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  • Well, of course, the Madonna and Pfizer vaccines continue to be slowly distributed throughout the country.

  • But one of the many obstacles officials air running into is that many African Americans remain skeptical of these new Covic vaccines.

  • Now, I wanted to understand the complexities of this skepticism, so I invited a good friend of the show, Deon Cole, to help explain this to me.

  • Dion, welcome calling.

  • Thanks for having me, brother.

  • I'm glad to have you here.

  • So, Dion, it's my understanding that many black Americans don't trust the new cove it 19 vaccines.

  • Is that right?

  • That's right, Coney.

  • And the reason is very, very simple.

  • Have you heard of history calling?

  • Yes, I am familiar with the concept of history.

  • That's just it.

  • Black people have historically faced discrimination from both the U.

  • S.

  • Government and health care institutions.

  • Yeah, well, that's fair.

  • It still seems important, though, that we get people vaccinated.

  • So what can we dio?

  • Great question calling.

  • That's why I am happy to announce an up and coming alternative.

  • The black scene.

  • I'm sorry.

  • Say that again.

  • What's The black scene is basically the same as the Madonna and Pfizer vaccine, but with a little more flavor to it.

  • So you're saying there's gonna be an alternative covert vaccine?

  • That's just for African Americans?

  • That's right.

  • Koenen is being developed by fugu.

  • Oh, wait a minute.

  • Few boo.

  • How come I haven't heard of this?

  • Well, did you hear about Little Nas X's new Children?

  • But I did not.

  • Exactly.

  • There are concerns about the vaccines ingredients.

  • Do we know what's in the black scene?

  • Oh, yeah.

  • Coney Tons of good stuff.

  • Cocoa, butter, tea, tree oil, ginger ale, Vicks vapor up.

  • But most importantly, absolutely no white nonsense.

  • Oh, no white nonsense.

  • Okay, well, what if a white person were to take the black seen Conan?

  • Conan?

  • Conan?

  • I'm disappointed in you.

  • What did I dio?

  • Ain't that just like a white man trying to appropriate something that's supposed to be ours first?

  • We'll Smith.

  • Now this.

  • Come on.

  • I just wanted to know what what happened.

  • Well, honestly, Conan, I don't think you're like it.

  • It'll probably be too spicy for you.

  • Probably true.

  • Well, there is a least a specific schedule.

  • Then who gets the black seen first?

  • Is it?

  • Is there in order to who gets it?

  • Definitely but the distribution schedule is a little bit different.

  • It goes frontline workers, grannies, aunties, our brave men and women of we distribution the cast of blackish and then everybody else.

  • Yeah, well, you've got it all worked out then.

  • Deon Cole.

  • Thanks so much for explaining to me, Deon Cole, everybody.

Well, of course, the Madonna and Pfizer vaccines continue to be slowly distributed throughout the country.

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