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  Speaker 6: to the international art world. Born with roots in Panama
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  Speaker 6: and Jamaica, raised between New York and London, living in Miami,
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  Speaker 6: His perspective is inherently diasporic, shaped by movement, cross-cultural exchange,
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  Speaker 6: and a deep understanding of global systems and cultural identity.
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  Speaker 6: And again, he serves as the founder and managing director
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  Speaker 6: of KARA International, with KARA standing for Contemporary African Diaspora Art,
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  Speaker 6: with an expertise that's been shared and the impact more
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  Speaker 6: than over 100 exhibitions, more than 150 countries, and more
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  Speaker 6: than 30 years of experience in this arena. So I'm
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  Speaker 6: really excited. I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to
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  Speaker 6: partner with someone with that type of gift, these gifts, plural,
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  Speaker 6: and someone that is really willing to guide many of
• 50:54
  Speaker 6: my students, my colleagues, the artists in our community, to
• 50:58
  Speaker 6: be able to be an integral part of this global
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  Speaker 6: African art extravaganza and experience.
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  Speaker 1: We're also looking.
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  Speaker 6: Forward, in the past, we've had some of our representatives
• 51:09
  Speaker 6: from our Department of Tourism, as well as Department of Education,
• 51:14
  Speaker 6: as well as persons that were coming out of various
• 51:16
  Speaker 6: agencies from the University of the Virgin Islands, specifically the
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  Speaker 6: Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center that sits inside of the
• 51:24
  Speaker 6: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, so that we
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  Speaker 6: were able to give an academic, intellectually sound, yet creatively
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  Speaker 6: accurate and culturally appropriate voice of the Virgin Islands of
• 51:40
  Speaker 6: the United States. And we tend to say Virgin Islands U.S.
• 51:46
  Speaker 6: or Virgin Islands us, right? And it's really important that
• 51:49
  Speaker 6: persons know that the intention, even though we have certain
• 51:53
  Speaker 6: limitations with resources for reasons that are worthy of another
• 51:58
  Speaker 6: broadcast at another time, our focus is to move as
• 52:03
  Speaker 6: we have come to thrive and to give our seasoned
• 52:10
  Speaker 6: expertise in areas surrounding the arts that are phenomenal, exceptional,
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  Speaker 6: and with the highest standards of excellence that we are
• 52:20
  Speaker 6: afforded to deliver, present. There are some, we're still confirming
• 52:25
  Speaker 6: some of the artists that are gonna be coming from
• 52:27
  Speaker 6: the Virgin Islands. And we're really excited for those that
• 52:31
  Speaker 6: just were all in before we even got everything properly,
• 52:36
  Speaker 6: fully organized for them to come and be able to
• 52:40
  Speaker 6: just focus on their art, their expression, and not have
• 52:43
  Speaker 6: to be concerned about some of the other expenses and
• 52:46
  Speaker 6: some of the other curation matters so that they could
• 52:51
  Speaker 6: actually come and present their art and just be present.
• 52:54
  Speaker 6: So we're looking forward to having our wider communities in
• 52:59
  Speaker 6: the Caribbean Americas and the globe to continue to support
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  Speaker 6: these types of efforts so that we have these types
• 53:05
  Speaker 6: of experiences for youth that are coming out of our
• 53:09
  Speaker 6: HBCU communities, youth that truly see art at the center
• 53:15
  Speaker 6: of things that help the universe restore all aspects of
• 53:20
  Speaker 6: our shared humanity, and also for us to have an
• 53:23
  Speaker 6: experience where global African art as well as technology are exhibited,
• 53:31
  Speaker 6: curated with the finest touches to the best with the
• 53:36
  Speaker 6: best outcome possible so we're looking forward to some of
• 53:38
  Speaker 6: that again it's been an honor and a privilege here
• 53:42
  Speaker 6: the time moves swift because we were sharing so much
• 53:45
  Speaker 6: information in such a short amount of time I definitely
• 53:48
  Speaker 6: would like to highlight a couple of things I before
• 53:53
  Speaker 6: I came on tonight it was brought to my attention
• 53:56
  Speaker 6: that one of our elders, not quite too old yet,
• 54:03
  Speaker 6: but one of our elders became an ancestor. The date
• 54:10
  Speaker 6: was yesterday, and that is Dr. Gamal Nkrumah, a Ghanaian
• 54:15
  Speaker 6: journalist living in Egypt, and the son, one of the sons,
• 54:20
  Speaker 6: of the Honorable Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the president, the first
• 54:27
  Speaker 6: president of the independent republic nation of Ghana. And I
• 54:33
  Speaker 6: just wanted us to have a moment of sound. So
• 54:37
  Speaker 6: wherever you are, even if you're just saying, and just
• 54:47
  Speaker 6: send prayers to his family, his sister, Samia and Krumah,
• 54:53
  Speaker 6: and the rest of the family that are preparing for
• 54:57
  Speaker 6: to have him elevated as he's just recently made his transition.
• 55:03
  Speaker 6: And one of these days where you have a chance,
• 55:05
  Speaker 6: I can really, I'm very excited that we've had in
• 55:09
  Speaker 6: past years, I believe it was 25, early 25, late
• 55:14
  Speaker 6: 24 and early 25, he joined us here on the
• 55:19
  Speaker 6: crew podcast. So I'm going to look for that particular broadcast.
• 55:23
  Speaker 6: I think it's important that we play that in honor
• 55:26
  Speaker 6: to just hear the perspectives of a new ascended one
• 55:32
  Speaker 6: out of the African space, willing to share so much
• 55:35
  Speaker 6: of his talents, his skill, and his expertise. So again,
• 55:39
  Speaker 6: prayers to the family, prayers to the Nkrumah family on
• 55:43
  Speaker 6: the ascension of Dr.
• 55:45
  Speaker 1: Gamal Nkrumah.
• 55:47
  Speaker 6: The other part that, as I get ready to close,
• 55:49
  Speaker 6: that I'd like to highlight is that this is one
• 55:51
  Speaker 6: of our forthcoming broadcasts is going to highlight what is
• 55:55
  Speaker 6: taking place following the very active year in the realms
• 56:03
  Speaker 6: of all things African, from March with the announcements around.
• 56:13
  Speaker 1: African affairs.
• 56:15
  Speaker 6: How do you speak to these places without looking at
• 56:22
  Speaker 6: what's happening in Africa, what's happening abroad, in the Americas,
• 56:25
  Speaker 6: what's happening in the Caribbean, what's happening in Europe, what's
• 56:27
  Speaker 6: happening in.
• 56:28
  Speaker 1: The Oceania, around the world.
• 56:30
  Speaker 6: You know, we send prayers to everyone that is experiencing
• 56:34
  Speaker 6: loss at a time, whether it's through natural disasters, usually
• 56:38
  Speaker 6: interfered with by man, whether they are acts of violence,
• 56:43
  Speaker 6: interference by man, again. And we're just asking for there
• 56:48
  Speaker 6: to be a shift across the entire planet for there
• 56:55
  Speaker 6: to be some ease. For those that are fighting hard
• 57:01
  Speaker 6: to have justice, for those that have not been granted justice,
• 57:09
  Speaker 6: whether it's in the U.S., whether it's in the Caribbean,
• 57:13
  Speaker 6: whether it's in Central and South America, whether it's in Eurasia, Oceania,
• 57:18
  Speaker 6: or Africa, we're asking for that moment of sound to
• 57:23
  Speaker 6: shift that energy to.
• 57:25
  Speaker 1: There are so many things that are.
• 57:27
  Speaker 6: Happening that, again, with this last few minutes here, I
• 57:30
  Speaker 6: just encourage persons to do some research and find out
• 57:34
  Speaker 6: what is the CARICOM, Caribbean Community, 10-point plan, and manifesto.
• 57:44
  Speaker 6: I think people for reparatory justice, I think people need
• 57:49
  Speaker 6: to know that if you don't know what reparations are, restitution, repatriation,
• 57:55
  Speaker 6: preparatory justice.
• 57:58
  Speaker 1: Just take a moment and search.
• 58:02
  Speaker 6: And see what is taking place around the globe and
• 58:07
  Speaker 6: the impact that it'll have. Persons that are interested, I
• 58:10
  Speaker 6: encourage you, send an email. OstSpeaks, A-S-T-S-P-E-A-K-S at gmail.com. Make
• 58:20
  Speaker 6: sure that you specify, is this a CARICOM question, a
• 58:26
  Speaker 6: reparations question, a network question, a media question, natural health
• 58:32
  Speaker 6: and science, just so that you understand, we always speak
• 58:35
  Speaker 6: of culture, healing, arts, technology, and spirituality that supports life.
• 58:39
  Speaker 6: I'll say it one more time. Culture, healing, arts, technology,
• 58:44
  Speaker 6: and spirituality that support life. Liberation, inspiration, freedom, and edification.
• 58:55
  Speaker 1: That's the acronym.
• 58:56
  Speaker 6: So when we say Chats for Life, that's what we mean.
• 58:59
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• 59:02
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• 59:06
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• 59:15
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• 59:27
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• 59:31
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• 59:51
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