On January 22nd 2017 a new phrase was spawned alternative facts now if you
spawned alternative facts now if you
spawned alternative facts now if you google it Wikipedia I tell you that
google it Wikipedia I tell you that
google it Wikipedia I tell you that alternative facts is a phrase that was
alternative facts is a phrase that was
alternative facts is a phrase that was used by President Donald Trump’s counsel
used by President Donald Trump’s counsel
used by President Donald Trump’s counsel Kellyanne Conway and a news interview
Kellyanne Conway and a news interview
Kellyanne Conway and a news interview where she defended false statements
where she defended false statements
where she defended false statements about the attendance at his inauguration
about the attendance at his inauguration
about the attendance at his inauguration but I didn’t come here to talk to you
but I didn’t come here to talk to you
but I didn’t come here to talk to you about politics but rather misinformation
about politics but rather misinformation
about politics but rather misinformation and untruths I like to define
and untruths I like to define
and untruths I like to define alternative facts as falsehoods that
alternative facts as falsehoods that
alternative facts as falsehoods that rarely reflect reality or as I like to
rarely reflect reality or as I like to
rarely reflect reality or as I like to put it lies lies and more lies now on
put it lies lies and more lies now on
put it lies lies and more lies now on the surface you might say who would who
the surface you might say who would who
the surface you might say who would who cares so what right they lied about
cares so what right they lied about
cares so what right they lied about attendance but the real problem lies
attendance but the real problem lies
attendance but the real problem lies when we as a society are inundated with
when we as a society are inundated with
when we as a society are inundated with untruths and sometimes society puts out
untruths and sometimes society puts out
untruths and sometimes society puts out these alternative facts sometimes
these alternative facts sometimes
these alternative facts sometimes deliberately other times without knowing
deliberately other times without knowing
deliberately other times without knowing but nevertheless they have very real
but nevertheless they have very real
but nevertheless they have very real ramifications and impacts on our lives
ramifications and impacts on our lives
ramifications and impacts on our lives and even more what you decide to accept
and even more what you decide to accept
and even more what you decide to accept as truth matters the most so what is
as truth matters the most so what is
as truth matters the most so what is your truth your truth is what you want
your truth your truth is what you want
your truth your truth is what you want it to be you must be the architects of
it to be you must be the architects of
it to be you must be the architects of your future and again what you accept
your future and again what you accept
your future and again what you accept sometimes can alter everything in your
sometimes can alter everything in your
sometimes can alter everything in your very existence let me explain what I
very existence let me explain what I
very existence let me explain what I mean media often puts out falsehoods
mean media often puts out falsehoods
mean media often puts out falsehoods like Trayvon Martin seventeen-year-old
like Trayvon Martin seventeen-year-old
like Trayvon Martin seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was seen as little more
Trayvon Martin was seen as little more
Trayvon Martin was seen as little more than a troublemaker in a neighborhood
than a troublemaker in a neighborhood
than a troublemaker in a neighborhood where he didn’t belong and oftentimes
where he didn’t belong and oftentimes
where he didn’t belong and oftentimes youth of color are mischaracterized in
youth of color are mischaracterized in
youth of color are mischaracterized in media like 12 year-old Tamir rice who’s
media like 12 year-old Tamir rice who’s
media like 12 year-old Tamir rice who’s unfortunately not with us anymore
unfortunately not with us anymore
unfortunately not with us anymore because apparently he was acting like a
because apparently he was acting like a
because apparently he was acting like a thug while 28 year old Ryan Lochte was
thug while 28 year old Ryan Lochte was
thug while 28 year old Ryan Lochte was characterized by today anchor Billy Bush
characterized by today anchor Billy Bush
characterized by today anchor Billy Bush as merely a kid
as merely a kid
as merely a kid going abroad and sometimes magazines can
going abroad and sometimes magazines can
going abroad and sometimes magazines can whisper to us and tell us that we are
whisper to us and tell us that we are
whisper to us and tell us that we are not beautiful another example of how the
not beautiful another example of how the
not beautiful another example of how the voice or even the silence of people in
voice or even the silence of people in
voice or even the silence of people in power can infer these alternative facts
power can infer these alternative facts
power can infer these alternative facts that are ultimately harmful to us if we
that are ultimately harmful to us if we
that are ultimately harmful to us if we believe them in 2014 New York Fashion
believe them in 2014 New York Fashion
believe them in 2014 New York Fashion Week
Week
Week reported that eighty-two point seven
reported that eighty-two point seven
reported that eighty-two point seven percent of their models were white while
percent of their models were white while
percent of their models were white while only six percent were black and only two
only six percent were black and only two
only six percent were black and only two percent were Latino inundated with
percent were Latino inundated with
percent were Latino inundated with images that rarely look like you can
images that rarely look like you can
images that rarely look like you can sometimes whisper you are not enough or
sometimes whisper you are not enough or
sometimes whisper you are not enough or even schools can support alternative
even schools can support alternative
even schools can support alternative facts to the student who acts out in
facts to the student who acts out in
facts to the student who acts out in class because they just want someone to
class because they just want someone to
class because they just want someone to hear their pain or maybe they didn’t eat
hear their pain or maybe they didn’t eat
hear their pain or maybe they didn’t eat the night before alternative facts might
the night before alternative facts might
the night before alternative facts might suggest that that kid is defiant
suggest that that kid is defiant
suggest that that kid is defiant disrespectful according to the US
disrespectful according to the US
disrespectful according to the US Department of Education Office of Civil
Department of Education Office of Civil
Department of Education Office of Civil Rights black students represent only 18
Rights black students represent only 18
Rights black students represent only 18 percent of the total u.s. population and
percent of the total u.s. population and
percent of the total u.s. population and yet 43 percent of all students with more
yet 43 percent of all students with more
yet 43 percent of all students with more than one out of school suspension or is
than one out of school suspension or is
than one out of school suspension or is it our own music and culture that can
it our own music and culture that can
it our own music and culture that can whisper these alternative facts to us in
whisper these alternative facts to us in
whisper these alternative facts to us in my work with youth I come across a lot
my work with youth I come across a lot
my work with youth I come across a lot of young women who literally define
of young women who literally define
of young women who literally define their value by how they look or whether
their value by how they look or whether
their value by how they look or whether or not they are bad and bujji a popular
or not they are bad and bujji a popular
or not they are bad and bujji a popular hip-hop song today or young men that I
hip-hop song today or young men that I
hip-hop song today or young men that I work with whose masculinity is rooted in
work with whose masculinity is rooted in
work with whose masculinity is rooted in their presence in the streets or in drug
their presence in the streets or in drug
their presence in the streets or in drug houses also known as Bandos and our
houses also known as Bandos and our
houses also known as Bandos and our problems really solved with being turned
problems really solved with being turned
problems really solved with being turned up or liddy with drugs that further
up or liddy with drugs that further
up or liddy with drugs that further distance us from the reality that’s
distance us from the reality that’s
distance us from the reality that’s waiting for us I would rather be awake
waiting for us I would rather be awake
waiting for us I would rather be awake aware and present in my reality so that
aware and present in my reality so that
aware and present in my reality so that I could impact it and try to change it
I could impact it and try to change it
I could impact it and try to change it to be what I want it to be we must be
to be what I want it to be we must be
to be what I want it to be we must be vigilant and focus on blocking out the
vigilant and focus on blocking out the
vigilant and focus on blocking out the negative messages
negative messages
negative messages that ultimately can be harmful to us
that ultimately can be harmful to us
that ultimately can be harmful to us even parents can sometimes infer
even parents can sometimes infer
even parents can sometimes infer alternative message to their kids when
alternative message to their kids when
alternative message to their kids when the best of intentions are there I grew
the best of intentions are there I grew
the best of intentions are there I grew up in Eden wall projects Bronx New York
up in Eden wall projects Bronx New York
up in Eden wall projects Bronx New York rated as one of the worst neighborhoods
rated as one of the worst neighborhoods
rated as one of the worst neighborhoods in the Bronx and on any given day eating
in the Bronx and on any given day eating
in the Bronx and on any given day eating wall would take me on this journey
wall would take me on this journey
wall would take me on this journey through war zones poverty crackheads but
through war zones poverty crackheads but
through war zones poverty crackheads but luckily I had two parents that loved me
luckily I had two parents that loved me
luckily I had two parents that loved me so much and it’s still the best of
so much and it’s still the best of
so much and it’s still the best of values in me my father a hard-working
values in me my father a hard-working
values in me my father a hard-working prideful man who always tried to instill
prideful man who always tried to instill
prideful man who always tried to instill a good work ethic in me he once told me
a good work ethic in me he once told me
a good work ethic in me he once told me even though you’re poor you don’t have
even though you’re poor you don’t have
even though you’re poor you don’t have to look poor when you leave the house
to look poor when you leave the house
to look poor when you leave the house it’s a lesson that stuck with me even
it’s a lesson that stuck with me even
it’s a lesson that stuck with me even till this day and in pushing this work
till this day and in pushing this work
till this day and in pushing this work ethic he would tell me if you have to
ethic he would tell me if you have to
ethic he would tell me if you have to pack bags in a grocery store to survive
pack bags in a grocery store to survive
pack bags in a grocery store to survive you do that now I got his point his
you do that now I got his point his
you do that now I got his point his point was to always work hard for what
point was to always work hard for what
point was to always work hard for what you want in life and to literally do
you want in life and to literally do
you want in life and to literally do anything that you need to do to survive
anything that you need to do to survive
anything that you need to do to survive my mother on the other hand who was also
my mother on the other hand who was also
my mother on the other hand who was also a hard-working woman and wanted to
a hard-working woman and wanted to
a hard-working woman and wanted to impress upon me a good work ethic
impress upon me a good work ethic
impress upon me a good work ethic couldn’t even fathom the idea of me ever
couldn’t even fathom the idea of me ever
couldn’t even fathom the idea of me ever packing bags in a grocery store
packing bags in a grocery store
packing bags in a grocery store she always pushed me to dream higher to
she always pushed me to dream higher to
she always pushed me to dream higher to want more and while he didn’t mean it
want more and while he didn’t mean it
want more and while he didn’t mean it sometimes the words that we utter can
sometimes the words that we utter can
sometimes the words that we utter can alter people’s realities if we accept
alter people’s realities if we accept
alter people’s realities if we accept them so when I was 12 I walked into a
them so when I was 12 I walked into a
them so when I was 12 I walked into a barber shop and I asked him to set up
barber shop and I asked him to set up
barber shop and I asked him to set up shop and brush the hair off of clients
shop and brush the hair off of clients
shop and brush the hair off of clients as they got out of the chairs I also
as they got out of the chairs I also
as they got out of the chairs I also swept floors and on any average day I
swept floors and on any average day I
swept floors and on any average day I might make about $70 at 12 when I was 15
might make about $70 at 12 when I was 15
might make about $70 at 12 when I was 15 I worked at major record labels we are
I worked at major record labels we are
I worked at major record labels we are Warner Elektra and Atlantic Records and
Warner Elektra and Atlantic Records and
Warner Elektra and Atlantic Records and by 16 I had this crazy idea that if I
by 16 I had this crazy idea that if I
by 16 I had this crazy idea that if I just walked into a random dentist’s
just walked into a random dentist’s
just walked into a random dentist’s office and convinced them why it was
office and convinced them why it was
office and convinced them why it was imperative that they needed to hire me
imperative that they needed to hire me
imperative that they needed to hire me that they just might do it and guess
that they just might do it and guess
that they just might do it and guess what they did til this day thank you dr.
what they did til this day thank you dr.
what they did til this day thank you dr. Sadler
Sadler
Sadler by 17 I met an orthopedic surgeon and I
by 17 I met an orthopedic surgeon and I
by 17 I met an orthopedic surgeon and I had the courage simply to ask if I could
had the courage simply to ask if I could
had the courage simply to ask if I could shadow and watch an operation I remember
shadow and watch an operation I remember
shadow and watch an operation I remember to this day when the blood splattered
to this day when the blood splattered
to this day when the blood splattered right on my smock and to some they might
right on my smock and to some they might
right on my smock and to some they might have freaked out and thought it was a
have freaked out and thought it was a
have freaked out and thought it was a crazy traumatic moment to me it was a
crazy traumatic moment to me it was a
crazy traumatic moment to me it was a moment rooted in heaven because it was
moment rooted in heaven because it was
moment rooted in heaven because it was something that I wanted to do by 17 by
something that I wanted to do by 17 by
something that I wanted to do by 17 by 18 I was working behind the scenes at
18 I was working behind the scenes at
18 I was working behind the scenes at MTV watch how I’ve dispelled the
MTV watch how I’ve dispelled the
MTV watch how I’ve dispelled the alternative facts watch how I’ve changed
alternative facts watch how I’ve changed
alternative facts watch how I’ve changed my future continue to watch me and track
my future continue to watch me and track
my future continue to watch me and track me and see how I will continue to do
me and see how I will continue to do
me and see how I will continue to do that as you must do yourselves the world
that as you must do yourselves the world
that as you must do yourselves the world is filled with alternative facts that
is filled with alternative facts that
is filled with alternative facts that ultimately will be I promise you harmful
ultimately will be I promise you harmful
ultimately will be I promise you harmful if you accept them as truths so it’s
if you accept them as truths so it’s
if you accept them as truths so it’s today
today
today that I asked you to stand firm focus
that I asked you to stand firm focus
that I asked you to stand firm focus vigilant and dispel alternative facts
vigilant and dispel alternative facts
vigilant and dispel alternative facts and make your own future
and make your own future
and make your own future no more alternative facts thank you
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