I know you wanna leave me but I refuse to let you go if I have to beg and plead
to let you go if I have to beg and plead
to let you go if I have to beg and plead for your sympathy
for your sympathy
for your sympathy I don’t mind coz you mean that much to
I don’t mind coz you mean that much to
I don’t mind coz you mean that much to me ain’t too proud big sweet darling
me ain’t too proud big sweet darling
me ain’t too proud big sweet darling please don’t leave me girl imagine if
please don’t leave me girl imagine if
please don’t leave me girl imagine if you walked into an audition and sounded
you walked into an audition and sounded
you walked into an audition and sounded like this ain’t proud to please baby
like this ain’t proud to please baby
like this ain’t proud to please baby baby please don’t leave me girl not too
baby please don’t leave me girl not too
baby please don’t leave me girl not too bad if I do say so myself
bad if I do say so myself
bad if I do say so myself don’t say so but I may be a little bit
don’t say so but I may be a little bit
don’t say so but I may be a little bit biased okay so I definitely did that and
biased okay so I definitely did that and
biased okay so I definitely did that and then all of a sudden you hear these two
then all of a sudden you hear these two
then all of a sudden you hear these two little letters in this one little word
little letters in this one little word
little letters in this one little word no what would you do
no what would you do
no what would you do hopes dreams and aspirations crushed
hopes dreams and aspirations crushed
hopes dreams and aspirations crushed what would you do after I picked my face
what would you do after I picked my face
what would you do after I picked my face up off the floor that’s why we’re here
up off the floor that’s why we’re here
up off the floor that’s why we’re here y’all cuz I was giving that word no too
y’all cuz I was giving that word no too
y’all cuz I was giving that word no too much power
much power
much power let me explain I’m the second notice for
let me explain I’m the second notice for
let me explain I’m the second notice for six boys in my family and we all loved
six boys in my family and we all loved
six boys in my family and we all loved the singing a pretty big family yeah my
the singing a pretty big family yeah my
the singing a pretty big family yeah my grandmama told me I had over 200 first
grandmama told me I had over 200 first
grandmama told me I had over 200 first cousins bleedin
cousins bleedin
cousins bleedin but one day we was at home being my
but one day we was at home being my
but one day we was at home being my brother and we were at the dinner table
brother and we were at the dinner table
brother and we were at the dinner table playing around and singing some mom said
playing around and singing some mom said
playing around and singing some mom said hey y’all need to take that outside so
hey y’all need to take that outside so
hey y’all need to take that outside so that’s what we did
that’s what we did
that’s what we did we’ve been singing all around the town
we’ve been singing all around the town
we’ve been singing all around the town of Flint Michigan that’s where I’m from
of Flint Michigan that’s where I’m from
of Flint Michigan that’s where I’m from talent shows we won most of them I’m
talent shows we won most of them I’m
talent shows we won most of them I’m here to talk about them – I lost I’m
here to talk about them – I lost I’m
here to talk about them – I lost I’m talking about all the world we won and I
talking about all the world we won and I
talking about all the world we won and I got a first cousin that was in a group
got a first cousin that was in a group
got a first cousin that was in a group ready for the world back in the 80s
ready for the world back in the 80s
ready for the world back in the 80s there was a platinum-selling group had a
there was a platinum-selling group had a
there was a platinum-selling group had a couple number one hits Oh Sheila tonight
couple number one hits Oh Sheila tonight
couple number one hits Oh Sheila tonight love you down some of y’all may know
love you down some of y’all may know
love you down some of y’all may know some of y’all may not but he took us in
some of y’all may not but he took us in
some of y’all may not but he took us in the studio and we produced the demo we
the studio and we produced the demo we
the studio and we produced the demo we took that demo and drove all the way to
took that demo and drove all the way to
took that demo and drove all the way to New York when we got there we met with a
New York when we got there we met with a
New York when we got there we met with a big-time mute music mogul named Clive
big-time mute music mogul named Clive
big-time mute music mogul named Clive Davis Clive then produced some hits and
Davis Clive then produced some hits and
Davis Clive then produced some hits and some big name artists so we’re sitting
some big name artists so we’re sitting
some big name artists so we’re sitting in the office like we’re about to become
in the office like we’re about to become
in the office like we’re about to become the next Jackson fire that’s what we
the next Jackson fire that’s what we
the next Jackson fire that’s what we thought they took the demo they listened
thought they took the demo they listened
thought they took the demo they listened to it they came back to us they said hey
to it they came back to us they said hey
to it they came back to us they said hey we’re gonna get back with y’all so we
we’re gonna get back with y’all so we
we’re gonna get back with y’all so we turned the car around
turned the car around
turned the car around drove all the way back to Flint Michigan
when we got there we waited we started
when we got there we waited we started rehearsal started trying to groom in on
rehearsal started trying to groom in on
rehearsal started trying to groom in on our talents they called us maybe two
our talents they called us maybe two
our talents they called us maybe two three days later maybe even a week but
three days later maybe even a week but
three days later maybe even a week but they cost and told us them to letters
they cost and told us them to letters
they cost and told us them to letters and that one word y’all they told us not
and that one word y’all they told us not
and that one word y’all they told us not so I had to pivot
so I had to pivot
so I had to pivot which is how I got here now he didn’t
which is how I got here now he didn’t
which is how I got here now he didn’t get there by himself I got there too my
get there by himself I got there too my
get there by himself I got there too my family is not as much of a reality TV
family is not as much of a reality TV
family is not as much of a reality TV show as his is why do you got to talk
show as his is why do you got to talk
show as his is why do you got to talk about my family night but I’m just a
about my family night but I’m just a
about my family night but I’m just a little girl from a small town Saginaw
little girl from a small town Saginaw
little girl from a small town Saginaw Michigan that dare to dream I’m the
Michigan that dare to dream I’m the
Michigan that dare to dream I’m the youngest of three and one of my earliest
youngest of three and one of my earliest
youngest of three and one of my earliest aspirations was to be a lawyer
aspirations was to be a lawyer
aspirations was to be a lawyer not just any lawyer but an entertainment
not just any lawyer but an entertainment
not just any lawyer but an entertainment lawyer actually not because I like to
lawyer actually not because I like to
lawyer actually not because I like to argue girl you do art but I think I
argue girl you do art but I think I
argue girl you do art but I think I wanted to be the next Matlock and then I
wanted to be the next Matlock and then I
wanted to be the next Matlock and then I just aged myself by saying that maybe I
just aged myself by saying that maybe I
just aged myself by saying that maybe I should have said Johnnie Cochran okay
should have said Johnnie Cochran okay
should have said Johnnie Cochran okay anyway so I wanted to be a lawyer it was
anyway so I wanted to be a lawyer it was
anyway so I wanted to be a lawyer it was just something about that platform that
just something about that platform that
just something about that platform that intrigued me but when I heard that it
intrigued me but when I heard that it
intrigued me but when I heard that it was seven years of school it was those
was seven years of school it was those
was seven years of school it was those two little letters and that one little
two little letters and that one little
two little letters and that one little word in my head was like that would be
word in my head was like that would be
word in my head was like that would be enough for me
enough for me
enough for me that’s just not gonna work but what was
that’s just not gonna work but what was
that’s just not gonna work but what was I gonna do because I still wanted to be
I gonna do because I still wanted to be
I gonna do because I still wanted to be in the entertainment field I wanted to
in the entertainment field I wanted to
in the entertainment field I wanted to have the baddest wardrobe I wanted to
have the baddest wardrobe I wanted to
have the baddest wardrobe I wanted to fly around different cities be on a huge
fly around different cities be on a huge
fly around different cities be on a huge platform so what was I gonna do I could
platform so what was I gonna do I could
platform so what was I gonna do I could sing a little bit a little I’ll be about
sing a little bit a little I’ll be about
sing a little bit a little I’ll be about seen for these people I could act just a
seen for these people I could act just a
seen for these people I could act just a little bit you all right would act but
little bit you all right would act but
little bit you all right would act but what I could do really well was right I
what I could do really well was right I
what I could do really well was right I was a writer I was writing and winning
was a writer I was writing and winning
was a writer I was writing and winning awards from first grade my first grade
awards from first grade my first grade
awards from first grade my first grade teacher felt that I would be a great
teacher felt that I would be a great
teacher felt that I would be a great storyteller so that’s what I decided to
storyteller so that’s what I decided to
storyteller so that’s what I decided to do so how was I gonna mesh the
do so how was I gonna mesh the
do so how was I gonna mesh the entertainment field with writing so I
entertainment field with writing so I
entertainment field with writing so I decided to write scripts for TV shows I
decided to write scripts for TV shows I
decided to write scripts for TV shows I wrote for a little-known TV show that
wrote for a little-known TV show that
wrote for a little-known TV show that you guys might have heard of
you guys might have heard of
you guys might have heard of The Cosby Show things were going well I
The Cosby Show things were going well I
The Cosby Show things were going well I secured an agent I was told that I
secured an agent I was told that I
secured an agent I was told that I wasn’t gonna be able to do that but I
wasn’t gonna be able to do that but I
wasn’t gonna be able to do that but I did life was going good I was thinking I
did life was going good I was thinking I
did life was going good I was thinking I was on my way to Beverly Hills I was
was on my way to Beverly Hills I was
was on my way to Beverly Hills I was gonna pack it up and move to Beverly I
gonna pack it up and move to Beverly I
gonna pack it up and move to Beverly I sent in another script for another TV
sent in another script for another TV
sent in another script for another TV show a different world but this time
show a different world but this time
show a different world but this time things didn’t happen so good I got
things didn’t happen so good I got
things didn’t happen so good I got rejected and my hopes dreams and
rejected and my hopes dreams and
rejected and my hopes dreams and aspirations moving to Beverly driving
aspirations moving to Beverly driving
aspirations moving to Beverly driving down Rodeo having a baddest car the
down Rodeo having a baddest car the
down Rodeo having a baddest car the flyest wardrobe because I’m a black belt
flyest wardrobe because I’m a black belt
flyest wardrobe because I’m a black belt shopper it wasn’t gonna happen for me
shopper it wasn’t gonna happen for me
shopper it wasn’t gonna happen for me so what did I have to do I had to pivot
[Music]
[Music] I was raised here in this living hell so
I was raised here in this living hell so
I was raised here in this living hell so you don’t know my kind in your world
you don’t know my kind in your world
you don’t know my kind in your world [Music]
[Music]
[Music] family – time will tell I told y’all we
family – time will tell I told y’all we
family – time will tell I told y’all we like to sing yeah you’re singing again
like to sing yeah you’re singing again
like to sing yeah you’re singing again okay here we go again start my life out
okay here we go again start my life out
okay here we go again start my life out I got married I started having kids I
I got married I started having kids I
I got married I started having kids I moved to Atlanta Georgia but surely
moved to Atlanta Georgia but surely
moved to Atlanta Georgia but surely after I moved all my family had to come
after I moved all my family had to come
after I moved all my family had to come I’m talking about cousins brothers
I’m talking about cousins brothers
I’m talking about cousins brothers uncles auntie I looked up and everybody
uncles auntie I looked up and everybody
uncles auntie I looked up and everybody was there everybody yeah and I told you
was there everybody yeah and I told you
was there everybody yeah and I told you I me and my family liked the scene so we
I me and my family liked the scene so we
I me and my family liked the scene so we do little get-togethers and we start
do little get-togethers and we start
do little get-togethers and we start singing and harmonizing
singing and harmonizing
singing and harmonizing we got to get together down here in
we got to get together down here in
we got to get together down here in Atlanta Georgia and we were singing it
Atlanta Georgia and we were singing it
Atlanta Georgia and we were singing it was harmonizing we were feeling each
was harmonizing we were feeling each
was harmonizing we were feeling each other
other
other somebody said y’all to put a group
somebody said y’all to put a group
somebody said y’all to put a group together we thought about it we start
together we thought about it we start
together we thought about it we start singing again thought about it looked at
singing again thought about it looked at
singing again thought about it looked at each other and said let’s do this so we
each other and said let’s do this so we
each other and said let’s do this so we put this little group together in
put this little group together in
put this little group together in Atlanta Jordan we start performing all
Atlanta Jordan we start performing all
Atlanta Jordan we start performing all over the metro area in Atlanta just like
over the metro area in Atlanta just like
over the metro area in Atlanta just like we did in flea heard about this audition
we did in flea heard about this audition
we did in flea heard about this audition that was going on with this show called
that was going on with this show called
that was going on with this show called America’s Got Talent
America’s Got Talent
America’s Got Talent we went down since it was in Atlanta
we went down since it was in Atlanta
we went down since it was in Atlanta Georgia we went down to the audition got
Georgia we went down to the audition got
Georgia we went down to the audition got down there we harmonizing everybody
down there we harmonizing everybody
down there we harmonizing everybody feeling us they said we love you guys
feeling us they said we love you guys
feeling us they said we love you guys but we’d like for y’all to go audition
but we’d like for y’all to go audition
but we’d like for y’all to go audition in Miami so we did the same thing we did
in Miami so we did the same thing we did
in Miami so we did the same thing we did in New York we jumped in the car but
in New York we jumped in the car but
in New York we jumped in the car but this time it was a minivan had a family
this time it was a minivan had a family
this time it was a minivan had a family and thing
and thing
and thing and we jump in and we police it wasn’t
and we jump in and we police it wasn’t
and we jump in and we police it wasn’t pumping that much in the minivan
pumping that much in the minivan
pumping that much in the minivan oh so anywho we get down there and we
oh so anywho we get down there and we
oh so anywho we get down there and we audition in Miami Florida they love this
audition in Miami Florida they love this
audition in Miami Florida they love this these we thought they said well we’re
these we thought they said well we’re
these we thought they said well we’re gonna put y’all near rules and then we
gonna put y’all near rules and then we
gonna put y’all near rules and then we won’t come in and tell y’all whether you
won’t come in and tell y’all whether you
won’t come in and tell y’all whether you made it or not we sitting in there we
made it or not we sitting in there we
made it or not we sitting in there we waited they finally came in our room
waited they finally came in our room
waited they finally came in our room next we gave us them two letters and
next we gave us them two letters and
next we gave us them two letters and that one word that we really didn’t want
that one word that we really didn’t want
that one word that we really didn’t want to hear again and they told us no well
to hear again and they told us no well
to hear again and they told us no well throughout this journey of life and
throughout this journey of life and
throughout this journey of life and rejections we search for purpose we
rejections we search for purpose we
rejections we search for purpose we search for definition so we converted to
search for definition so we converted to
search for definition so we converted to Islam we started our company Dawa
Islam we started our company Dawa
Islam we started our company Dawa International LLC it’s a multimedia
International LLC it’s a multimedia
International LLC it’s a multimedia company and I wanted to continue my
company and I wanted to continue my
company and I wanted to continue my writing so we started publishing a
writing so we started publishing a
writing so we started publishing a magazine prison world magazine which was
magazine prison world magazine which was
magazine prison world magazine which was tailored for inmates and their families
tailored for inmates and their families
tailored for inmates and their families we found a way to merge entertainment
we found a way to merge entertainment
we found a way to merge entertainment and a message be informative and this is
and a message be informative and this is
and a message be informative and this is something that we did for ten years now
something that we did for ten years now
something that we did for ten years now doing these ten years we received an
doing these ten years we received an
doing these ten years we received an email from the editor of Ebony magazine
email from the editor of Ebony magazine
email from the editor of Ebony magazine I didn’t think anything about it because
I didn’t think anything about it because
I didn’t think anything about it because we’re already in medium evany magazine
we’re already in medium evany magazine
we’re already in medium evany magazine okay that’s you know that’s cool even
okay that’s you know that’s cool even
okay that’s you know that’s cool even though it’s the black belt Bible for
though it’s the black belt Bible for
though it’s the black belt Bible for black magazines you know grew up with it
black magazines you know grew up with it
black magazines you know grew up with it on our coffee table that’s fine
on our coffee table that’s fine
on our coffee table that’s fine and it was a long email asking about the
and it was a long email asking about the
and it was a long email asking about the dynamics of our marriage and about our
dynamics of our marriage and about our
dynamics of our marriage and about our community work I was like okay that’s
community work I was like okay that’s
community work I was like okay that’s cool I filled it out and I sent it back
cool I filled it out and I sent it back
cool I filled it out and I sent it back in that was in September of 2011
in that was in September of 2011
in that was in September of 2011 the Tuesday after Thanksgiving since we
the Tuesday after Thanksgiving since we
the Tuesday after Thanksgiving since we hadn’t heard anything we received a
hadn’t heard anything we received a
hadn’t heard anything we received a phone call it was the editor of evany
phone call it was the editor of evany
phone call it was the editor of evany magazine and she informed us that we
magazine and she informed us that we
magazine and she informed us that we were going to be there evany magazines
were going to be there evany magazines
were going to be there evany magazines couple of the year for 2012 so I felt
couple of the year for 2012 so I felt
couple of the year for 2012 so I felt the need to contact my husband says he
the need to contact my husband says he
the need to contact my husband says he wasn’t home and let him know something
wasn’t home and let him know something
wasn’t home and let him know something special was gonna be happening and this
special was gonna be happening and this
special was gonna be happening and this is a guy who really doesn’t get excited
is a guy who really doesn’t get excited
is a guy who really doesn’t get excited about anything pretty much so I gave him
about anything pretty much so I gave him
about anything pretty much so I gave him a call and explained to him and informed
a call and explained to him and informed
a call and explained to him and informed to him hey guess what’s going on
to him hey guess what’s going on
to him hey guess what’s going on you know something sweets about to
you know something sweets about to
you know something sweets about to happen here and what was your reaction I
happen here and what was your reaction I
happen here and what was your reaction I just wanted to know didn’t people know
just wanted to know didn’t people know
just wanted to know didn’t people know we were Muslim we covered up now I was
we were Muslim we covered up now I was
we were Muslim we covered up now I was just wondering did they really
just wondering did they really
just wondering did they really understand who they was talking about
understand who they was talking about
understand who they was talking about because we don’t get those type of
because we don’t get those type of
because we don’t get those type of honors we don’t get selected in that
honors we don’t get selected in that
honors we don’t get selected in that type of way and it wasn’t a competition
type of way and it wasn’t a competition
type of way and it wasn’t a competition or anything it was an honor for our
or anything it was an honor for our
or anything it was an honor for our marriage we were coming up on 20-some
marriage we were coming up on 20-some
marriage we were coming up on 20-some years of marriage at that time and
years of marriage at that time and
years of marriage at that time and because of our community work so now
because of our community work so now
because of our community work so now that our marriage has been thrown into
that our marriage has been thrown into
that our marriage has been thrown into the spotlight everybody wanted to know
the spotlight everybody wanted to know
the spotlight everybody wanted to know what’s the secret to marriage yeah you
what’s the secret to marriage yeah you
what’s the secret to marriage yeah you guys must have the keys it’s a marriage
guys must have the keys it’s a marriage
guys must have the keys it’s a marriage I’m still trying to figure out what
I’m still trying to figure out what
I’m still trying to figure out what secret they talking about y’all ain’t
secret they talking about y’all ain’t
secret they talking about y’all ain’t understand that question so we decided
understand that question so we decided
understand that question so we decided to put it in a book we wrote this book
to put it in a book we wrote this book
to put it in a book we wrote this book surviving marriage in the 21st century
surviving marriage in the 21st century
surviving marriage in the 21st century 13 easy tips to help you get to 20 years
13 easy tips to help you get to 20 years
13 easy tips to help you get to 20 years and beyond we self-published it in
and beyond we self-published it in
and beyond we self-published it in February of 2013 put it out there and
February of 2013 put it out there and
February of 2013 put it out there and from the time we put it out there it
from the time we put it out there it
from the time we put it out there it became a best-seller it stayed on
became a best-seller it stayed on
became a best-seller it stayed on Amazon bestsellers lists stayed on the
Amazon bestsellers lists stayed on the
Amazon bestsellers lists stayed on the Edmond Times bestsellers list it was
Edmond Times bestsellers list it was
Edmond Times bestsellers list it was like craziness move me away had never
like craziness move me away had never
like craziness move me away had never seen before but my first-grade teacher
seen before but my first-grade teacher
seen before but my first-grade teacher did say that I was a storyteller than I
did say that I was a storyteller than I
did say that I was a storyteller than I could write so I put that into play
could write so I put that into play
could write so I put that into play right Cody the very first year we did 16
right Cody the very first year we did 16
right Cody the very first year we did 16 cities across the country with book
cities across the country with book
cities across the country with book signings and marriage workshops we
signings and marriage workshops we
signings and marriage workshops we thought it was a fluke I thought you
thought it was a fluke I thought you
thought it was a fluke I thought you weren’t trying to wear me out
weren’t trying to wear me out
weren’t trying to wear me out I wouldn’t use all that trouble and then
I wouldn’t use all that trouble and then
I wouldn’t use all that trouble and then the next year we did 14 cities across
the next year we did 14 cities across
the next year we did 14 cities across the country with marriage workshops and
the country with marriage workshops and
the country with marriage workshops and book signings we thought this was crazy
book signings we thought this was crazy
book signings we thought this was crazy we had actually not done anything like
we had actually not done anything like
we had actually not done anything like this before and this book had
this before and this book had
this before and this book had transcended race religion gender ‘s
transcended race religion gender ‘s
transcended race religion gender ‘s demographic I don’t think there’s any
demographic I don’t think there’s any
demographic I don’t think there’s any religion that we’ve done not done giving
religion that we’ve done not done giving
religion that we’ve done not done giving marriage advice to all we’ve done
marriage advice to all we’ve done
marriage advice to all we’ve done tomorrow doc I even remember some
tomorrow doc I even remember some
tomorrow doc I even remember some Buddhists assumed something like that
Buddhists assumed something like that
Buddhists assumed something like that and it was at this time we were on a
and it was at this time we were on a
and it was at this time we were on a roll we were not hearing those two
roll we were not hearing those two
roll we were not hearing those two little letters in that one word one word
little letters in that one word one word
little letters in that one word one word anymore
anymore
anymore no boy I was so happy y’all we just
no boy I was so happy y’all we just
no boy I was so happy y’all we just thought everything was going what nobody
thought everything was going what nobody
thought everything was going what nobody telling me no so then we started finding
telling me no so then we started finding
telling me no so then we started finding ourselves in more media print radio
ourselves in more media print radio
ourselves in more media print radio television everything just really
television everything just really
television everything just really started happening for us we even started
started happening for us we even started
started happening for us we even started finding ourselves in tweets and more
finding ourselves in tweets and more
finding ourselves in tweets and more media book signings tweet me little over
media book signings tweet me little over
media book signings tweet me little over the country and we started speaking more
the country and we started speaking more
the country and we started speaking more we started speaking and we started
we started speaking and we started
we started speaking and we started giving our message we even found our way
giving our message we even found our way
giving our message we even found our way onto TLC with our own guide to love
onto TLC with our own guide to love
onto TLC with our own guide to love special
special
special it’s another shocker exactly so things
it’s another shocker exactly so things
it’s another shocker exactly so things were really roll it for us you would
were really roll it for us you would
were really roll it for us you would think that okay wow we’ve come up out of
think that okay wow we’ve come up out of
think that okay wow we’ve come up out of all this and things were really rolling
all this and things were really rolling
all this and things were really rolling but life always has that shock shock
but life always has that shock shock
but life always has that shock shock value for you in a different plan in
value for you in a different plan in
value for you in a different plan in November 2018 our oldest son Michael
November 2018 our oldest son Michael
November 2018 our oldest son Michael mikail
mikail
mikail as we like to refer to him passed away
as we like to refer to him passed away
as we like to refer to him passed away very suddenly
it was the biggest know that life threw
it was the biggest know that life threw at us but we knew we had to pivot we
at us but we knew we had to pivot we
at us but we knew we had to pivot we knew we couldn’t stay stuck once again
knew we couldn’t stay stuck once again
knew we couldn’t stay stuck once again that power of know you got to find a way
that power of know you got to find a way
that power of know you got to find a way to pivot
to pivot
to pivot exactly our faith teaches us that we
exactly our faith teaches us that we
exactly our faith teaches us that we have to pick ourselves up and we have to
have to pick ourselves up and we have to
have to pick ourselves up and we have to keep going so what do we do
keep going so what do we do
keep going so what do we do the very next month we sat down we made
the very next month we sat down we made
the very next month we sat down we made a vision board we talked about discussed
a vision board we talked about discussed
a vision board we talked about discussed our goals we’ve wrote it out we planned
our goals we’ve wrote it out we planned
our goals we’ve wrote it out we planned it in 2017 we started going after those
it in 2017 we started going after those
it in 2017 we started going after those goals that’s exactly what that no did
goals that’s exactly what that no did
goals that’s exactly what that no did for us we had to find a different
for us we had to find a different
for us we had to find a different direction so now in 2017 going on to be
direction so now in 2017 going on to be
direction so now in 2017 going on to be a great year we started finding
a great year we started finding
a great year we started finding ourselves in international destinations
ourselves in international destinations
ourselves in international destinations we’ve done book signings in Dubai we’ve
we’ve done book signings in Dubai we’ve
we’ve done book signings in Dubai we’ve been to Cuba and even last month we
been to Cuba and even last month we
been to Cuba and even last month we found ourselves in Bucharest but let me
found ourselves in Bucharest but let me
found ourselves in Bucharest but let me tell you all something ain’t no black
tell you all something ain’t no black
tell you all something ain’t no black people in Bucharest I think we made a
people in Bucharest I think we made a
people in Bucharest I think we made a two person black quota for the whole
two person black quota for the whole
two person black quota for the whole month in Romania might have been for the
month in Romania might have been for the
month in Romania might have been for the whole year we made they call that we
whole year we made they call that we
whole year we made they call that we were in Romania so our message has
were in Romania so our message has
were in Romania so our message has become even more powerful now you know
become even more powerful now you know
become even more powerful now you know we have been told no a lot we’ve been
we have been told no a lot we’ve been
we have been told no a lot we’ve been told no because we’re black we’ve been
told no because we’re black we’ve been
told no because we’re black we’ve been told no cuz we Muslim I’ve been told no
told no cuz we Muslim I’ve been told no
told no cuz we Muslim I’ve been told no because I’m a female but have you ever
because I’m a female but have you ever
because I’m a female but have you ever been told no because you’re
been told no because you’re
been told no because you’re african-american male Muslim no I’ve
african-american male Muslim no I’ve
african-american male Muslim no I’ve been told no well I have grown up wooden
been told no well I have grown up wooden
been told no well I have grown up wooden no that was nice not yet with that but
no that was nice not yet with that but
no that was nice not yet with that but we are the first african-american Muslim
we are the first african-american Muslim
we are the first african-american Muslim couple that appeared in Ebony magazine
couple that appeared in Ebony magazine
couple that appeared in Ebony magazine as a couple of the year we are the very
as a couple of the year we are the very
as a couple of the year we are the very first african-american Muslim couple
first african-american Muslim couple
first african-american Muslim couple that is appearing on these TED talk
that is appearing on these TED talk
that is appearing on these TED talk stages and we are finding now
stages and we are finding now
stages and we are finding now with all of our rejections and being
with all of our rejections and being
with all of our rejections and being told no it will make you reflect a real
told no it will make you reflect a real
told no it will make you reflect a real character sometimes being told Noah’s
character sometimes being told Noah’s
character sometimes being told Noah’s for you’re gonna build you it will also
for you’re gonna build you it will also
for you’re gonna build you it will also make you find out how to do it for
make you find out how to do it for
make you find out how to do it for yourself as we put our book out
yourself as we put our book out
yourself as we put our book out ourselves and we’ll also make you
ourselves and we’ll also make you
ourselves and we’ll also make you understand the power of yes and it would
understand the power of yes and it would
understand the power of yes and it would definitely make you pivot thank you
definitely make you pivot thank you
definitely make you pivot thank you [Applause]
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