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Michelle Bryant: “Bob Johnson, first black billionaire.”

Featuring: Michelle Bryant, Democratic | Former Candidate, Wisconsin State Senate District 6

SAY SOMETHING REAL WITH MICHELLE BRYANT

Published February 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:57:51

You know, I'm going to the Black Film Festival, which happens usually around the same time that we go in August. And you know, so I'm kind of laughing because here's Bob Johnson, first black billionaire. And I'm seeing him, you know, when, when I'm. I'm on the Vineyard. But this brother is from Hickory, Mississippi to the point about being able to make. (1:57:51–1:57:55)

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Asserts that Bob Johnson is the first black billionaire.

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“You see... all of the black elected officials on the federal, state, local levels [at Martha's Vineyard].”
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“At his school down in Georgia, they wanted the kids to dress in a in and wear something that reflected black history.”
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“Atlas wore his Colin Kaepernick jersey to school.”
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“These kids are seriously talking about black history. They're seriously talking about slavery. They're seriously talking about, you know…”
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“The work that's being done to honestly get black folks in school and to keep them in the program.”
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“There is a scholarship that MATC has in which everything is covered. Your tuition, your books, your rent, you get money for food.”
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“The plan is to return to Uganda to be able to create his own educational institution where kids and young people in Uganda can go to college…”
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“Even though he's legally in this country, that he could get caught up and swept up in ICE raids.”
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“The donors who have put up scholarship money so that the young brother from Uganda could just go to school and didn't have to worry about…”
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“MATC is there.”
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“I utilized MATC for that purpose.”
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“It is never too late to go back to school.”
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“Milwaukee Public Schools has closed [due to the pending snowstorm].”
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“UWM also is closed today as this pending snowstorm is approaching.”
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“The National Weather Service is forecasting 5 to 9 inches of snow.”
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“Snow emergencies have been declared by Milwaukee County.”
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“Winter storm warnings issued for Milwaukee, Ozaki, Waukesha, Washington, Sheboygan, Racine and Kenosha counties.”
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“It is in effect from Noon today until 3am on Thursday.”
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“Temperatures are expected to drop about 14 degrees [after the snowstorm].”
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“Wind chills... anticipate it'll feel like roughly around 0 degrees on Thursday.”
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“NPS announced that they were going with the former superintendent of Boston Public Schools [as the new NPS superintendent].”
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“Board members voted 8 to 1 to approve Kilius.”
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“Her selection is pending a third party background check and contract negotiation.”
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“The board hopes to approve the final contract by June 26th.”
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“The finalists were announced on January 31st.”
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“Chosen from a field of 48 applicants.”
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“They appeared at their first community forum on February 6th.”
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“They conducted final interviews with the finalists on February 7th.”
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“People talked about in the article, NPS was a good fit with challenges and significant opportunities.”
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“On Monday, Kilia said she was searching for a district that would have a needy and vulnerable [population].”
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“This raggedy government won't raise the minimum wage to a respectable minimum wage.”
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“You got people that are in poverty in some cases, not necessarily through any fault of their own.”
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“I work 40 hours, and I'm still eligible for food share, and I'm still eligible for Medicaid.”
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“Carter G. Woodson was putting [Black History Month] together to ensure people understood the accomplishments and work done.”
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“I was at MATC last night, and the opportunities to be educated.”
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“I have gone to a couple of programs already this month that have talked about what we got to do to increase the home ownership for folks in…”
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“Home ownership changes lives, puts people on a different trajectory, and creates institutional family wealth.”
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“There are organizations doing work that continues to benefit everyone interested in getting access to this information.”
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“In the 1950s, black home ownership was roughly around 35%.”
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“The numbers [for black home ownership] are significantly lower than that 35% from the 1950s.”
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“I met her last year and she said, I bought my first home at 68.”
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“I said the bank is paying attention to my deposits because I ended up being given an invitation to have a personal banker.”
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“Gus's last name. He was the head of the Potawatomination when they started Potawatomi Casino.”
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“We started Potawatomi Bingo Casino or bingo with 25.”
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“We watched the roof get put on this house in Jibo. Was it three days, day and a half.”
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“...those dollars go away because folks said, hey, we made this money available for two, three years. We only got about 10% response.”
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“...many of these [HBCU] institutions have weathered the storm. And they certainly have been responsible at one time for graduating as many…”
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“Elizabeth Warren [said] we've helped over 6 million people, $20 billion, you know, either returned or provided to people.”
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“Bob Johnson... went to Princeton, but he was from Hickory [Mississippi].”
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“I'm going to the Black Film Festival, which happens usually around the same time that we go in August.”
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“Reconstruction lasted for 12 years and then all these laws were put in place to put their foot on our net.”
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