Speaker 1: International Women's Day is a globally recognized theme to celebrate
Speaker 1: the achievements of women and to bring awareness to women's issues.
Speaker 1: This year's theme of International Women's Day is Inspire Inclusion
Speaker 1: hashtag inspire inclusion. Imagine a world free of gender bias,
Speaker 1: free of stereotypes and discrimination, a world that's diverse, equitable,
Speaker 1: and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Collectively,
Speaker 1: we can all inspire inclusion. What does that mean exactly? Well, organizations, groups,
Speaker 1: and individuals worldwide can all play a part in the community,
Speaker 1: at work, at home, and beyond. To truly include women
Speaker 1: means to openly embrace our diversity of race, age, ability, faith,
Speaker 1: and body image. This is a worldwide initiative and it's
Speaker 1: all about inclusion this year. For more information on activities
Speaker 1: in your area for International Women's Day, which is today,
Speaker 1: visit Internationalwomen's Day dot com. Find out how you can
Speaker 1: help do what they're doing all of that so you
Speaker 1: can become a part of that. Who was your female
Speaker 1: role model? You know, we can all talk about this.
Speaker 1: Who was your female role model? First and foremost it
Speaker 1: was my mom. Yeah, because she was a single mom
Speaker 1: and she was a working mom. She raised two kids
Speaker 1: on her own my dad died. She worked at Montgomery
Speaker 1: Ward that store for years, and she also did hair
Speaker 1: on the side. You know, she graduated from cosmetology school
Speaker 1: and she did hair. So she was just my role model.
Speaker 1: She could do anything great. She could cook, she could
Speaker 1: do hair, she knew how to dress, I mean just everything.
Speaker 1: She could sing, all of that. She was a super
Speaker 1: super talented woman. And she's always been my mentor, my
Speaker 1: just the person I looked up to all the time.
Speaker 1: And then of course Diana Ross your mama did the balls. Yes,
Speaker 1: I love that ringing. I love Diana.
Speaker 2: Come on, Toma, my mama, Come on, man, thats my
Speaker 2: ride or die. She's still still moving around, still the
Speaker 2: healthiest person in the family. But taught me so much,
Speaker 2: man taught me so much or looked up to her.
Speaker 2: She was just she was just real with me, with
Speaker 2: me about life and just what I wanted, what I
Speaker 2: wanted to try. Wouldn't made me put out to the
Speaker 2: point where I wasn't scared to go do something. You
Speaker 2: used to be scared. You would be scared to step
Speaker 2: out there, my mama. People would push me out there.
Speaker 2: You're gonna do this? Whether you win or lose or draw,
Speaker 2: you're gonna do this. We're gonna try. Mama was a beast.
Speaker 2: You ain't got none of that now with them grand babies,
Speaker 2: you let them do any damn be different now, boy.
Speaker 1: My mama was my everything, mine too.
Speaker 2: I adored her and honored her like I honored no
Speaker 2: person living.
Speaker 1: All right, Coming up at thirty four minutes after the hour,
Speaker 1: Tommy has a list of things that he says he
Speaker 1: just doesn't get. We'll get into it right after this.
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