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Black ceos, and she did a talk about being race brave. i think show might have had an influence on the conversation. >> so you sort of buy the general repression narrative. it is a thing we don't talk about and any opportunity to push back -- >> i want to say push it. >> but push past the boundaries. >> for me it is a win-win. even if it is sloppy and messy, let's get something started. >> let me start with this tweet from jay. i do think that putting this on the shoulders of people trying to -- >> here is a free jim coupon for the new jim crowe. the education is too much. >> thank you for joi...

Chairman saying why he wants his baristas to start conversations about race. joining me now is jay smooth from race forward. before i give my own feeling on this i will open the floor to nancy. >> it is easy to make fun of him, and there was some funny tweets, but look, the bottom line is that it does need to be talked about. you made a point during the break, but the conversation of race as a concept is clunky and stupid but we have to start somewhere. i think it is cowardly to make fun and mock it and not try to get something started. one thing that is fact is the number of paid groups in th...

If we're talking so that we can feel better about talking to each other i don't think -- that is what conversations sometimes are. >> that is not always my experience. sometimes just again illuminating people that i am 6'1", a black woman, and if i get in an elevator sometimes and i'm alone, a white person won't get on the elevator with me. that might not seem like a big deal so some people, but there is a break down and fear thing that goes on that if we talk about it with people we can say holy hell i have done something like that. >> it is necessary but not sufficient kind of a deal. >> yea...

Chairman saying why he wants his baristas to start conversations about race. joining me now is jay smooth from race forward. before i give my own feeling on this i will open the floor to nancy. >> it is easy to make fun of him, and there was some funny tweets, but look, the bottom line is that it does need to be talked about. you made a point during the break, but the conversation of race as a concept is clunky and stupid but we have to start somewhere. i think it is cowardly to make fun and mock it and not try to get something started. one thing that is fact is the number of paid groups in th...

But it is distributive power to some people -- >> a conversation that is focused on identifying systemic problems that is great. if we're talking so that we can feel better about talking to each other i don't think -- that is what conversations sometimes are. >> that is not always my experience. sometimes just again illuminating people that i am 6'1" a black woman, and if i get in an elevator sometimes and i'm alone, a white person won't get on the elevator with me. that might not seem like a big deal so some people but there is a break down and fear thing that goes on that if we talk about it...