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Invaded by essentially forces of white supremacy as articulated through policy in our government. so i think that there is a lot of things that black folks who see this film will recognize in their own reality. and while, yes, it's just a movie, it doesn't replace the work on the ground. >> right. >> it's not in and of itself a revolution, it may inspire the kid who does indeed lead that revolution some day. >> right. jamil smith and winston duke, i want to thank you so much for coming on "the beat." with big dreams...

>> we're continuing this history of trying to help people gain a sense of identity, and for them to see themselves and know that they're present and that their stories are valid. when i was growing up, it wasn't always that i didn't see black people. it was when i saw black people, the stories were written by white men. the stories were written by white people. and it was up to us as actor, as artists, as creators to bring a sense of integrity and reality to it. >> let me bring in jamil smith, who i mentioned because he wrote this piece on "black panther" for "time" magazine. jamil, you listen...

Attention. >> we're only getting started. >> this friday, marvels anticipated movie "black panther" will hit movie theaters across the country. it's outpacing released sales than any other movie in history and could break the president's day opening record. it includes a mostly black cast including chadwick boseman in the title wrong and more. boozman is also krasing the cover of this weeks time ago. the headline, a hero cries. we have contributing writer for time magazine, jamil smith. congratulations on this cover. i'm so proud of you signing this coffer for me. you write in this piece, it's...

People who are going to understand that there are universal themes this in this film and also just have a great time. it's a lot of fun. so i just think that it definitely resinates in a certain way because of trump, but we'll see. >> good luck with the boycott hash tag on this movie, haters, it's not going to work. jamil smith, congratulations again on great cover story on time magazine and i personally cannot wait for this movie. i'm jealous that you've already seen it but i'll leave it there. thank you very much, my friend. have a great day. >> you too. >> thank you. more am joy next. if yo...

Joining me now to discuss are pam oliver, fox nfl senior correspondent and jamal smith. jamil, can you guess why it is that people think that lavar ball and lavar burton are the same person. let's get to the issue at hand. donald trump, this week, i will confess, i had no idea who lavar ball was before this week. now that the three basketball players are out of china, lavar ball, the father of liang el low is unaccepting for what i did for his son. i should have left them in jail. your thoughts on the idea that the president of the united states said he should have left them rotting in jail be...