1 00:00:00,391 --> 00:00:03,757 Hiding part of who you are is a time-honored tradition. 2 00:00:03,828 --> 00:00:05,601 It's called code switching. 3 00:00:05,656 --> 00:00:08,203 Girl, you know my mama didn't raise no fool, now. 4 00:00:08,265 --> 00:00:09,515 Come on, y... 5 00:00:09,603 --> 00:00:11,842 No, we are not fools over here. 6 00:00:11,928 --> 00:00:13,327 Absolutely not! 7 00:00:13,389 --> 00:00:15,474 We will represent you to the fullest! 8 00:00:15,576 --> 00:00:18,254 Code switching is when you change the way you act or speak 9 00:00:18,325 --> 00:00:20,058 to fit in with the people around you. 10 00:00:20,151 --> 00:00:22,082 Black people do it around white people. 11 00:00:22,176 --> 00:00:24,196 Lord. So... 12 00:00:24,298 --> 00:00:26,364 Parents do it when they want to sound cool 13 00:00:26,467 --> 00:00:27,532 around their kids. 14 00:00:27,634 --> 00:00:30,435 Dude, what's your damage? 15 00:00:30,537 --> 00:00:34,606 Clean up you room. It's, like, so... grody. 16 00:00:36,977 --> 00:00:39,344 And girls did it with boys all the time. 17 00:00:39,446 --> 00:00:41,346 But I didn't know that yet. 18 00:00:41,448 --> 00:00:45,116 Science tests are graded and... yikes. 19 00:00:45,185 --> 00:00:47,719 I hope you know how to... oof... 20 00:00:47,788 --> 00:00:49,321 cook a mean dinner 21 00:00:49,389 --> 00:00:52,090 or throw a football. 22 00:00:52,192 --> 00:00:53,592 I plan to marry rich. 23 00:00:53,694 --> 00:00:55,994 Oh, except Rainbow here. 24 00:00:56,063 --> 00:00:58,129 She even noticed a mistake that I made 25 00:00:58,232 --> 00:01:00,298 and earned extra credit. 26 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:01,733 Keep it up. 27 00:01:01,768 --> 00:01:05,036 The older you get, the more people will love that. 28 00:01:05,105 --> 00:01:07,339 I got a 105. What'd you get? 29 00:01:07,407 --> 00:01:08,306 Oh. 30 00:01:08,408 --> 00:01:10,342 I failed it on purpose. See? 31 00:01:10,410 --> 00:01:11,810 Why'd you fail it on purpose? 32 00:01:11,879 --> 00:01:13,378 I'm not sure how it worked on the commune, 33 00:01:13,447 --> 00:01:15,247 but here, girls don't do science. 34 00:01:15,349 --> 00:01:17,015 I don't even like teaching it. 35 00:01:17,117 --> 00:01:18,250 How'd you guys do? 36 00:01:18,352 --> 00:01:19,318 Good, I think. 37 00:01:19,353 --> 00:01:21,386 Mine says I'm wife material. 38 00:01:21,455 --> 00:01:23,355 And mine says, "Good thing you're pretty." 39 00:01:23,423 --> 00:01:25,557 Now it seems insane, but back then, 40 00:01:25,626 --> 00:01:28,527 girls would purposely take a back seat to boys in classes 41 00:01:28,595 --> 00:01:29,961 so they wouldn't get made fun of. 42 00:01:30,063 --> 00:01:32,097 Especially in math and science. 43 00:01:32,199 --> 00:01:33,765 - Hey, guys. - No, no, no, no, no... 44 00:01:33,867 --> 00:01:35,267 I don't know what's wrong with everyone, 45 00:01:35,335 --> 00:01:37,035 but I got a 105. 46 00:01:37,137 --> 00:01:39,004 On a science test? 47 00:01:39,106 --> 00:01:40,438 You're like a super nerd. 48 00:01:40,507 --> 00:01:42,841 My mom says girls like you grow up to die alone. 49 00:01:48,482 --> 00:01:51,850 Even though I'm proud of being a super-successful doctor now, 50 00:01:51,919 --> 00:01:55,353 12-year-old me had to learn how to code switch. 51 00:01:55,422 --> 00:01:57,822 Ooh, I meant to erase that. 52 00:01:57,891 --> 00:02:00,792 Okay. Who wants to skip math today? 53 00:02:02,462 --> 00:02:03,461 ♪ In the mix ♪ 54 00:02:03,564 --> 00:02:06,031 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, they keep trying ♪ 55 00:02:06,133 --> 00:02:08,333 ♪ But they can't stop us ♪ 56 00:02:08,435 --> 00:02:10,702 ♪ 'Cause we got a love ♪ 57 00:02:10,804 --> 00:02:13,038 ♪ That keeps rising up ♪ 58 00:02:13,140 --> 00:02:14,272 ♪ In the mix ♪ 59 00:02:14,374 --> 00:02:15,974 ♪ Life turns around ♪ 60 00:02:16,076 --> 00:02:17,542 ♪ 'Round and 'round it goes ♪ 61 00:02:17,644 --> 00:02:20,423 ♪ Ooh, it's a mixed-up world ♪ ♪ Ooh, it's a mixed-up ♪ 62 00:02:20,516 --> 00:02:22,048 ♪ And that's for sure ♪ ♪ Mixed-up ♪ 63 00:02:22,118 --> 00:02:23,648 ♪ In the mix ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ 64 00:02:23,750 --> 00:02:25,247 ♪ We're gonna get by ♪ 65 00:02:25,341 --> 00:02:27,619 ♪ We're gonna ♪ ♪ On our own, side by side ♪ 66 00:02:27,721 --> 00:02:30,388 ♪ Love's all we need to be free ♪ ♪ Lo-o-o-ve is all ♪ 67 00:02:30,490 --> 00:02:32,674 ♪ I got you, you got me ♪ 68 00:02:32,737 --> 00:02:35,120 ♪ Yaaaaay us! ♪ 69 00:02:35,225 --> 00:02:37,024 ♪ I-I-In the mix ♪ 70 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,690 ♪ Yaaaaay us! ♪ 71 00:02:39,789 --> 00:02:42,390 ♪ I-I-In the mix-ish ♪ 72 00:02:44,271 --> 00:02:47,505 Before the Internet, career fairs were the only way 73 00:02:47,608 --> 00:02:50,442 to learn about jobs we'd grow up to hate. 74 00:02:53,547 --> 00:02:57,048 Hey, want to check this out tomorrow? 75 00:02:57,150 --> 00:02:59,184 Didn't you learn anything in class today? 76 00:02:59,286 --> 00:03:00,986 Nobody likes science girls. 77 00:03:01,088 --> 00:03:03,021 But I really like science. 78 00:03:03,123 --> 00:03:05,757 And I really like burning ants with a magnifying glass, 79 00:03:05,859 --> 00:03:07,792 but at least I know to keep it private. 80 00:03:07,894 --> 00:03:10,028 Look, you just went to the dance with Bryce. 81 00:03:10,130 --> 00:03:11,363 Don't ruin it by being weird. 82 00:03:12,366 --> 00:03:14,099 That's where we need to go tomorrow. 83 00:03:14,201 --> 00:03:15,734 Who's Wendy Whiteman? 84 00:03:15,836 --> 00:03:17,936 You don't know Wendy Whiteman? 85 00:03:18,038 --> 00:03:20,205 She's a news anchor with a weather girl's body. 86 00:03:20,307 --> 00:03:22,540 In 1985, there was no YouTube 87 00:03:22,643 --> 00:03:24,609 or reality TV... 88 00:03:24,711 --> 00:03:26,978 ...so if you were a local news personality, 89 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,080 you might as well have been Madonna. 90 00:03:29,182 --> 00:03:31,349 News anchor, are you crazy? 91 00:03:31,451 --> 00:03:32,784 I could never do that. 92 00:03:32,886 --> 00:03:34,052 Of course you can't. 93 00:03:34,154 --> 00:03:35,954 But you can try to be more like her... 94 00:03:36,056 --> 00:03:39,224 beautiful, busty, has definitely kissed a boy. 95 00:03:39,326 --> 00:03:41,359 But I want to be me. 96 00:03:41,461 --> 00:03:42,727 I don't think you do. 97 00:03:45,966 --> 00:03:46,965 Whoa! 98 00:03:47,067 --> 00:03:48,667 What's all this? 99 00:03:48,769 --> 00:03:50,502 These are spices. 100 00:03:50,604 --> 00:03:52,771 No, these are unnecessary. 101 00:03:52,873 --> 00:03:54,172 So you don't want no Lawry's? 102 00:03:54,274 --> 00:03:55,407 What about Season All? 103 00:03:55,509 --> 00:03:57,475 Nice try, but nothing can "season all." 104 00:03:57,577 --> 00:03:59,244 - Daddy... - Your food is bland, Paul. 105 00:03:59,346 --> 00:04:02,180 Your black kids deserve better. 106 00:04:02,282 --> 00:04:06,151 By the way, my Aunt Dee-Dee does not code switch. 107 00:04:06,253 --> 00:04:09,154 The kids need to learn their way around spices, all right? 108 00:04:09,256 --> 00:04:11,623 The worst day in a black person's life 109 00:04:11,725 --> 00:04:13,491 is when you and someone else 110 00:04:13,593 --> 00:04:15,593 bring the same dish to a potluck, 111 00:04:15,696 --> 00:04:18,063 and at the end of the night, theirs is all gone, 112 00:04:18,165 --> 00:04:20,532 and yours is just sitting there all sad. 113 00:04:20,634 --> 00:04:22,936 Spices are what amateur cooks use to mask 114 00:04:23,014 --> 00:04:25,203 - the mistakes they've made in the kitchen. - Dad! 115 00:04:25,305 --> 00:04:27,472 So, Denise, what are you hiding? 116 00:04:28,542 --> 00:04:29,708 Come on, Johan. 117 00:04:29,810 --> 00:04:31,309 I'mma teach you about TV dinners. 118 00:04:31,411 --> 00:04:32,477 You gonna need 'em. 119 00:04:32,579 --> 00:04:34,813 Wait, they sell TVs you can eat?! 120 00:04:34,915 --> 00:04:36,014 No, baby. 121 00:04:36,116 --> 00:04:37,215 - Daddy, Daddy! - Hey. 122 00:04:37,317 --> 00:04:38,650 Look what I can do! 123 00:04:41,154 --> 00:04:43,188 Uh-huh! It's Santi! 124 00:04:43,290 --> 00:04:44,789 - Uh-huh. - Okay, Santi. Okay. 125 00:04:44,891 --> 00:04:45,957 - Uh-huh! - Come on. 126 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,059 Hey. 127 00:04:48,161 --> 00:04:49,194 - My wrist. - Oh. 128 00:04:49,296 --> 00:04:50,328 - Oh, no. No, no, no, no. - My wrist. 129 00:04:50,430 --> 00:04:52,630 What happened? 130 00:04:54,034 --> 00:04:55,100 - This wouldn't have happened... - Oh. 131 00:04:55,125 --> 00:04:56,189 ...if you would've had spices in your kitchen 132 00:04:56,236 --> 00:04:58,770 - like a grown man. - No, spices hurt people. 133 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,138 - Ohh. - There you go, big guy. 134 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:01,272 Come here. 135 00:05:01,374 --> 00:05:04,576 Oh! Oh, my pumpkin. 136 00:05:04,678 --> 00:05:06,211 You okay? 137 00:05:07,147 --> 00:05:10,248 Since I was rudely interrupted... 138 00:05:11,017 --> 00:05:12,450 This was the first time 139 00:05:12,519 --> 00:05:14,324 - my sister wasn't the center of attention. - Uh-huh! 140 00:05:14,387 --> 00:05:16,697 I'm cute! Don't deny it! 141 00:05:16,783 --> 00:05:18,623 - Mm-hmm. Uh-huh. - She was even born a month early 142 00:05:18,725 --> 00:05:20,725 because Johan had just learned to ride a bike 143 00:05:20,794 --> 00:05:22,329 and she wanted to steal his thunder. 144 00:05:22,415 --> 00:05:24,629 - Go Santi. - Okay, not now, Santi. 145 00:05:25,732 --> 00:05:27,604 If my wrist doesn't heal, can I get a hook? 146 00:05:27,682 --> 00:05:29,968 Johan, why don't you go lie down, baby? 147 00:05:30,036 --> 00:05:31,035 Yeah, make sure your brother's comfortable. 148 00:05:31,104 --> 00:05:32,604 - Get him anything he needs. - Mm-hmm. 149 00:05:32,706 --> 00:05:35,173 Who's gonna get me what I need? 150 00:05:39,346 --> 00:05:40,612 Good news, hippies. 151 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,480 I just got off the phone with the grocery store. 152 00:05:42,582 --> 00:05:44,616 They're gonna pay Johan's medical expenses? 153 00:05:44,718 --> 00:05:46,518 - And for my Jamaican vacation? - Nope. 154 00:05:46,620 --> 00:05:47,986 They're a national grocery chain, 155 00:05:48,054 --> 00:05:50,288 and we get to sue the [bleep] out of them. 156 00:05:50,390 --> 00:05:52,390 Wait, they're not gonna pay anything? 157 00:05:52,459 --> 00:05:54,759 Not a dime. They're famous for doing this sort of thing. 158 00:05:54,828 --> 00:05:56,761 They said you're lying, that you poured water on the floor. 159 00:05:56,863 --> 00:05:57,907 They said you're scammers. 160 00:05:57,964 --> 00:05:59,531 We poured water on the floor?! 161 00:05:59,599 --> 00:06:01,399 That's genius, but we didn't do it. 162 00:06:01,468 --> 00:06:04,369 It's like Denise said, the floor was already wet, Johan slipped. 163 00:06:04,437 --> 00:06:07,005 - It's the store's fault. - It's not bad enough 164 00:06:07,073 --> 00:06:09,974 these greedy corporations have a monopoly on food? 165 00:06:10,043 --> 00:06:12,010 Now they want to pull one over on the little guy? 166 00:06:12,078 --> 00:06:14,946 Well, wait until they see how big this guy can get. 167 00:06:15,015 --> 00:06:17,448 Yeah, get 'em, sis! We about to get paid! 168 00:06:17,551 --> 00:06:20,285 No, we're gonna make sure these greedy fat cats 169 00:06:20,387 --> 00:06:21,820 are held accountable. 170 00:06:21,888 --> 00:06:23,521 By getting paid! 171 00:06:23,623 --> 00:06:26,652 Ooh, I'mma look so good in my Louis Vuitton. 172 00:06:32,899 --> 00:06:35,667 So, what'd you decide to sign up for? 173 00:06:35,735 --> 00:06:37,769 Answer wisely, Rainbow. 174 00:06:37,838 --> 00:06:39,537 Um... 175 00:06:40,540 --> 00:06:41,806 I know my mom has always said 176 00:06:41,875 --> 00:06:43,908 that I shouldn't let anyone dim my light. 177 00:06:45,545 --> 00:06:46,978 But when Bryce was around, 178 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,414 my light was looking really nerdy. 179 00:06:54,788 --> 00:06:57,422 Hey, dork, your books fell. 180 00:06:59,392 --> 00:07:00,592 Loser. 181 00:07:00,694 --> 00:07:02,760 Look! 182 00:07:02,829 --> 00:07:04,095 There she is! 183 00:07:04,164 --> 00:07:06,231 She's really here! 184 00:07:06,333 --> 00:07:07,432 Wendy Whiteman. 185 00:07:08,568 --> 00:07:11,336 ♪ Remember my name ♪ ♪ Fame ♪ 186 00:07:11,404 --> 00:07:14,772 ♪ I'm gonna live forever ♪ 187 00:07:14,875 --> 00:07:17,396 ♪ I'm gonna learn how to fly ♪ 188 00:07:17,475 --> 00:07:18,474 ♪ High ♪ 189 00:07:18,528 --> 00:07:22,020 ♪ I feel it comin' together ♪ 190 00:07:22,115 --> 00:07:24,364 ♪ People will see me and cry ♪ 191 00:07:24,433 --> 00:07:25,532 ♪ Fame ♪ 192 00:07:25,591 --> 00:07:29,220 ♪ I'm gonna make it to heaven ♪ 193 00:07:29,289 --> 00:07:30,998 ♪ Light up the sky like a flame ♪ 194 00:07:31,043 --> 00:07:32,029 Shut up! 195 00:07:32,083 --> 00:07:33,591 Wendy Whiteman is speaking. 196 00:07:34,599 --> 00:07:36,427 Journalism. 197 00:07:36,930 --> 00:07:38,963 Journalism connects us 198 00:07:39,032 --> 00:07:42,133 to what's happening on our block, and around the globe. 199 00:07:42,202 --> 00:07:45,003 The news is our bulwark against tyranny. 200 00:07:45,105 --> 00:07:48,373 It is the blood that flows through the veins of democracy. 201 00:07:49,542 --> 00:07:51,542 I've never thought of the news like that. 202 00:07:51,645 --> 00:07:52,844 I guess it's really important. 203 00:07:52,946 --> 00:07:57,248 For career week, one lucky student and I 204 00:07:57,350 --> 00:08:02,153 will research, write, and report a news story 205 00:08:02,255 --> 00:08:04,722 about your state champion girls' volleyball team. 206 00:08:04,824 --> 00:08:09,227 So, who is going to be the lucky student? 207 00:08:09,329 --> 00:08:10,811 Me! 208 00:08:10,881 --> 00:08:11,963 Raise your hand, girl! 209 00:08:12,065 --> 00:08:13,086 When else are you gonna be able 210 00:08:13,133 --> 00:08:14,299 to do nerdy stuff that's still cool? 211 00:08:14,401 --> 00:08:16,034 Me! 212 00:08:16,136 --> 00:08:20,238 But journalism takes grit. 213 00:08:20,340 --> 00:08:21,606 So, put your hand down 214 00:08:21,708 --> 00:08:24,542 if you can't handle getting yelled at. 215 00:08:24,644 --> 00:08:27,985 Or being judged on your physical appearance. 216 00:08:29,115 --> 00:08:31,274 Or being in a war zone 217 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,017 with bullets flying by. 218 00:08:33,119 --> 00:08:35,019 Oh. Please pick me, Miss Whiteman! 219 00:08:35,121 --> 00:08:36,821 All three of those things happened to me in one day 220 00:08:36,923 --> 00:08:38,189 when our commune was raided. 221 00:08:38,291 --> 00:08:41,392 Huh. I like a lady with a story. 222 00:08:41,494 --> 00:08:43,161 You're in. 223 00:08:43,263 --> 00:08:46,297 ♪ Baby, look at me ♪ 224 00:08:46,399 --> 00:08:49,567 ♪ And tell me what you see ♪ 225 00:08:49,669 --> 00:08:51,102 This just in, 226 00:08:51,204 --> 00:08:52,670 my life is awesome. 227 00:08:52,772 --> 00:08:55,053 - Yeah, it is. - ♪ Remember my name ♪ 228 00:08:55,125 --> 00:08:56,374 ♪ Fame ♪ 229 00:08:57,218 --> 00:08:59,119 So, I made the conscious decision 230 00:08:59,187 --> 00:09:02,322 to accompany my sister's dusty white husband to the store 231 00:09:02,393 --> 00:09:03,993 to pick up said spices. 232 00:09:04,054 --> 00:09:06,154 Normally, I would go to the store on the west side, 233 00:09:06,236 --> 00:09:07,723 but my "friend" Hakeem... 234 00:09:07,791 --> 00:09:10,092 Bald Hakeem, not Little Hakeem... works there, 235 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,172 and I didn't want him to think I was with a white man. 236 00:09:12,242 --> 00:09:14,162 So, I went to the freezer section 237 00:09:14,231 --> 00:09:15,946 to try the new Hungry Man meals 238 00:09:16,024 --> 00:09:17,633 my girlfriend Lorraine had told me about. 239 00:09:17,711 --> 00:09:21,670 By the way, Lorraine works at that grocery store. 240 00:09:21,739 --> 00:09:23,705 And she drive a Volvo. 241 00:09:23,774 --> 00:09:25,741 Something ain't adding up. 242 00:09:25,843 --> 00:09:28,076 Let me stop you right there, if that's even possible. 243 00:09:28,145 --> 00:09:30,479 But I haven't gotten to the particulars of the incident yet. 244 00:09:30,581 --> 00:09:31,847 For this arbitration, 245 00:09:31,949 --> 00:09:33,949 you just need to focus on the relevant facts. 246 00:09:34,018 --> 00:09:36,518 It's a relevant fact that Lorraine is up to no good. 247 00:09:36,620 --> 00:09:37,986 Listen, when we do this for real, 248 00:09:38,088 --> 00:09:39,187 you don't have to do the snap... 249 00:09:39,290 --> 00:09:41,256 up, down, or diagonal. 250 00:09:41,358 --> 00:09:43,926 And, uh, I'll introduce you as Denise. 251 00:09:44,028 --> 00:09:46,595 You don't have to wear two earrings that say that. 252 00:09:46,697 --> 00:09:49,998 Oh, and maybe you should shave your mustache 253 00:09:50,067 --> 00:09:51,967 so people don't think you a dirty-movie star. 254 00:09:53,370 --> 00:09:54,703 Paul, are you sure you didn't see anything? 255 00:09:54,772 --> 00:09:56,805 Not even out of the corner of your eye? 256 00:09:56,907 --> 00:09:57,973 Please? 257 00:09:58,075 --> 00:09:59,575 I told you, Santi was dancing. 258 00:09:59,643 --> 00:10:01,743 Would you be comfortable lying under oath? 259 00:10:01,845 --> 00:10:02,978 Of course not. 260 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:04,279 What's wrong with her testimony? 261 00:10:04,348 --> 00:10:06,548 Well, for one thing, the arbitrator doesn't need to hear 262 00:10:06,650 --> 00:10:08,417 everything that happened on "Falcon Crest." 263 00:10:08,485 --> 00:10:10,252 She doesn't watch "Falcon Crest." 264 00:10:10,354 --> 00:10:11,620 She's a "Dynasty" girl. 265 00:10:11,689 --> 00:10:14,189 Don't you have, like, a "job interview" voice? 266 00:10:14,291 --> 00:10:16,091 Now my accent's not good enough? 267 00:10:16,193 --> 00:10:18,627 None of these things should matter if I'm telling the truth. 268 00:10:18,696 --> 00:10:20,162 This is how these things work, Dee. 269 00:10:20,230 --> 00:10:21,730 I-It's not like he's saying 270 00:10:21,799 --> 00:10:22,965 you should become a different person. 271 00:10:23,033 --> 00:10:24,199 No, I'm absolutely saying 272 00:10:24,268 --> 00:10:25,601 she needs to become a different person. 273 00:10:25,669 --> 00:10:28,503 Perhaps someone who doesn't know anyone named "Bald Akeem." 274 00:10:28,606 --> 00:10:30,138 It's Hakeem. 275 00:10:37,247 --> 00:10:40,115 So... what do you think of my story research? 276 00:10:40,184 --> 00:10:41,316 I would've gotten it done sooner, 277 00:10:41,385 --> 00:10:43,151 but, you know, I'm 12. 278 00:10:44,622 --> 00:10:47,255 You're what Barbara Walters calls a "natural story hound." 279 00:10:48,325 --> 00:10:49,758 You're gonna be a hit when this airs. 280 00:10:49,860 --> 00:10:51,793 I'm sorry. 281 00:10:51,895 --> 00:10:53,395 - "Airs"? - Yep. 282 00:10:53,497 --> 00:10:55,597 Like on TV? 283 00:10:55,699 --> 00:10:57,432 I know it sounds scary, 284 00:10:57,534 --> 00:10:58,533 but it's fine. 285 00:10:58,636 --> 00:11:01,503 You just have to show people who you are. 286 00:11:01,605 --> 00:11:03,739 So... 287 00:11:03,841 --> 00:11:05,823 who the heck are you, Rainbow Johnson? 288 00:11:08,105 --> 00:11:09,838 Well, I grew up on the commune, and... 289 00:11:09,932 --> 00:11:12,791 Over the next half hour, Wendy and I got deep. 290 00:11:12,846 --> 00:11:14,449 Did you live, like, in tents? Or did you have houses? 291 00:11:14,551 --> 00:11:17,352 She told me how she was also the oldest of three, 292 00:11:17,421 --> 00:11:20,422 how she also felt like an outsider at my age. 293 00:11:20,524 --> 00:11:21,923 She even told me what went down 294 00:11:22,026 --> 00:11:23,625 at the station's Christmas party, 295 00:11:23,727 --> 00:11:26,428 which was so not appropriate. 296 00:11:26,497 --> 00:11:29,998 Anyway, no one ever opened up to me like that before. 297 00:11:30,067 --> 00:11:31,867 It really made me feel special. 298 00:11:31,969 --> 00:11:32,934 I get it. 299 00:11:33,037 --> 00:11:34,670 Being different is hard. 300 00:11:34,772 --> 00:11:36,138 As the only woman in the news room, 301 00:11:36,206 --> 00:11:38,610 I'm either too brassy or too meek. 302 00:11:38,688 --> 00:11:40,809 But I eventually figured it out, 303 00:11:40,878 --> 00:11:42,811 and I'm sure you will, too. 304 00:11:42,913 --> 00:11:44,212 Rainbow? 305 00:11:44,314 --> 00:11:45,881 You missed class. 306 00:11:45,983 --> 00:11:47,689 - Miss Whiteman, hi. - Hi. 307 00:11:47,791 --> 00:11:51,787 I need you to sign this form excusing her. 308 00:11:51,889 --> 00:11:53,221 Sure. 309 00:11:53,290 --> 00:11:55,891 Can you make it out to my niece? 310 00:11:55,959 --> 00:11:58,093 Her name is Miss Collins. 311 00:11:58,162 --> 00:12:00,228 He can't just talk to me any old kind of way. 312 00:12:00,431 --> 00:12:02,431 He doesn't think I can give a simple deposition 313 00:12:02,533 --> 00:12:05,333 to demonstrate negligence on the part of a business owner? 314 00:12:06,670 --> 00:12:07,736 Was that from "Night Court?" 315 00:12:07,805 --> 00:12:08,904 So?! 316 00:12:09,006 --> 00:12:10,739 Look, I'mma tell the truth the way I want to, 317 00:12:10,841 --> 00:12:12,841 and if they don't believe me, screw them. 318 00:12:12,943 --> 00:12:14,509 Okay, I know it feels icky 319 00:12:14,611 --> 00:12:16,745 to tone yourself down for these folks, 320 00:12:16,814 --> 00:12:19,648 but if we're going to hold those people accountable, 321 00:12:19,717 --> 00:12:20,982 then you'll have to play ball. 322 00:12:21,051 --> 00:12:22,584 Hold on, Alicia. 323 00:12:22,653 --> 00:12:24,386 You're saying that who I am as a person 324 00:12:24,488 --> 00:12:25,854 is the only thing getting in the way 325 00:12:25,956 --> 00:12:26,988 of us getting what we want? 326 00:12:27,057 --> 00:12:29,091 I'm saying I'm in court rooms every day. 327 00:12:29,193 --> 00:12:30,792 I use any little thing 328 00:12:30,894 --> 00:12:32,794 about a witness to discredit them. 329 00:12:32,896 --> 00:12:34,830 I don't want to see that happen to my sister. 330 00:12:34,898 --> 00:12:36,865 I thought black folks like you practicing law 331 00:12:36,967 --> 00:12:38,533 was gonna change how they see us. 332 00:12:38,635 --> 00:12:42,137 Look, I'll do my best, 333 00:12:42,239 --> 00:12:43,839 but if you're saying them believing me 334 00:12:43,907 --> 00:12:46,141 depends on me talking a certain way, 335 00:12:46,243 --> 00:12:48,043 then you part of the problem. 336 00:12:50,447 --> 00:12:52,814 Mind your business! 337 00:12:52,916 --> 00:12:54,816 Uh-huh! It's me! 338 00:12:54,918 --> 00:12:56,351 Go Santi! Uh-huh! 339 00:12:56,453 --> 00:12:58,620 - Johan, can I sign your cast? - Go me! Go me! 340 00:12:58,689 --> 00:13:00,655 Go me! Look at me! 341 00:13:00,758 --> 00:13:02,691 What?! 342 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:04,159 Leave some room for me to sign! 343 00:13:04,228 --> 00:13:06,361 Hey, Santi, you want to come sign my cast? 344 00:13:06,463 --> 00:13:09,431 So you can sell it when I become famous? 345 00:13:09,533 --> 00:13:11,666 Uh... that's a no. 346 00:13:12,903 --> 00:13:14,903 As an adult, when my sister wants attention, 347 00:13:15,005 --> 00:13:16,571 she just fakes a pregnancy. 348 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,206 But before that was an option, 349 00:13:18,275 --> 00:13:19,941 she had to be more creative. 350 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:36,758 It's on the left. You got that? 351 00:13:36,827 --> 00:13:38,627 The desire to be the center of attention 352 00:13:38,729 --> 00:13:42,063 definitely did not run in the family. 353 00:13:42,132 --> 00:13:43,165 I was starting to wonder 354 00:13:43,233 --> 00:13:44,866 if I was ready to make the news. 355 00:13:44,968 --> 00:13:49,471 In three, two... 356 00:13:49,540 --> 00:13:51,106 I-I-I'm here 357 00:13:51,175 --> 00:13:55,811 with the Mondale School's Lady Roadrunner Volleyball Team. 358 00:13:55,879 --> 00:13:58,647 Ladies of ball court... 359 00:13:58,749 --> 00:13:59,981 Volley great... 360 00:14:00,083 --> 00:14:01,049 State great... 361 00:14:01,151 --> 00:14:02,784 State champ great... 362 00:14:02,853 --> 00:14:04,119 Uh, Roadrunners... 363 00:14:04,188 --> 00:14:06,121 Okay, cut. 364 00:14:06,223 --> 00:14:07,622 Come here, come here. 365 00:14:07,724 --> 00:14:09,724 Don't worry so much. 366 00:14:09,827 --> 00:14:11,426 The first time I was on camera, 367 00:14:11,528 --> 00:14:14,095 I tripped Eartha Kitt with my microphone cord. 368 00:14:14,164 --> 00:14:15,163 So you'll be fine. 369 00:14:15,265 --> 00:14:16,631 Just remember, breathe... 370 00:14:17,734 --> 00:14:19,801 ...and smile. Yeah! 371 00:14:19,870 --> 00:14:22,304 Breathe and smile. 372 00:14:22,406 --> 00:14:24,247 Good, you're doing great. Go, go, go. 373 00:14:24,309 --> 00:14:26,675 Smile. 374 00:14:26,743 --> 00:14:28,410 Let's talk to the team general. 375 00:14:28,512 --> 00:14:29,878 Team captain. 376 00:14:29,947 --> 00:14:31,780 Let's talk to the team captain. 377 00:14:31,882 --> 00:14:34,516 Face the camera. 378 00:14:34,585 --> 00:14:37,319 - Team... - The microphone is shaking. 379 00:14:37,387 --> 00:14:38,720 Talk. 380 00:14:38,789 --> 00:14:40,322 Okay, cut. 381 00:14:40,424 --> 00:14:42,457 Okay... um... 382 00:14:42,526 --> 00:14:45,927 A lot of people have a natural talent for this. 383 00:14:46,029 --> 00:14:48,363 You do not. 384 00:14:48,432 --> 00:14:50,332 Well, I am more interested in... 385 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,235 Pursue that, whatever that is. 386 00:14:53,337 --> 00:14:54,769 It's science. 387 00:14:54,872 --> 00:14:56,805 Honestly, I bet you'd be really good at that. 388 00:14:56,907 --> 00:14:58,840 Well, I'm already a commune weirdo. 389 00:14:58,876 --> 00:15:00,775 I can't stack "science nerd" on top. 390 00:15:00,844 --> 00:15:03,845 If you love science, go for it. 391 00:15:03,947 --> 00:15:06,982 Sorry, Miss Whiteman, but you'll never understand. 392 00:15:07,084 --> 00:15:09,150 You're perfect and beautiful. 393 00:15:09,253 --> 00:15:10,919 You get to be yourself every day, 394 00:15:11,021 --> 00:15:13,054 and everyone adores you. 395 00:15:13,156 --> 00:15:15,357 I'm just a weird mixed girl. 396 00:15:15,425 --> 00:15:18,727 Hey, hey, hang on, hang on. 397 00:15:18,829 --> 00:15:21,129 Um... 398 00:15:21,231 --> 00:15:24,666 I'm sorry I didn't tell you this earlier, but... 399 00:15:24,735 --> 00:15:28,236 I'm also a weird mixed girl. 400 00:15:28,305 --> 00:15:30,438 Well, I'm not weird, but... 401 00:15:32,142 --> 00:15:34,142 ...I am mixed. 402 00:15:34,244 --> 00:15:35,744 My dad is black. 403 00:15:35,846 --> 00:15:37,379 I thought you were white. 404 00:15:37,447 --> 00:15:40,282 Everybody does. I mean... 405 00:15:40,384 --> 00:15:43,285 Look, back in the '60s, my mentor told me 406 00:15:43,387 --> 00:15:44,953 it was best to keep it a secret 407 00:15:45,022 --> 00:15:47,756 because he was afraid it would ruin my career. 408 00:15:47,824 --> 00:15:50,625 But luckily, things are different now. 409 00:15:50,694 --> 00:15:52,527 So say it loud. 410 00:15:52,629 --> 00:15:55,530 You're a mixed science nerd and you're proud. 411 00:15:57,434 --> 00:15:59,701 If things are so different now, 412 00:15:59,803 --> 00:16:02,871 then why don't you tell the truth? 413 00:16:02,973 --> 00:16:05,507 Well, it's just that people 414 00:16:05,609 --> 00:16:07,409 already think one thing about me, 415 00:16:07,511 --> 00:16:10,445 and I'm not sure it's a good idea to switch things up. 416 00:16:10,547 --> 00:16:12,948 - But it was all built on a lie. - Well... 417 00:16:13,050 --> 00:16:14,849 How can you tell me to be proud of who I am 418 00:16:14,952 --> 00:16:16,418 when you're scared of what we are? 419 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:17,850 Rainbow... 420 00:16:17,944 --> 00:16:20,555 If a famous news anchor can't be proud, 421 00:16:20,657 --> 00:16:22,483 what hope do I have? 422 00:16:27,249 --> 00:16:29,022 You never forget the first time 423 00:16:29,093 --> 00:16:30,897 someone you respect disappoints you. 424 00:16:30,984 --> 00:16:33,733 And the last thing you want in that moment is a party. 425 00:16:33,796 --> 00:16:35,229 If you get rich and famous from this, 426 00:16:35,331 --> 00:16:36,830 can you buy me a hand hook? 427 00:16:36,932 --> 00:16:38,997 I just think my body needs a little more metal. 428 00:16:39,860 --> 00:16:41,104 I talked to Denise. 429 00:16:41,142 --> 00:16:43,180 She's going to tone it way down. 430 00:16:43,274 --> 00:16:45,985 So, somewhere between Jimmy Walker and Mr. T? 431 00:16:46,046 --> 00:16:48,169 You owe her an apology. 432 00:16:48,279 --> 00:16:49,378 You insulted her. 433 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:51,147 I gave her legal advice. 434 00:16:53,451 --> 00:16:55,685 I guess she told you I'mma play ball. 435 00:16:55,753 --> 00:16:57,353 Thank you. 436 00:16:57,422 --> 00:17:00,523 And evidently, I owe you an apology. 437 00:17:00,591 --> 00:17:02,803 - But trust me... - Okay, stop talking. 438 00:17:02,866 --> 00:17:03,952 Unh-unh, unh-unh. 439 00:17:05,101 --> 00:17:06,901 ...exactly who you are 440 00:17:06,970 --> 00:17:09,702 just isn't perfect for every situation... 441 00:17:09,795 --> 00:17:11,631 or any situation 442 00:17:11,702 --> 00:17:13,249 outside of "The Phil Donahue Show." 443 00:17:13,311 --> 00:17:16,978 Anyway, glad you came to your senses. 444 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:18,813 That's when Mom realized 445 00:17:18,915 --> 00:17:21,319 that she had always told me never to dim my light, 446 00:17:21,389 --> 00:17:23,577 but she was snuffing out her sister's. 447 00:17:23,639 --> 00:17:25,027 Okay, that's it. 448 00:17:25,121 --> 00:17:26,654 We're not doing this. 449 00:17:26,723 --> 00:17:28,056 Denise is gonna tell what happened 450 00:17:28,124 --> 00:17:30,158 in her own words and in her own voice. 451 00:17:30,260 --> 00:17:31,326 I am? 452 00:17:31,394 --> 00:17:33,228 If the court can't accept her for who she is, 453 00:17:33,330 --> 00:17:36,164 then the court should change, not my sister. 454 00:17:36,233 --> 00:17:40,086 Right, because us old white guys love to change. 455 00:17:46,776 --> 00:17:50,178 Santi, come on. Let's watch your sister on TV. 456 00:17:50,247 --> 00:17:51,880 The news is about to start. Let's go. 457 00:17:53,550 --> 00:17:55,683 Oh. So, you noticed I was gone. 458 00:17:55,785 --> 00:17:57,652 Look, that's enough. 459 00:17:57,721 --> 00:17:59,387 I know you're upset because your brother and sister 460 00:17:59,456 --> 00:18:01,022 have been getting the attention, but guess what? 461 00:18:01,091 --> 00:18:03,858 The world does not revolve around you, young lady. 462 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,793 I don't get it. 463 00:18:05,896 --> 00:18:07,295 We are a family. 464 00:18:07,397 --> 00:18:08,429 We support each other. 465 00:18:08,498 --> 00:18:10,164 Sometimes you are in the spotlight, 466 00:18:10,267 --> 00:18:12,767 and sometimes you are in the stands, cheering. 467 00:18:12,836 --> 00:18:14,302 This just happens to be one of those times 468 00:18:14,371 --> 00:18:15,703 where it's your turn to cheer. 469 00:18:15,772 --> 00:18:18,873 I was born for the spotlight. 470 00:18:18,975 --> 00:18:21,809 Well, then it's good you're out of it every now and then, 471 00:18:21,878 --> 00:18:24,746 because then you'll appreciate it more when it comes back. 472 00:18:24,814 --> 00:18:26,414 Now, you can come and watch with us if you want, 473 00:18:26,483 --> 00:18:27,682 but only if you're big enough 474 00:18:27,784 --> 00:18:30,418 not to take away from someone else's moment. 475 00:18:36,426 --> 00:18:37,492 Hey. 476 00:18:37,561 --> 00:18:39,227 Can I sign your cast now? 477 00:18:39,296 --> 00:18:40,094 Of course. 478 00:18:40,196 --> 00:18:41,429 I saved you the best spot. 479 00:18:41,531 --> 00:18:44,132 Just keep it PG, okay? 480 00:18:44,234 --> 00:18:45,066 Fine. 481 00:18:45,168 --> 00:18:46,668 - Shh! Here it is. - Here we go. 482 00:18:46,736 --> 00:18:48,903 And now, congratulations 483 00:18:48,972 --> 00:18:51,454 to the Mondale School's Lady Roadrunners, 484 00:18:51,516 --> 00:18:54,618 who ran away with the state championship in volleyball. 485 00:18:54,692 --> 00:18:55,758 To tell you all about it 486 00:18:55,852 --> 00:18:58,379 is Mondale student Rainbow Johnson. 487 00:19:01,284 --> 00:19:02,784 I'm Rainbow Johnson. 488 00:19:02,852 --> 00:19:04,919 She sure is. 489 00:19:04,988 --> 00:19:07,288 All of us here at Eyewitness Nine News 490 00:19:07,390 --> 00:19:10,758 want to recognize Rainbow for her intensive research, 491 00:19:10,827 --> 00:19:13,856 strong writing, and the ability to say her name. 492 00:19:13,949 --> 00:19:17,332 And on a personal note... 493 00:19:17,434 --> 00:19:22,670 I got into journalism to report the truth. 494 00:19:22,772 --> 00:19:25,974 But this charming, dynamic young lady 495 00:19:26,076 --> 00:19:29,948 made me realize how harmful it can be not to live the truth. 496 00:19:32,282 --> 00:19:34,482 I'm half black. 497 00:19:34,584 --> 00:19:36,818 I kept that a secret because somehow, 498 00:19:36,886 --> 00:19:38,152 I thought it would be for the best. 499 00:19:38,254 --> 00:19:40,622 But hiding who you are 500 00:19:40,724 --> 00:19:42,724 doesn't do the world any favors. 501 00:19:42,826 --> 00:19:44,492 So, that's my story. 502 00:19:44,594 --> 00:19:46,094 Thank you, Rainbow. 503 00:19:49,099 --> 00:19:50,365 So, even though code switching 504 00:19:50,467 --> 00:19:52,333 might sometimes feel necessary, 505 00:19:52,435 --> 00:19:55,221 if we do it too much, we lose who we are. 506 00:19:55,307 --> 00:19:57,963 He slipped on the water from that leaky freezer. 507 00:19:58,042 --> 00:19:59,713 Now, I had come from the other aisle 508 00:19:59,784 --> 00:20:01,213 from getting my rash cream... 509 00:20:01,299 --> 00:20:02,635 make sure you don't put that down. 510 00:20:02,746 --> 00:20:04,746 ♪ The time has come for me ♪ 511 00:20:04,848 --> 00:20:06,581 - And I liked who I was. - ♪ To break out of this shell ♪ 512 00:20:06,683 --> 00:20:08,416 So now nothing was more important to me 513 00:20:08,518 --> 00:20:09,766 than following my passion. 514 00:20:09,844 --> 00:20:11,437 - Hey, Rainbow. - Not even Bryce. 515 00:20:11,500 --> 00:20:13,788 And thank goodness, because as you know, 516 00:20:13,890 --> 00:20:16,758 I grew up to be a badass doctor. 517 00:20:16,860 --> 00:20:18,389 - I save lives. - Hey. 518 00:20:18,459 --> 00:20:20,002 Not sure if I've ever mentioned that before. 519 00:20:20,061 --> 00:20:21,393 ♪ I'm coming out ♪ 520 00:20:22,167 --> 00:20:24,065 I still can't believe Wendy Whiteman 521 00:20:24,117 --> 00:20:25,882 talked about our daughter on the news. 522 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:27,660 And she was honest about being mixed. 523 00:20:27,687 --> 00:20:28,903 - Mm. - Good for her. 524 00:20:28,938 --> 00:20:31,156 We really gonna pretend like we didn't already know? 525 00:20:31,234 --> 00:20:32,443 Really? 526 00:20:32,444 --> 00:20:33,813 Remember when she did that story 527 00:20:33,814 --> 00:20:35,983 and she knew a little too much about cocoa butter? 528 00:20:35,984 --> 00:20:38,350 - Hmm. - So, what I want to know is 529 00:20:38,397 --> 00:20:41,874 how many other secret black people are out there, 530 00:20:41,944 --> 00:20:44,305 and how does one spot them? 531 00:20:44,351 --> 00:20:45,444 You can't. 532 00:20:45,523 --> 00:20:46,906 They everywhere. 533 00:20:46,969 --> 00:20:49,117 Shoot, Richard Dawson, 534 00:20:49,172 --> 00:20:50,414 Jacques Cousteau, 535 00:20:50,497 --> 00:20:52,036 Princess Diana, 536 00:20:52,133 --> 00:20:53,733 the daddy from "The Jetsons"... 537 00:20:53,820 --> 00:20:55,403 all black. 538 00:20:57,525 --> 00:20:59,125 Allegedly. 539 00:20:59,150 --> 00:21:00,850 Synced and corrected by kinglouisxx www.addic7ed.com