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The $250 Bill, The Locker Room, and Uncle Nearest · The Breakfast Club

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  Speaker 1: A proposal for a new two hundred and fifty dollars
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  Speaker 1: bill is already sparking debate online so.
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  Speaker 2: That a living person, Donald J. Trump could be on
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  Speaker 2: a two hundred and fifty dollars bill.
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  Speaker 1: And a New York Giant quarterback is dealing with locker
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  Speaker 1: room fallout after a political appearance.
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  Speaker 3: I'm grateful, I'm honored, I'm pleasure too.
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  Speaker 1: And one of America's biggest black owned liquor brands is
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  Speaker 1: now fighting for its future in court.
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  Speaker 4: Strong leadership doesn't pan it, it keeps a steady hand
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  Speaker 4: and moves forward.
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  Speaker 1: It's Friday, May twenty ninth, from The Black Effect Podcast Network.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Mimi Brown. This is front page and here are
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  Speaker 1: today's biggest stories plus coming up on the front page.
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  Speaker 1: Friday Quiz three questions from this week. Your name could
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  Speaker 1: be the one I'm calling out next Friday. Stay with me.
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  Speaker 1: The Trump administration says it's preparing just in case Congress
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  Speaker 1: approves a new two hundred and fifty dollar bill featuring
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  Speaker 1: President Trump's face on it as part of America's two
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  Speaker 1: hundred and fiftieth anniversary celebration. It's not official just yet.
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  Speaker 1: Congress would have to pass a law approving the new bill.
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  Speaker 1: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett defended the idea while speaking to reporters.
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  Speaker 2: As Treasury Secretary, I have two mandates for US currency
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  Speaker 2: at present that no living person can be on US
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  Speaker 2: currency and the currency must say in God we trust.
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  Speaker 2: So right now there is proposed legislation from the House
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  Speaker 2: in front of the Senate to change the first requirement
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  Speaker 2: so that a living person, Donald J. Trump could be
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  Speaker 2: on the two hundred and fifty dollars bill.
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  Speaker 1: Supporters say would honor the president during a historic moment
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  Speaker 1: for the country. Critics say it feels out of touch
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  Speaker 1: at a time when many Americans are struggling with high prices, rent, groceries,
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  Speaker 1: and debt. It would also be unusual because US currency
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  Speaker 1: typically features former presidents and historical figures after they've died,
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  Speaker 1: not a sitting president still active in politics. And now
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  Speaker 1: to the NFL, where politics and the locker room are colliding.
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  Speaker 1: New York Giants rookie quarterback Jackson Dart reportedly address his
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  Speaker 1: teammates this week after backlash over his appearance at a
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  Speaker 1: Trump rally in New York. Dart introduced President Trump at
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  Speaker 1: the event, and the moment sparked reactions online and apparently
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  Speaker 1: inside the Giants' locker room too.
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  Speaker 3: What a privilege it is to be here and without
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  Speaker 3: further ado, I'm grateful, I'm honored. I'm pleasure to introduce
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  Speaker 3: the forty fifth and forty seventh President of the United
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  Speaker 3: States of America, President Donald J. Trump. I wanted to
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  Speaker 3: thank Jackson Dart. This is going to be a future
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  Speaker 3: Hall of Famer in my blood.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you, Thank you. Jackson teammate Adul Carter initially reacted
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  Speaker 1: on social media, writing thought this was Ai, what are
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  Speaker 1: we doing man, before later saying the two had talked
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  Speaker 1: things out. According to ESPN and the NFL Network, Dart
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  Speaker 1: addressed the situation during a team meeting, where veteran players
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  Speaker 1: reportedly stress the importance of keeping issues inside the locker
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  Speaker 1: room instead of taking the frustration to the public. The
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  Speaker 1: situation has also sparked debate outside football, including on The View,
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  Speaker 1: where co hosts Joey Behart criticized dart support of Trump,
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  Speaker 1: while others defended his right to his own political opinions.
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  Speaker 4: NFL is that many people of that not much percentage
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  Speaker 4: of black people black, that that is just the definition
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  Speaker 4: of stupidity and racist.
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  Speaker 1: In my opinion, the story is also raising bigger questions
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  Speaker 1: about politics and sports team chemistry and how public political
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  Speaker 1: support can impact locker room dynamics. In today's NFL, it's
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  Speaker 1: quiz time. Three questions from this week's stories. If you've
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  Speaker 1: been listening, you've got these. Email front page with me
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  Speaker 1: at gmail dot com or dm me at Mimi Brown TV.
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  Speaker 1: First three correct get a shout out right here next Friday.
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  Speaker 1: But first, last week's winners, Tim Smith in Louisiana, thank
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  Speaker 1: you for listening, Kevin Mason and Boston and Sierra McKinney
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  Speaker 1: in New York. All three got all questions right. All right,
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  Speaker 1: here we go this week's quiz. Number one Woopy Goldberg
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  Speaker 1: defended Lupita Niango this week after Lupita was cast in
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  Speaker 1: what major upcoming film and two southern states had redistricting
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  Speaker 1: setbacks on the same day this week, name both and
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  Speaker 1: number three the curveball front pagers. Only here. Construction crews
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  Speaker 1: are bolting together a UFC optagon on the White House
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  Speaker 1: South lawn for an event on a specific date. What
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  Speaker 1: is the date and whose birthday is it? That's your quiz?
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  Speaker 1: Email or d me your answers by Tuesday night. Winners
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  Speaker 1: will be announced next Friday. One of the biggest black
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  Speaker 1: owned liquor brands in America is now dealing with a
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  Speaker 1: major legal and money crisis, and the ruling, the judge
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  Speaker 1: said Weaver appeared to say whatever helped her case instead
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  Speaker 1: of telling the truth. The court also found the company
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  Speaker 1: hid where a twenty million dollar loan really came from
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  Speaker 1: by moving money through a separate company tied to Weaver.
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  Speaker 1: A judge called the actions fraudulent. The ruling says the
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  Speaker 1: company could shut down within thirty days without outside financial help.
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  Speaker 1: Von Weaver has reportedly denied those claims.
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  Speaker 4: But strong leadership doesn't pan it. It keeps a steady
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  Speaker 4: hand and moves forward from the start. I've shared the
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  Speaker 4: ups and downs of building Uncle Nears. That transparency is
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  Speaker 4: a part of my calling. That is what built one
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  Speaker 4: of the strongest brand communities in American history.
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  Speaker 1: And now there's another problem. Court filings show lawyers have
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  Speaker 1: been hired to deal with a separate federal investigation connected
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  Speaker 1: to the company. Uncle Nears launched in twenty seventeen to
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  Speaker 1: honor Nathan Nears Green, the formerly enslaved man credited with
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  Speaker 1: teaching Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. It quickly became
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  Speaker 1: one of the biggest black owned success stories in the
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  Speaker 1: liquor industry, but now the future of the company remains uncertain.
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  Speaker 1: That's your front page. I'm Mimi Brown. This podcast was
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