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MY GR AN DMA W OR KED 3 0 Y EA RS H ER E A T AT &T , WHI CH NOW S HE C AN ' T E VE N AF FORD A HOU SE THA T S HE ' S 9 0 YE ARS O LD T O S TA Y I N THA T S HE WO RK ED F OR A ND BUI LT O UR BL OO DLIN E HER E UM , ALS O M Y GRA ND FATH ER W AS KI LL ED H ER E B Y T HE DEP AR TMEN T . THAT ' S THE F IRST T IME I E NG AGED WI TH Y OU , B UT I D ID NOT L OO K A T TH E P ER SON . I L OOKE D , I D ID N OT JU ST LOO K AT T HE P ER SON , I DI DN ' T LOO K AT E VE RYBO DY A S A WHOL E , Y OU K NO W , SO I H AD G RE AT ME NTOR S , T RIBB LE . I HAD J UD GES T HA T H EL PE D M E PASS IN G U M JUD GE LEE HEL PE D M E WH EN I W AS I N S CH OOL . W HEN I ' M HE RE T ODAY I S T O S AY I S MY PEO PL E WIL L P ERIS H B EC AU SE OF L AC K OF K NOWL ED GE . A ND R IGHT NO W I S EE MY P EOPL E SUF FE RI NG TH E S AME L IF E I SUF FE RED . I ' VE BE EN O N B OTH S ID ES O F THE WORL DS A ND WHI TE P LAIN S , T HE UNDE RW ORLD A ND I GRA DU ATED WHIT E PLA IN S HIG H S CHOO L . I MA DE SLA M M AG AZIN E H ERE . I W AS A S TATE C HAMP IO N H ERE . EV ER YT HI NG I H AD T O G ET , I FO UG HT F OR M YS ELF . AL L M Y F RI EN DS T HA T I W ATCH ED DI ED , I H AD T O W ATCH T HEM D IE . AN D I ' M H EA RING A L OT OF T HI NGS BUT I ' M NOT H EARI NG N OTHI NG THAT I S C ON TRIB UT ING T O THE PEOP LE . AN D T HA T ' S W HAT ' S H URTI NG ME TODA Y BEC AU SE I ' M N OT GON NA WATC H T HE NEX T G ENER AT ION D IE OF F L IK E A L OT O F M Y G ENER AT ION DID . WE D ESER VE D T HAT S UC CESS . I G REW U P O N F ERRI S BAS KE TBAL L , PR OMIN EN T PLA YE RS CAM E F RO M THER E . TH IS C IT Y H AS GIV EN M E A L EGAC Y TH AT I W OU LD WIS H T O C ON TINU E ON . W HE N I G RE W U P W E H AD YOU TH CE NTER S , WE H AD REC C EN TERS , W E HAVE O PEN G YM M ON DAY , WED NE SDAY , TH UR SD AY , SAT UR DAY . S O E VE N I F TH E S TR EETS W AS T O TAK E U S , W E HA D M EN TORS T HA T B ROUG HT US T O TH OSE G YM S A ND G UI DED U S . M Y YO UTH D OES N OT HAV E THA T T OD AY . TH EY ARE D YING O UT T HE RE AT A LA RG E RAT E I N N UM BERS A ND Y OU KN OW O NE T HI NG A BO UT ENE RG Y , YO U CAN ' T STO P IT , Y OU M US T CHAN NE L IT . WH EN YOU C UT A L IV E W IR E , I T WI LL K EE P B OU NCIN G ITS T ILT , IT WI LL S HU T O FF , G ROUN DE D , O R FI NDS A NO TH ER C ON DUCT OR . W E ' RE NO T C HA NNEL IN G T HE E NE RG Y O F OU R Y OU TH A ND THE N WE ' RE HAV IN G THE N ER VE T O B LA ME THE M F OR WH AT ' S GOI NG ON . T HAT ' S A LL I ASK H ER E F OR T HE D AY . M E PE RSON AL LY , I K NOW W E C AN D O IT OURS EL VES B ECAU SE I CAM E F ROM TH AT M UD. I D ON ' T N EE D N O H ELP . I J UST N EED M Y P EO PLE T O BE AWAK EN ING , W HICH I S T HIS I S THE TIME O F A WA KENI NG . AN D I J US T W ANT M Y P EO PLE T O WA KE U P . I F W E C AN ' T G ET N O HE LP , W E N EE D T O S UR REND ER A ND DO IT [00:15:01] O URSE LV ES . 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