theroot--2020-11-06--'You Cannot Do Anything Alone': Marley Dias Tells Us How She Gets It Done on The Root Presents It's

'You Cannot Do Anything Alone': Marley Dias Tells Us How She Gets It Done on The Root Presents It's Lit

When we grow up , we want to be like Marley Dias .
At 15 , the founder of # 1000BlackGirlBooks—which she launched in 2015 at age 10—has already garnered worldwide acclaim and authored a book of her own in 2018 : Marley Dias Gets It Done : And So Can You !
In 2019 , The Root honored her as one of our Young Futurists , and most recently , Dias made the leap to the small screen as the host of Netflix ’ s Bookmarks , which capitalizes on the teenager ’ s love of books and education @ @ @ @ @ @ @ celebrity friends .
Speaking to The Root ’ s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton and myself for the latest episode of our new literary podcast , The Root Presents : It ’ s Lit , Dias ’ s poise and self-awareness belie her years .
Still , she says , “ I ’ m not the Jedi master of activism and youth activism.
” “ I ’ ve experienced success in these ways for doing these things , ” she continues , later adding , “ I don ’ t know everything .
And I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out what messages I want to send , and kind of who I want to be as a teenager and as an activist.
” Those struggles include normal teenage issues like navigating virtual schooling ( with shoutouts to her teachers and sociology professor mom ) and maintaining a social life while physically isolated from her friends .
But when it comes to being hopeful for the future , Dias also has a keen awareness of how privilege functions , a refreshing perspective that , to us , makes the future look just a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I haven ’ t experienced a lot of the struggles that some people go through , ” she admits .
So I know it ’ s a lot easier for me to be hopeful ...
I exist in a place of privilege , among others .
So telling people to be hopeful is something that I don ’ t want to do because I know how annoying it can be to be overly positive and to feel like you ’ re ignoring someone else ’ s struggle.
” It ’ s doubtful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiences of others , but as she continues to mature and evolve , she ’ s already gleaned some wisdom we could likely all benefit from .
“ I always want to encourage the kids that although it might seem like you are alone in your frustrations and problems , we know through social media , we know through the Internet , and we know just through going about life that we are not alone , ” she assures us , “ and we can ’ t act alone in things that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Presents : It ’ s Lit !
: How Marley Dias Gets It Done , featuring the multitasking Marley Dias is now available on Apple , Spotify , Stitcher , iHeart Radio , Google Podcasts , Amazon , NPR One , TuneIn , and Radio Public .
Also available is a transcript of this week ’ s episode .

When we grow up, we want to be like Marley Dias. At 15, the founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks—which she launched in 2015 at age 10—has already garnered worldwide acclaim and authored a book of her own in 2018: Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You! In 2019, The Root honored her as one of our Young Futurists, and most recently, Dias made the leap to the small screen as the host of Netflix’s Bookmarks, which capitalizes on the teenager’s love of books and education with the help of some pretty major celebrity friends.
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Speaking to The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton and myself for the latest episode of our new literary podcast, The Root Presents: It’s Lit, Dias’s poise and self-awareness belie her years. Still, she says, “I’m not the Jedi master of activism and youth activism.”
“I’ve experienced success in these ways for doing these things,” she continues, later adding, “I don’t know everything. And I’ve had struggles trying to figure out what messages I want to send, and kind of who I want to be as a teenager and as an activist.”
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Those struggles include normal teenage issues like navigating virtual schooling (with shoutouts to her teachers and sociology professor mom) and maintaining a social life while physically isolated from her friends. But when it comes to being hopeful for the future, Dias also has a keen awareness of how privilege functions, a refreshing perspective that, to us, makes the future look just a little more bright, after all.
“I haven’t experienced a lot of the struggles that some people go through,” she admits. So I know it’s a lot easier for me to be hopeful...I exist in a place of privilege, among others. So telling people to be hopeful is something that I don’t want to do because I know how annoying it can be to be overly positive and to feel like you’re ignoring someone else’s struggle.”
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It’s doubtful Dias would be accused of ignoring the experiences of others, but as she continues to mature and evolve, she’s already gleaned some wisdom we could likely all benefit from.
“I always want to encourage the kids that although it might seem like you are alone in your frustrations and problems, we know through social media, we know through the Internet, and we know just through going about life that we are not alone,” she assures us, “and we can’t act alone in things that are difficult.”
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Episode 7 of The Root Presents: It’s Lit!: How Marley Dias Gets It Done, featuring the multitasking Marley Dias is now available on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts, Amazon, NPR One, TuneIn, and Radio Public. Also available is a transcript of this week’s episode.


theroot--2020-11-06--Trailer Roundup: The Midnight Sky Is Between the World and Me

Hey y ’ all , I missed you last week since I had some moving business to tend to ( New apartment yay !
New apartment , stress !
Both ! )
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So , even though this week is All Election Everything , we ’ re not short on trailers .
Let ’ s get to it ... First Impressions : The Life Ahead follows “ an aging Holocaust survivor [ who ] forges a bond with a young immigrant from Senegal who recently robbed her.
” This one looks like a tearjerker , though I am hoping it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ savior tropes .
The film stars Sophia Loren and Ibrahima Gueye .
The Man Who Walked Around the World ( Discovery ; Release Date : Nov. 12 ) The Man Who Walked Around the World trailer / YouTube First Impressions : Following Scotch Whisky icon Johnnie Walker , The Man Who Walked Around the World explores the 200-year history of the world ’ s largest Scotch Whisky brand ( including the iconic Striding Man icon that you ’ ve probably seen in many films , music videos and more ) .
Yes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doc features Wu-Tang Clan ’ s Cappadonna .
Also , it really makes me want some whiskey .
The Shop : Uninterrupted ( HBO ; Special Barack Obama Episode Now Streaming for non-HBO Subscribers Through Nov. 28 ) First Impressions : Imagine being able to sit in during a barbershop shit-talking session with the first Black president of the United States .
LeBron James and Maverick Carter sat down with the 44th president in a special virtual barbershop and you can now watch it on HBO ’ s website , HBO Max and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s respective YouTube channels even without a subscription through Nov. 28 .
First Impressions : Of course , I have to start with the fact that this play-on-words is fabulous .
Boasting a very diverse cast of dancers , The Slutcracker is a feminist retelling of the legendary Tchaikovsky ’ s 1890s ballet and is altered to “ chronicle Clara ’ s sexual empowerment.
” Due to the pandemic , the performance is shifting to virtual and viewers can expect to be dazzled by “ ballet dancers , burlesque performers , hula hoopers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others with interests in flamenco , hip hop , pole , acting , and myriad dance forms.
” First Impressions : Too soon , too soon !
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Songbird will explore a too-close-to-home world where COVID-19 has mutated and the residents are on their fourth year of lockdown .
Basically , everyone has monitors that track infections .
If you ’ re deemed to be infected , you must remain quarantined in your home or you ’ ll be shot on sight for attempting to spread it .
Yikes .
Craig Robinson co-stars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Presented by DoorDash and directed by Rodney Lucas , Southside Magnolia “ showcases the resilience of local Black businesses , the spirit of Black entrepreneurship , and the unwavering commitment of the Chicago community to support their neighborhood.
” Speaking of resilience , Victor and Dana Cooksey ’ s Krazy Hog BBQ ( it ’ s Black-owned , y ’ all ! )
had to shut down for nine months due to COVID-19 and recently reopened at the end of October .
Chicago native Chance The Rapper provided the film ’ s score @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an eight-episode docuseries following Sean Ellis , who served 22 years in prison after being found guilty of killing Boston Police Detective John Mulligan in 1993 .
The series is very relevant as it tackles police corruption , systemic racism and criminal justice reform .
First Impressions : Shout-out to Black women leading horror films .
More of that energy , please .
Starring Oluniké Adeliyi ( American Gods ) , She Never Died follows a socially detached loner named Lacey who has been cursed with immortality and must face her inner demons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HBO ; Release Date : Nov. 21 ) Between the World and Me trailer / YouTube First Impressions : This one is sure to be both somehow gut-wrenching and beautiful .
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates ’ book of the same name , HBO ’ s upcoming special boasts a heavyweight cast : Coates , Mahershala Ali , Angela Bassett , Angela Davis , Alicia Garza , Tip “ T.I.
” Harris , Jharrel Jerome , Mimi Jones , Marc Bamuthi Joseph , Ledisi , Janet Mock , Jason Moran , Joe Morton , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alverez Reid , Mj Rodriguez , Kendrick Sampson , Yara Shahidi , Nate Smith , Tariq “ Black Thought ” Trotter , Courtney B. Vance , Olivia Washington , Pauletta Washington , Susan Kelechi Watson , Michelle Wilson , and Oprah Winfrey .
First Impressions : Afro-Latinx representation matters .
Ian Lara represents the east coast ( and Dominicanos ) in a NY vs. LA comedy showdown with Chris Estrada .
“ I ’ m Latino , I promise , ” Lara jokes in the trailer .
First Impressions : Directed by and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving me Interstellar vibes but like , way more depressing and lonely , if that ’ s possible .
Make way for more post-apocalyptic content !
The film also stars David Oyelowo and Tiffany Boone .
First Impressions : A 2020 Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF ) pick , Downstream to Kinshasa follows the victims of the Six-Day War in the Democratic Republic of Congo , who have been fighting for recognition and compensation .
The film , directed by Dieudo Hamadi recently won the Golden Dove , which is the main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ festival DOK Leipzig , as well as the Prize of the Interreligious Jury .
First Impressions : I am a personal fan of the LEGO film series because they ’ re the lighthearted ( yet snarky ) joy we especially need right now .
Plus , Billy Dee Williams lends his voice for his iconic role of Lando Calrissian !
First Impressions : This film follows Allison James , the founder of Girls ; Live , Love , Laugh who is striving to change the lives of underprivileged girls overcoming domestic violence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , N.J. Social justice journalist and award-winning producer Lisa Durden directs Girls Matter to highlight the power of giving these typically undervalued girls a voice and the confidence to use it .
Country Every After ( Netflix ; Now Streaming ) First Impressions : This series follows independent country singer Coffey Anderson and his hip-hop dancer wife Criscilla as they navigate raising their family with a “ country vs. city ” conflict as well as Criscilla ’ s journey through chemotherapy .
First Impressions : This documentary , which is making its world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year ) , follows Corey Pegues and his journey from “ drug-dealing gang member to celebrated police officer.
” This dichotomy is certainly relevant to explore as we have ongoing conversations surrounding police reform , defunding and abolishment .
In you case you missed it , we featured Bridgerton earlier this week since Shonda Rhimes ’ first show with Netflix is a pretty damn big deal .
‘ Til next week !

Tonja Renée Stidhum on The Grapevine, shared by Tonja Renée Stidhum to The Root

Hey y’all, I missed you last week since I had some moving business to tend to (New apartment yay! New apartment, stress! Both!). So, even though this week is All Election Everything, we’re not short on trailers. Let’s get to it...
The Life Ahead (Netflix; Release Date: Nov. 13)
The Life Ahead trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: The Life Ahead follows “an aging Holocaust survivor [who] forges a bond with a young immigrant from Senegal who recently robbed her.” This one looks like a tearjerker, though I am hoping it isn’t reduced to traditional white savior tropes. The film stars Sophia Loren and Ibrahima Gueye.
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The Man Who Walked Around the World (Discovery; Release Date: Nov. 12)
The Man Who Walked Around the World trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: Following Scotch Whisky icon Johnnie Walker, The Man Who Walked Around the World explores the 200-year history of the world’s largest Scotch Whisky brand (including the iconic Striding Man icon that you’ve probably seen in many films, music videos and more). Yes, I’m including this because the doc features Wu-Tang Clan’s Cappadonna. Also, it really makes me want some whiskey.
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The Shop: Uninterrupted (HBO; Special Barack Obama Episode Now Streaming for non-HBO Subscribers Through Nov. 28)
The Shop: Uninterrupted trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: Imagine being able to sit in during a barbershop shit-talking session with the first Black president of the United States. LeBron James and Maverick Carter sat down with the 44th president in a special virtual barbershop and you can now watch it on HBO’s website, HBO Max and HBO’s / HBO Max’s respective YouTube channels even without a subscription through Nov. 28.
Advertisement
The Slutcracker ( PPV
The Slutcracker trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: Of course, I have to start with the fact that this play-on-words is fabulous. Boasting a very diverse cast of dancers, The Slutcracker is a feminist retelling of the legendary Tchaikovsky’s 1890s ballet and is altered to “chronicle Clara’s sexual empowerment.” Due to the pandemic, the performance is shifting to virtual and viewers can expect to be dazzled by “ballet dancers, burlesque performers, hula hoopers, belly dancers, and so many others with interests in flamenco, hip hop, pole, acting, and myriad dance forms.”
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Songbird (Coming Soon)
First Impressions: Too soon, too soon!! Songbird will explore a too-close-to-home world where COVID-19 has mutated and the residents are on their fourth year of lockdown. Basically, everyone has monitors that track infections. If you’re deemed to be infected, you must remain quarantined in your home or you’ll be shot on sight for attempting to spread it. Yikes. Craig Robinson co-stars in this calamity.
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Southside Magnolia (Now Streaming on SouthsideMagnolia.com
Southside Magnolia trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: Presented by DoorDash and directed by Rodney Lucas, Southside Magnolia “showcases the resilience of local Black businesses, the spirit of Black entrepreneurship, and the unwavering commitment of the Chicago community to support their neighborhood.” Speaking of resilience, Victor and Dana Cooksey’s Krazy Hog BBQ (it’s Black-owned, y’all!) had to shut down for nine months due to COVID-19 and recently reopened at the end of October. Chicago native Chance The Rapper provided the film’s score.
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Trial 4 (Netflix; Release Date: Nov. 11)
Trial 4 trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: Trial 4 is an eight-episode docuseries following Sean Ellis, who served 22 years in prison after being found guilty of killing Boston Police Detective John Mulligan in 1993. The series is very relevant as it tackles police corruption, systemic racism and criminal justice reform.
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She Never Died ( Tubi
She Never Died trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: Shout-out to Black women leading horror films. More of that energy, please. Starring Oluniké Adeliyi (American Gods), She Never Died follows a socially detached loner named Lacey who has been cursed with immortality and must face her inner demons.
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Between the World and Me (HBO; Release Date: Nov. 21)
Between the World and Me trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: This one is sure to be both somehow gut-wrenching and beautiful. Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book of the same name, HBO’s upcoming special boasts a heavyweight cast: Coates, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Angela Davis, Alicia Garza, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Jharrel Jerome, Mimi Jones, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Ledisi, Janet Mock, Jason Moran, Joe Morton, Wendell Pierce, Phylicia Rashad, Greg Alverez Reid, Mj Rodriguez, Kendrick Sampson, Yara Shahidi, Nate Smith, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B. Vance, Olivia Washington, Pauletta Washington, Susan Kelechi Watson, Michelle Wilson, and Oprah Winfrey.
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Entre Los: LA Meets NY (HBO Latino; Release Date: Nov. 13)
Entre Los: LA Meets NY trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: Afro-Latinx representation matters. Ian Lara represents the east coast (and Dominicanos) in a NY vs. LA comedy showdown with Chris Estrada. “I’m Latino, I promise,” Lara jokes in the trailer.
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The Midnight Sky (Netflix; Release Date: Dec. 23)
First Impressions: Directed by and starring George Clooney, Midnight Sky is giving me Interstellar vibes but like, way more depressing and lonely, if that’s possible. Make way for more post-apocalyptic content! The film also stars David Oyelowo and Tiffany Boone.
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Downstream to Kinshasa (Coming Soon)
Downstream to Kinshasa trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: A 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) pick, Downstream to Kinshasa follows the victims of the Six-Day War in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who have been fighting for recognition and compensation. The film, directed by Dieudo Hamadi recently won the Golden Dove, which is the main award at German documentary and animated film festival DOK Leipzig, as well as the Prize of the Interreligious Jury.
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LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (Disney+; Release Date: Nov. 17)
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: I am a personal fan of the LEGO film series because they’re the lighthearted (yet snarky) joy we especially need right now. Plus, Billy Dee Williams lends his voice for his iconic role of Lando Calrissian!
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Girls Matter trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: This film follows Allison James, the founder of Girls; Live, Love, Laugh who is striving to change the lives of underprivileged girls in Newark, N.J. after she overcame domestic violence, child sexual abuse and homelessness. Social justice journalist and award-winning producer Lisa Durden directs Girls Matter to highlight the power of giving these typically undervalued girls a voice and the confidence to use it.
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Country Every After (Netflix; Now Streaming)
Country Ever After trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: This series follows independent country singer Coffey Anderson and his hip-hop dancer wife Criscilla as they navigate raising their family with a “country vs. city” conflict as well as Criscilla’s journey through chemotherapy.
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A Cops and Robbers Story ( DOC NYC
A Cops and Robbers Story trailer / YouTube
First Impressions: This documentary, which is making its world premiere at DOC NYC (held virtually this year), follows Corey Pegues and his journey from “drug-dealing gang member to celebrated police officer.” This dichotomy is certainly relevant to explore as we have ongoing conversations surrounding police reform, defunding and abolishment.
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In you case you missed it, we featured Bridgerton earlier this week since Shonda Rhimes’ first show with Netflix is a pretty damn big deal. ‘Til next week!
Correction: 11/10/2020, 10:51 a.m. ET: An earlier version of this article incorrectly noted the mission of the Girls; Live, Love, Laugh foundation for the Girls Matter documentary. W e have since corrected it above.


theroot--2020-11-06--Our Readers' Choice Eight Sleep Pod Smart Mattress Is $350 off With This Exclusive Promo Code

$ 350 off Eight Sleep Pod Mattresses | Promo Code KINJA350 $ 250 off Eight Sleep Pod Covers | Promo Code KINJA350 20 % off Eight Sleep Pod Accessories | Promo Code KINJA350 In our reader-sourced list of the best mattresses to buy earlier this year , the 11-inch thick Eight Sleep Pod was listed third for its “ ability to cool/heat the bed throughout the night.
” With the help of a free app for Android and iOS , the Pod is a smart mattress which brings two-zone temperature control straight to your bed so you and your partner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighting over the sheets .
Built-in sleep tracking lets you know the quality of your sleep and how long each stage lasted , as well as the total number of hours spent catching Z ’ s throughout the night .
Pod Pro , a step up from the Pod , and the more popular option , according to Eight Sleep , adds an adaptive room climate and weather response option , health and HRV monitoring , GentleRise wake-up technology , and a more comfortable integrated topper that makes it an inch thicker .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ appends an additional layer of cushion .
All three Pod mattresses are $ 350 off on the Eight Sleep website using the promo code KINJA350 .
Additionally , Kinja Deals readers can save 20 % on all Sleep Pod accessories with the same coupon , and entering it while checking out with the Sleep Pod Cover we recently praised in your cart shaves $ 250 off your sum total .
Get ready to get comfy and treat yourself today .

Gabe Carey on Kinja Deals, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

$350 off Eight Sleep Pod Mattresses | Promo Code KINJA350
$250 off Eight Sleep Pod Covers | Promo Code KINJA350
20% off Eight Sleep Pod Accessories | Promo Code KINJA350
In our reader-sourced list of the best mattresses to buy earlier this year, the 11-inch thick Eight Sleep Pod was listed third for its “ability to cool/heat the bed throughout the night.” With the help of a free app for Android and iOS, the Pod is a smart mattress which brings two-zone temperature control straight to your bed so you and your partner can stay cozy all night long without fighting over the sheets. Built-in sleep tracking lets you know the quality of your sleep and how long each stage lasted, as well as the total number of hours spent catching Z’s throughout the night.
Pod Pro, a step up from the Pod, and the more popular option, according to Eight Sleep, adds an adaptive room climate and weather response option, health and HRV monitoring, GentleRise wake-up technology, and a more comfortable integrated topper that makes it an inch thicker. Lastly, the newer Pod Pro Max appends an additional layer of cushion. All three Pod mattresses are $350 off on the Eight Sleep website using the promo code KINJA350. Additionally, Kinja Deals readers can save 20% on all Sleep Pod accessories with the same coupon, and entering it while checking out with the Sleep Pod Cover we recently praised in your cart shaves $250 off your sum total.
Get ready to get comfy and treat yourself today.


theroot--2020-11-06--What's Everyone Having for Lunch Today?

What's Everyone Having for Lunch Today?

I haven ’ t yet decided if I ’ m going to eat the leftover tacos from last night ’ s dinner order .
It ’ s the simplest but least attractive option , because refrigerated and reheated tacos don ’ t age well , so if I do eat them , I ’ ll probably eat them cold .
Also , if I make this decision , will I choose the chorizo joints or the portobello ?
We ’ ll see .
Perhaps I ’ ll track down one of the many food trucks circulating the area .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which has a cheesy kimchi fried rice dish that I ask them to add cilantro and chorizo to .
It ’ s one of those types of robust meals that can carry you through dinner .
If I choose that , I won ’ t be hungry again until 7 pm—which isn ’ t always the best thing , because I ’ ll also feel heavy and bloated , and I ’ d rather not .
Especially since I have a few Zoom meetings today that I don ’ t wish to burp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Breakfast for lunch is an option , too .
Which is actually different from brunch .
Because while brunch combines traditional breakfast foods with foods usually associated with lunch and dinner , breakfast for lunch is just breakfast but three hours later than you ’ d usually have it .
If you decide , like how I might decide , to whip up some pancakes and sausages this afternoon , you are not eating brunch , so don ’ t call it that .
The details matter .
Anyway , if I decide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up some grits , scramble a few eggs , and fry up some bacon .
( Funny how “ up ” works after both “ fry ” and “ whip ” in that sentence but doesn ’ t quite work after “ scramble.
” No one really says “ scramble up.
” You just scramble .
But it ’ s a verb just like “ fry “ and “ whip ” are .
Language is funny . )
If ambitious , I ’ ll chop up the last bit of ribeye from Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the eggs .
Also , I know it ’ s not the healthiest decision to fry the bacon first , remove the bacon , pour a bit of the grease out of the pan , and then make the eggs in the same mostly greasy pan , but it ’ s definitely the tastiest .
I discovered this food hack when I was 13 and made some bacon and didn ’ t feel like washing the pan out just to make eggs , which makes me wonder how many inventions spring not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for instance , probably exists because someone had to go somewhere but was like “ That ’ s too far , fam.
” and needed to find a way to get there without walking .
Anyway , I think I ’ m leaning towards late breakfast .

Damon Young on Very Smart Brothas, shared by Damon Young to The Root

I haven’t yet decided if I’m going to eat the leftover tacos from last night’s dinner order. It’s the simplest but least attractive option, because refrigerated and reheated tacos don’t age well, so if I do eat them, I’ll probably eat them cold. Also, if I make this decision, will I choose the chorizo joints or the portobello? We’ll see.
Perhaps I’ll track down one of the many food trucks circulating the area. My favorite right now is Blue Sparrow, which has a cheesy kimchi fried rice dish that I ask them to add cilantro and chorizo to. It’s one of those types of robust meals that can carry you through dinner. If I choose that, I won’t be hungry again until 7 pm—which isn’t always the best thing, because I’ll also feel heavy and bloated, and I’d rather not. Especially since I have a few Zoom meetings today that I don’t wish to burp through. Zoom burps are loud.
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Breakfast for lunch is an option, too. Which is actually different from brunch. Because while brunch combines traditional breakfast foods with foods usually associated with lunch and dinner, breakfast for lunch is just breakfast but three hours later than you’d usually have it. If you decide, like how I might decide, to whip up some pancakes and sausages this afternoon , you are not eating brunch, so don’t call it that. The details matter.
Anyway, if I decide this, I’ll probably whip up some grits, scramble a few eggs, and fry up some bacon. (Funny how “up” works after both “fry” and “whip” in that sentence but doesn’t quite work after “scramble.” No one really says “scramble up.” You just scramble. But it’s a verb just like “fry “and “whip” are. Language is funny.) If ambitious, I’ll chop up the last bit of ribeye from Tuesday night’s dinner and mix it with the eggs.
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Also, I know it’s not the healthiest decision to fry the bacon first, remove the bacon, pour a bit of the grease out of the pan, and then make the eggs in the same mostly greasy pan, but it’s definitely the tastiest. I discovered this food hack when I was 13 and made some bacon and didn’t feel like washing the pan out just to make eggs, which makes me wonder how many inventions spring not from ingenuity but laziness. The wheel, for instance, probably exists because someone had to go somewhere but was like “That’s too far, fam.” and needed to find a way to get there without walking.
Anyway, I think I’m leaning towards late breakfast.


theroot--2020-11-06--Voters of Color Are Helping Flip GOP Strongholds. We Know Exactly Who Should Get Their Flowers for T

Voters of Color Are Helping Flip GOP Strongholds. We Know Exactly Who Should Get Their Flowers for That

There are many who will scramble to take credit—or to diminish—the surge of Democratic votes that flipped Wisconsin and Michigan blue and are on the verge of similarly flipping Arizona , Georgia , and Pennsylvania , states that helped elect Donald Trump in 2016 .
No matter how they arrived—be it through the mail , in lengthy early voting lines , or on Election Day itself , these ballots have proved instrumental in propelling Joe Biden ’ s march toward the White House .
But , lest anyone tell you otherwise , this victory clearly arrives on the backs of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across battleground states , registering hundreds of thousands of Americans who would prove to be the tipping point in the 2020 presidential election .
This includes former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams , who eschewed running for a senatorial seat in Georgia this year to work on ensuring that this year ’ s elections were both free and fair .
In Georgia alone , Abrams registered 800,000 voters , many of them people political pundits , consultants and reporters had previously written off as apathetic or disengaged .
About 45 percent of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the age of 30 ) —close to half were people of color .
This after losing a devastating and hotly contested gubernatorial election in 2018 to Gov .
Brian Kemp , whom many—including Abrams—accused of suppressing the vote in order to ensure his victory .
You can call it a legacy .
Abrams certainly seems to .
“ I began working on voter protection issues as a college student , because I ’ m the daughter of two civil rights activists , ” Abrams told the Washington Post in July .
“ My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 , helping register Blacks to vote in Hattiesburg , Mississippi.
” But more than a legacy—it is the simple , difficult and often thankless work of building a democracy in a country that has a longer history of excluding many of its citizens than politically empowering them .
Abrams reach extended far past Georgia .
Her organization , Fair Fight 2020 , mobilized voter outreach efforts across the nation , connecting local organizations and activists with resources and manpower to protect the vote in their communities .
As impressive as Abrams work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from alone in this effort .
O rganizers like Tamieka Atkins of ProGeorgia , Nsé Ufot of the New Georgia Project and Deborah Scott of Georgia Stand-Up played pivotal roles in mobilizing voters across Georgia , rallying them around issues like affordable housing , transit equity , economic development and labor unions .
These same efforts transformed Arizona , a former conservative stalwart .
Latinx organizations like Living United for Change in Arizona ( Lucha ) have worked for decades to flip the state , once known for its draconian Maricopa County Sheriff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precursor to Donald Trump ) and SB1070 , a law that required local law enforcement to ask the legal immigration status of anyone they considered suspicious .
“ The 10 years of this , it ’ s a sign that Arizona is moving in the direction that we envisioned since 2010 , ” Tomas Robles , co-executive director of Lucha , told The Guardian .
“ You have eight-year-olds who experienced the heartbreak of watching their families stand there in fear because of SB1070 .
They ’ re now 18-year-old voters .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grown up experiencing what it is to organize and what it is to build collective political power in a state that used to have none of it.
” Earlier this week , Cuban and Venezuelan Americans in South Florida received a disproportionate amount of attention from people quick to assign blame for Trump ’ s stronger-than-expected election performance on “ the Latino vote.
” But that ignores Latinx communities across the country , including Arizona , that turned out hundreds of thousands in their states alone .
And they did it during a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for coalition-building , if there is hope for true representation in the halls of power , it will come through the efforts of organizers like Alicia Garza , head of the Black Futures Lab , which has helped to activate and educator voters on its “ Black agenda ” and Patrisse Cullors , who leads the Black Lives Matter PAC .
It is made possible by LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright , co-founders of Black Voters Matter , who as of September , had taken “ more than 20 road trips across battleground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicle they dubbed ‘ the Blackest bus in America , ’ ” talking to Black voters from Flint and Detroit , Milwaukee and Kenosha , wrote Time Magazine .
It will be sustained through smaller grassroots groups and organizers that are not yet household names : Unlock Vote WI , a campaign to restore voting rights to the formerly incarcerated in Wisconsin , or Black Leaders Organizing for Communities ( BLOC ) , whose members beat the pavement in Milwaukee ’ s most marginalized neighborhoods for years to persuade Black nonvoters of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process and to point them toward the candidates that could help improve their lives .
Americans have been shown , time and time again , that democracy is a work in progress—one shaped by community meetings , town halls , door-to-door campaigns , and the enduring hope that if you show people their power , if you educate them on how best to wield it , they will use it .
And they do this despite being demonized by the very people who are supposed to be their allies .
More Americans voted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential election in U.S. history—around 160 million .
A substantial number of them were people we had yet to hear from at the ballot box .
We know exactly who to thank .

There are many who will scramble to take credit—or to diminish—the surge of Democratic votes that flipped Wisconsin and Michigan blue and are on the verge of similarly flipping Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, states that helped elect Donald Trump in 2016. No matter how they arrived—be it through the mail, in lengthy early voting lines, or on Election Day itself, these ballots have proved instrumental in propelling Joe Biden’s march toward the White House.
But, lest anyone tell you otherwise, this victory clearly arrives on the backs of advocates and organizers who relentlessly activated voters across battleground states, registering hundreds of thousands of Americans who would prove to be the tipping point in the 2020 presidential election.
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This includes former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams, who eschewed running for a senatorial seat in Georgia this year to work on ensuring that this year’s elections were both free and fair. In Georgia alone, Abrams registered 800,000 voters, many of them people political pundits, consultants and reporters had previously written off as apathetic or disengaged. About 45 percent of those new voters were young people (under the age of 30)—close to half were people of color.
This after losing a devastating and hotly contested gubernatorial election in 2018 to Gov. Brian Kemp, whom many—including Abrams—accused of suppressing the vote in order to ensure his victory.
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You can call it a legacy. Abrams certainly seems to.
“I began working on voter protection issues as a college student, because I’m the daughter of two civil rights activists,” Abrams told the Washington Post in July. “My father was arrested at the age of 14, helping register Blacks to vote in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.”
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But more than a legacy—it is the simple, difficult and often thankless work of building a democracy in a country that has a longer history of excluding many of its citizens than politically empowering them.
Abrams reach extended far past Georgia. Her organization, Fair Fight 2020, mobilized voter outreach efforts across the nation, connecting local organizations and activists with resources and manpower to protect the vote in their communities.
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As impressive as Abrams work and foresight was, she was far from alone in this effort. O rganizers like Tamieka Atkins of ProGeorgia, Nsé Ufot of the New Georgia Project and Deborah Scott of Georgia Stand-Up played pivotal roles in mobilizing voters across Georgia, rallying them around issues like affordable housing, transit equity, economic development and labor unions.
These same efforts transformed Arizona, a former conservative stalwart. Latinx organizations like Living United for Change in Arizona (Lucha) have worked for decades to flip the state, once known for its draconian Maricopa County Sheriff, Jeff Arpaio (regarded as a precursor to Donald Trump) and SB1070, a law that required local law enforcement to ask the legal immigration status of anyone they considered suspicious.
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“The 10 years of this, it’s a sign that Arizona is moving in the direction that we envisioned since 2010,” Tomas Robles, co-executive director of Lucha, told The Guardian. “You have eight-year-olds who experienced the heartbreak of watching their families stand there in fear because of SB1070. They’re now 18-year-old voters. You have a ton of people that have grown up experiencing what it is to organize and what it is to build collective political power in a state that used to have none of it.”
Earlier this week, Cuban and Venezuelan Americans in South Florida received a disproportionate amount of attention from people quick to assign blame for Trump’s stronger-than-expected election performance on “the Latino vote.” But that ignores Latinx communities across the country, including Arizona, that turned out hundreds of thousands in their states alone.
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And they did it during a global pandemic.
From The Guardian:
In the pandemic, 90% of the members of Unite Here Local 11, a union representing predominantly Latinx and immigrant hospitality workers in southern California and Arizona, lost their jobs. So instead, they took to the streets, knocking on doors to campaign for Biden and Kelly, sometimes in the sweltering 120-degree Fahrenheit Arizona heat. In July, union organizers met with epidemiologists specifically to find ways for their members and volunteers to safely continue knocking on doors. Since then, they estimated that they’ve knocked on 800,000 doors and had at least 250,000 conversations.
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If there is hope for coalition-building, if there is hope for true representation in the halls of power, it will come through the efforts of organizers like Alicia Garza, head of the Black Futures Lab, which has helped to activate and educator voters on its “Black agenda” and Patrisse Cullors, who leads the Black Lives Matter PAC. It is made possible by LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright, co-founders of Black Voters Matter, who as of September, had taken “more than 20 road trips across battleground states, driving hours in a giant vehicle they dubbed ‘the Blackest bus in America,’” talking to Black voters from Flint and Detroit, Milwaukee and Kenosha, wrote Time Magazine.
It will be sustained through smaller grassroots groups and organizers that are not yet household names: Unlock Vote WI, a campaign to restore voting rights to the formerly incarcerated in Wisconsin, or Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), whose members beat the pavement in Milwaukee’s most marginalized neighborhoods for years to persuade Black nonvoters of their power, to educate them on the process and to point them toward the candidates that could help improve their lives.
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Americans have been shown, time and time again, that democracy is a work in progress—one shaped by community meetings, town halls, door-to-door campaigns, and the enduring hope that if you show people their power, if you educate them on how best to wield it, they will use it. And they do this despite being demonized by the very people who are supposed to be their allies. More Americans voted in this election than in any other presidential election in U.S. history—around 160 million. A substantial number of them were people we had yet to hear from at the ballot box.
We know exactly who to thank.


theroot--2020-11-06--Wait, Is Trump’s Campaign Encouraging Pennsylvania Voters to Mail-In Late Ballots? Sure Sounds Like

Wait, Is Trump’s Campaign Encouraging Pennsylvania Voters to Mail-In Late Ballots? Sure Sounds Like It

I don ’ t know if the Trump campaign is trying to prove a point or trying to steal an election , but a campaign message to Wisconsin voters was looking for volunteers to call Pennsylvania voters in hopes of urging them to mail in absentee ballots by Friday , a desperate attempt to either expose a perceived flaw in mail-in voting or take advantage of it .
The president ( for now ) has been railing against late votes .
The president ( sitting president for a few more months ) has watched his early lead slip as mail-in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , “ under a federal court ruling upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court , absentee ballots received by 5 p.m. Friday can be counted in Pennsylvania.
” Those votes had to be mailed by Nov. 3 and received by Friday .
The problem , as Trump and his sycophants see it , because the ballots don ’ t have to be postmarked they can be mailed on Friday .
As if people are still , in fact , voting on Friday , which is actually illegal .
Did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reading on grade level ?
We will come back to this .
That ruling said ballots received by that point without postmarks , or with illegible postmarks , will be considered to have been mailed in time “ unless a preponderance of the evidence demonstrates that it was mailed after Election Day.
” An email obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sent at 5:19 p.m. Thursday by Kenosha for Trump is headlined “ Volunteers Urgently Needed.
” It reads : “ Trump Victory urgently needs volunteers to make phone calls to Pennsylvania Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These phone calls will help President Trump win the election !
” Richard Hasen , a noted elections law specialist at the University of California , Irvine Law School , told the Sentinel that all of this is “ deeply stupid.
” “ This seems deeply stupid as it seems to be a solicitation to commit voter fraud , ” Hasen said .
“ It ’ s hard to believe this is real.
” I ’ m not sure what part of “ has to be received by Friday , ” not , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to understand .
Pennsylvania isn ’ t allowing voting to drag on ; the state is merely allowing votes that have been mailed in to be received and counted .
“ It is a fairly unimpressive scheme if it is a scheme , ” said Justin Levitt , a constitutional law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice under the Obama administration , told the Sentinel .
Levitt added that the “ email could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the section of federal civil rights law that forbids ‘ conspiracies to encourage illegal voting.
’ But he added it would be a tough case to prove , the Sentinel reports .
“ If you think Pennsylvania really does have three extra days , this is not a crazy email to send , ” Levitt said .
“ It is wrong and is unlawful ... but it does not have the hallmarks of a mastermind scheme.
” Who said anything about mastermind ?
Lol , these are idiots doing idiot shit .

I don’t know if the Trump campaign is trying to prove a point or trying to steal an election, but a campaign message to Wisconsin voters was looking for volunteers to call Pennsylvania voters in hopes of urging them to mail in absentee ballots by Friday, a desperate attempt to either expose a perceived flaw in mail-in voting or take advantage of it.
The president (for now) has been railing against late votes. The president (sitting president for a few more months) has watched his early lead slip as mail-in ballots continue to be counted.
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According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “under a federal court ruling upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, absentee ballots received by 5 p.m. Friday can be counted in Pennsylvania.”
Those votes had to be mailed by Nov. 3 and received by Friday. The problem, as Trump and his sycophants see it, because the ballots don’t have to be postmarked they can be mailed on Friday. As if people are still, in fact, voting on Friday, which is actually illegal.
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Did I mention that Trump isn’t reading on grade level? We will come back to this.
From the Sentinel:
That ruling said ballots received by that point without postmarks, or with illegible postmarks, will be considered to have been mailed in time “unless a preponderance of the evidence demonstrates that it was mailed after Election Day.” An email obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sent at 5:19 p.m. Thursday by Kenosha for Trump is headlined “Volunteers Urgently Needed.” It reads: “Trump Victory urgently needs volunteers to make phone calls to Pennsylvania Trump supporters to return their absentee ballots. These phone calls will help President Trump win the election!”
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Richard Hasen, a noted elections law specialist at the University of California, Irvine Law School, told the Sentinel that all of this is “deeply stupid.”
“This seems deeply stupid as it seems to be a solicitation to commit voter fraud,” Hasen said. “It’s hard to believe this is real.”
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I’m not sure what part of “has to be received by Friday,” not, “mailed by Friday” is difficult to understand. Pennsylvania isn’t allowing voting to drag on; the state is merely allowing votes that have been mailed in to be received and counted.
“It is a fairly unimpressive scheme if it is a scheme,” said Justin Levitt, a constitutional law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice under the Obama administration, told the Sentinel.
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Levitt added that the “email could be the basis for a criminal investigation under the section of federal civil rights law that forbids ‘conspiracies to encourage illegal voting.’ But he added it would be a tough case to prove, the Sentinel reports.
“If you think Pennsylvania really does have three extra days, this is not a crazy email to send,” Levitt said. “It is wrong and is unlawful ... but it does not have the hallmarks of a mastermind scheme.”
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Who said anything about mastermind? Lol, these are idiots doing idiot shit.


theroot--2020-11-06--3rd Time's the Charm? Mike Tyson Is Down to Throw Hands with Evander Holyfield One Last Time: 'I’d L

3rd Time's the Charm? Mike Tyson Is Down to Throw Hands with Evander Holyfield One Last Time: 'I’d Love to Do It'

On November 28 , Mike Tyson will make his triumphant return to boxing with a vicious ass beating against Roy Jones Jr. at Staples Center in Los Angeles .
Those eager to see Iron Mike ’ s return to the ring might be in for a treat , however , as it appears that his upcoming bout might not be his last .
During an interview with sportscaster Jim Gray earlier this week , t he former heavyweight champ entertained the idea of finally completing his trilogy with foe-turned-friend Evander Holyfield .
“ That ’ s always something that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Tyson said .
“ If it ’ s pragmatic enough , I ’ d love to do it.
” Clearly unafraid of the smoke , Holyfield took to Instagram and invited Tyson to throw hands .
“ Who would like to see Holyfield vs Tyson 3 ?
” he posted .
“ Or who else would you like to see me get in the ring with in an exhibition ?
# teamholyfield ” Even at 58 years old , The Real Deal has every reason to welcome running it back .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever to beat Iron Mike during their initial bout in 1996—courtesy of an 11th-round TKO that forced Tyson to relinquish his World Boxing Association title—and was well on his way to beating Tyson ’ s ass again during their 1997 rematch before all hell broke loose after Iron Mike mistook Holyfield ’ s ear for a Klondike Bar .
Tyson would be disqualified in the third round for resorting to such a bullshit tactic—his career was never the same afterward—but he dismisses any notion that he ’ s too old to seek revenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Old guys—that word don ’ t even make sense , ” he said .
“ Old—it ’ s just a new time , a new thinking period in our lives .
This is what we want to do .
Sometimes the gods of war , they revive you and say , ‘ You have to do more ’ .
“ I wouldn ’ t do it if I didn ’ t prepare for this .
I box people to see if I ’ m able do this stuff , so I can do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not stupid .
When asked if he ’ d be willing to get in the ring with current superstars Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua , he didn ’ t back down , but it ’ s abundantly clear he ain ’ t about that life .
“ Man , that would be a novelty , ” he said .
“ Me using my skills , matching my skills now against the best heavyweights in the world , that would be mind-boggling.
” We ’ ll see what Tyson has left in the tank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jr. on November 28 .

On November 28, Mike Tyson will make his triumphant return to boxing with a exhibition match vicious ass beating against Roy Jones Jr. at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Those eager to see Iron Mike’s return to the ring might be in for a treat, however, as it appears that his upcoming bout might not be his last.
During an interview with sportscaster Jim Gray earlier this week, t he former heavyweight champ entertained the idea of finally completing his trilogy with foe-turned-friend Evander Holyfield.
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“That’s always something that we can do if the people want it,” Tyson said. “If it’s pragmatic enough, I’d love to do it.”
Clearly unafraid of the smoke, Holyfield took to Instagram and invited Tyson to throw hands.
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“Who would like to see Holyfield vs Tyson 3?” he posted. “Or who else would you like to see me get in the ring with in an exhibition? #teamholyfield”
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Even at 58 years old, The Real Deal has every reason to welcome running it back. He famously became only the second person ever to beat Iron Mike during their initial bout in 1996—courtesy of an 11th-round TKO that forced Tyson to relinquish his World Boxing Association title—and was well on his way to beating Tyson’s ass again during their 1997 rematch before all hell broke loose after Iron Mike mistook Holyfield’s ear for a Klondike Bar.
Tyson would be disqualified in the third round for resorting to such a bullshit tactic—his career was never the same afterward—but he dismisses any notion that he’s too old to seek revenge at 54 years of age.
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“Old guys—that word don’t even make sense,” he said. “Old—it’s just a new time, a new thinking period in our lives. This is what we want to do. Sometimes the gods of war, they revive you and say, ‘You have to do more’.
“I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t prepare for this. I box people to see if I’m able do this stuff, so I can do this stuff.”
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He’s also not stupid. When asked if he’d be willing to get in the ring with current superstars Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua, he didn’t back down, but it’s abundantly clear he ain’t about that life.
“Man, that would be a novelty,” he said. “Me using my skills, matching my skills now against the best heavyweights in the world, that would be mind-boggling.”
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We’ll see what Tyson has left in the tank when he goes head up with Jones Jr. on November 28.