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HEY EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."
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LET'S SAY HELLO TO JON BATISTE.
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JON, I'M DIGGING THAT SUIT HARD.
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WHAT IS THAT PATTERN?
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>> Jon: THIS IS A DESIGN BY MY FRIEND KIRBY.
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HE MADE AND AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE INSPIRATION IS,
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BUT I'M DIGGING IT, TOO.
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AMAZING.
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>> Stephen: THAT'S NOT A REPRESENTATIONAL PATTERN.
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THAT'S AN ABSTRACT?
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>> Jon: YES, YOU SEE...
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GOT A NICE LITTLE-- THAT HAS A COLOR PALETTE TO IT, TOO.
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GOT A NICE FEEL.
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>> Stephen: I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER ON YOU THAN IT WOULD ON
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ME.
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I DON'T THINK I HAVE THE STYLE TO SUSTAIN IT.
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>> Jon: OH, MY GOODNESS.
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>> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHO ELSE WHAT MIGHT LOOK GOOD ON, ARSENIO
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HALL?
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YOU ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER HIS SHOW.
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YOU WERE NOT ALIVE WHEN HIS SHOW CAME ON, RIGHT?
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>> Jon: I REMEMBER HIS SHOW.
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I REMEMBER SEEING IT-- I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS RERUNS OR NOT,
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BUT I REMEMBER HIS SHOW IN MY HOUSEHOLD.
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>> Stephen: YOU KNOW THIS, YOU KNOW THIS, THIS IS AN AMERICAN
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STANDARD.
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>> Jon: YES, YES,.
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THERE WERE A LOT OF GREAT MOMENTS ON THAT SHOW.
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THE MOMENT MIKE TYSON AND MOHAMMED ALI WERE ON THERE
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TOGETHER.
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I REMEMBER SEEING THAT, AND THERE WERE SOME OTHER MOMENTS
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WHERE THERE WOULD BE SO MANY TITANS TO SHOW UP TO GREET
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ANOTHER TITANS AND WOULD BE SURPRISED.
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HE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE SOMEBODY COMING OUT THE BACK.
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I REMEMBER THAT.
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I LOVED THAT.
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>> Stephen: JON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO PLAY FOR US
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TONIGHT?
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>> Jon: OH, MY GOODNESS, LET'S GET A VIBE OF...
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♪ ♪ >> Stephen: THAT'S QUITE
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SOOTHING.
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THANK YOU, JON.
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JON BATISTE, EVERYBODY.
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AS I HOPE YOU KNOW, FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND EVEN
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THOUGH IT ONLY LASTS 28 DAYS, IT'S AN IMPORTANT TIME TO
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REFLECT ON AND CELEBRATE BLACK CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN
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HISTORY.
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FOR INSTANCE, DID YOU KNOW THAT BLACK PEOPLE GAVE US BLACK
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HISTORY MONTH?
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IT'S TRUE.
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AND HERE WITH HIS THOUGHTS ON THAT MONTH, PLEASE WELCOME MY
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FRIEND, MR. TIM MEADOWS.
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>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, STEPHEN.
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>> Stephen: IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU, TIM.
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SO, FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND--
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>> NOPE, NO.
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WE'RE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE.
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>> Stephen: I'M SORRY.
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WE'RE NOT DOING WHAT?
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>> BLACK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR YEARS: FEBRUARY IS NOT
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A FULL MONTH.
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IT'S 28 DAYS.
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IS 11 INCHES A FOOT?
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ARE KEVIN AND NICK ALL OF THE JONAS BROTHERS?
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>> Stephen: NO, THERE'S JOE.
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>> EXACTLY!
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AND BLACK HISTORY HAS GOTTEN THE SHORT END OF THE CALENDAR FOR
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TOO LONG.
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SO I, TIM MEADOWS, AM CALLING FOR THE EXPANSION OF BLACK
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HISTORY MONTH TO GIVE IT THE TIME THAT IT DESERVES.
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>> Stephen: THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
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HOW WOULD THAT WORK?
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>> WE STILL GET FEBRUARY, THE "RUNT" MONTH.
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BUT I AM DECLARING THAT THIS YEAR, BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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OFFICIALLY BEGAN ON JANUARY 20, WHEN KAMALA HARRIS BECAME THE
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HISTORIC FIRST-- SECOND BLACK PERSON IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
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>> Stephen: OKAY.
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SO BACK-DATING IT TO MAKE IT TO MAKE A FULL MONTH.
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THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
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WRONG,■ WRONG.
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WE'RE ALSO TAKING MARCH AND APRIL.
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>> Stephen: UMMMM?
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>> YOU LIKE APRIL FOOL'S DAY, DON'T YOU, STEPHEN?
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( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I SEE!
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IS THIS A JOKE?
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>> DO I LOOK LIKE I'M JOKING?
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APRIL FOOLS IS CANCELLED.
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AMERICAN HISTORY HAS BEEN A SERIES OF PRANKS ON BLACK
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PEOPLE.
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SLAVERY?
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JIM CROW?
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RED-LINING?
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HILARIOUS!
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YOU GOT US!
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IS ASHTON KUTCHER GOING TO JUMP OUT FROM A BUSH, OR SOMETHING?
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>> Stephen: I DON'T THINK ASHTON IS INVOLVED IN ANY OF THAT.
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>> YEAH, YOU BETTER NOT BE, ASHTON!
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ANYWAY, AFTER APRIL, WE WILL ALSO BE TAKING MAY, AS WELL AS
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THE WHOLE SUMMER, WHICH WE'RE COMBINING INTO A GIANT 93-DAY
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MONTH CALLED "WAKANDATOBER.
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>> Stephen: OH, ALL RIGHT, SURE.
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>> DON'T, DON'T, STEPHEN.
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>> Stephen: SO, IS THERE STILL GOING TO BE A FOURTH OF JULY?
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>> YOU MEAN THE 34th OF WAKANDATOBER?
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>> Stephen: RIGHT.
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SO BLACK HISTORY MONTH ENDS ON LABOR DAY?
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>> NO!
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AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE FOR YOU AND YOUR BUDDIES,
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BUT WE'RE ALSO TAKING AUTUMN.
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>> Stephen: WELL, I THOUGHT WE WERE BUDDIES.
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BUT, OKAY, YOU GET THE FALL.
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>> THAT'S RIGHT, WE GET ALL YOUR PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES.
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>> Stephen: I DON'T REALLY THINK PUMPKIN SPICE IS A STRICTLY
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WHITE THING?
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>> YEAH, WELL, NOT ANYMORE!
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AND LET'S TALK THANKSGIVING.
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YOU KNOW THAT PART WHERE EVERYONE GOES AROUND THE DINNER
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TABLE AND THEY ALL SAY WHAT THEY'RE THANKFUL FOR?
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WELL, THIS YEAR, IT BETTER BE A BLACK PERSON.
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AND NO REPEATS.
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YOU DON'T GET IT SEE THREE OBAMAS OR FIVE BEYONCES.
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SOMEBODY BETTER LEARN WHO FREDERICK DOUGLASS WAS, OR
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NOBODY GETS TURKEY.
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>> Stephen: WELL, I'M THANKFUL FOR YOU, TIM.
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>> SAVE IT FOR NOVEMBER, STEPHEN!
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AND SINCE WE'RE ALMOST THERE, BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS
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ALSO TAKING DECEMBER.
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>> Stephen: SO... THE WHOLE HOLIDAY SEASON?
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>> YES, SIR, YOU BET.
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AND NO "HAPPY HOLIDAYS."
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THAT'S A WAR ON BLACK CHRISTMAS!
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OKAY, WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL GREETING: "MERRY
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BLACK CHRISTMAS, MY BROTHER."
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>> Stephen: WELL, I LOOK FOWARD TO WISHING YOU A MERRY
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BLACK CHRISTMAS, MY BROTHER.
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JIERNGHTS WHOA, WHOA.
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WE GET TO SAY IT, STEPHEN.
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NOT YOU.
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WE, US.
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YOU CAN SAY, "GOSH, I LOVE YOUR KHAKIS" OR, "HAVE YOU SEEN
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'THE CROWN'?" OR WHATEVER YOU GUYS USUALLY
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SAY.
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>> Stephen: WELL, I USUALLY SAY, "MERRY CHRISTMAS."
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>> YOU MEAN BLACK CHRISTMAS?
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>> Stephen: YES, I DO.
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>> OKAY.
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>> Stephen: AND HOW DOES ONE EXACTLY CELEBRATE BLACK
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CHRISTMAS?
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>> WELL, IT'S EXACTLY LIKE REGULAR CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN,
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EXCEPT IT WILL BE LEGAL FOR BLACK PEOPLE TO CLIMB DOWN ANY
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CHIMNEY THEY WANT TO.
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AND WHEN WE GET IN YOUR LIVING ROOM, YOU HAVE TO GIVE US
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COOKIES AND MILK.
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>> Stephen: SO WHEN ARE YOU PROPOSING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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ENDS?
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>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
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IT ENDS WHENEVER YOU THINK YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH TO HONOR THE
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS.
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>> Stephen: WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, TIM, I DON'T THINK
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WE CAN EVER DO ENOUGH.
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>> WOW, I WAS GOING TO SAY NEW YEAR'S EVE, BUT IF YOU INSIST,
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WE'LL JUST TAKE THE WHOLE YEAR.
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>> Stephen: OKAY.
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SO IT NEVER ENDS?
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>> NO, NO, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT NEVER ENDS.
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PROGRESS TAKES TIME, STEPHEN.
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WHITE PEOPLE JUST NEED TO BE PATIENT.
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JUST GO SLOW, AND WAIT FOR YOUR PIECE OF THE PIE.
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BUT IT WON'T BE PUMPKIN!
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THOSE SPICES ARE OURS!
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>> Stephen: TIM MEADOWS, EVERYBODY.
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THANK YOU, TIM HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH-- I MEAN YEAR.
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YOU KNOW I MEANT YEAR.
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>> OKAY.
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>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ARCENOHALL.