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[00:00:00] What is something that you want to leave [00:00:04] as a legacy in this world for your [00:00:06] family, for your baby, for just [00:00:10] everything? [00:00:13] Well, [00:00:25] that it's that it's okay to change your [00:00:29] mind. [00:00:33] [applause] [00:00:36] It's okay to change your mind. You don't [00:00:39] have to [00:00:42] You know, there's a sometimes there's a [00:00:44] lot of things projected onto you when [00:00:48] you change your own mind. You know, they [00:00:52] project fear, shame, [00:00:55] um, onto people who don't think and do [00:00:59] as they think and do. Um, [00:01:03] but I've traveled the world. [00:01:07] I've performed for crowd, huge crowds [00:01:10] all around the world. [00:01:15] And no matter how many songs I do on [00:01:18] that stage, [00:01:20] it didn't mean as much as this [00:01:25] because this is a direct link [applause] [00:01:28] for younger people. This is a direct [00:01:33] link [00:01:34] between young people and God. [00:01:39] And and there's been there's been [00:01:43] there's been a lack of that. There's [00:01:45] been a lack of that in our media, in our [00:01:49] everyday conversations. people have been [00:01:53] you know interestingly enough people [00:01:55] have been even perse Christians have [00:01:57] been being persecuted right here in our [00:01:59] country in different ways. So when we [00:02:02] talk about Nigeria and other countries [00:02:06] know that prior administrations [00:02:11] saw nothing wrong with that [00:02:14] and that's what was wrong with them. [00:02:18] [applause] [00:02:22] I truly feel that there are people out [00:02:26] there who felt good [00:02:30] about [00:02:33] chastising Christians right here in our [00:02:36] country. [00:02:39] And it's kind of really really sick. [00:02:44] We can't let people like that be in [00:02:47] power. You guys, [00:02:52] that's the truth. [00:02:54] [applause] I can sugarcoat it and laugh [00:02:56] and kiki, but the truth is I am here [00:02:59] today to tell you guys that we [00:03:04] absolutely cannot let [00:03:07] people who have a problem with us [00:03:11] worshiping God. [00:03:14] We cannot have them in power. [00:03:17] We cannot have them in power. [00:03:20] All you have to do is look at what is [00:03:22] happening in other places in the world. [00:03:26] Look at what is being done to Christians [00:03:29] all around the world. [00:03:33] And ask yourself why people in this [00:03:37] country that were in positions of power [00:03:40] felt so comfortable [00:03:43] to [00:03:49] try to take our voices from us. They [00:03:52] were that afraid. They are that [00:03:54] intimidated. They are that insecure. [00:03:56] They are that small inside [00:03:59] that hearing us and seeing us worship [00:04:02] God irritated them. [00:04:06] Our spirit irritates them [00:04:10] because when we speak, [00:04:13] they get shown up. [00:04:17] When the truth walks in the room, the [00:04:19] lies hide. [00:04:22] They don't come out willingly. You got [00:04:24] to pry it out of them. [00:04:28] They hide [00:04:30] because they don't want you or anyone to [00:04:33] know who they really are behind closed [00:04:35] doors because even they know how evil it [00:04:38] is to try to deprive people of [00:04:42] worshiping God. What have you I mean [00:04:46] you're an amazing mother. Thank you. [00:04:48] What have you seen [00:04:51] that has been a struggle for young women [00:04:54] today? And then also since both of us [00:04:57] have little boys, I would love for you [00:04:59] to also talk about the male side of that [00:05:02] question as well. [00:05:04] >> Okay. Well, [00:05:07] so something that I've noticed recently [00:05:09] is that for little girls, I think that [00:05:12] no matter how you look, [00:05:15] we should be trying to instill into them [00:05:19] to be proud of how they look. recently [00:05:23] in the media is almost been like a push [00:05:26] to [00:05:30] it's not just making young black [00:05:33] children feel proud of themselves, but [00:05:35] it's almost like doing that and at the [00:05:38] same time telling other children not to [00:05:42] be proud of themselves. And I don't want [00:05:46] any child feeling that way. If we if [00:05:51] [applause] [00:05:52] that's [00:05:53] >> if if as black women [00:05:57] we felt [00:06:00] that we were not being represented [00:06:03] and not being [00:06:07] admired for our beauty. If we felt like [00:06:10] that as black women, why would we want [00:06:12] to do that to other women? [00:06:14] >> Amen. Why would we now need to make [00:06:17] other people downplay their beauty so [00:06:21] that we can feel No, that's not how it [00:06:23] works. I don't need someone with blonde [00:06:26] hair and blue eyes to downplay their [00:06:29] beauty because I know my beauty. Do you [00:06:32] understand? It doesn't bother me that a [00:06:35] woman feels and says that she's [00:06:38] beautiful. Amen. [00:06:40] >> Why shouldn't she feel that? Why have we [00:06:43] gotten to a point where certain colors [00:06:45] or certain kinds of people have to be [00:06:48] afraid of loving themselves and loving [00:06:50] the way they look? [00:06:52] >> Like it's Isn't that wild? [00:06:55] >> And so for little girls, I don't want [00:06:58] what was done to little black girls done [00:07:02] to little white girls. I don't want it [00:07:03] done to any girls. I want all the little [00:07:06] girls in the world to know that you are [00:07:09] unique. You are beautiful. [00:07:12] You are you and you can compliment [00:07:14] another girl. You can compliment another [00:07:16] woman and still know that you are epic [00:07:19] and amazing. So that's what I would say [00:07:22] about for the girls. Um [00:07:25] and I know the older I know my adults [00:07:28] understand clearly where I'm where I'm [00:07:30] going with that, where I'm get, you [00:07:31] know. Um I just I don't like I don't [00:07:34] like that. I don't like people making [00:07:37] other people feel badly about themselves [00:07:40] in any way. We need to nurture young [00:07:44] girls. Yes. Whether they are black, [00:07:47] white, Asian, Hispanic, they still need [00:07:50] to be nurtured. They cannot continue to [00:07:53] pay for other people's sins. So they [00:07:55] haven't done anything wrong. [00:07:57] >> Amen. [00:08:00] So why now have you have you been [00:08:03] involved with speaking about politics? [00:08:06] What was kind of the the turning point [00:08:09] >> for you? [00:08:10] >> Yes. [00:08:11] >> What was the turning point? [00:08:13] >> Well, [00:08:15] I just got tired of being pushed around. [00:08:20] Um, [00:08:23] [cheering] yeah. [00:08:25] Sometimes you just get tired of it and [00:08:29] then you realize, wait a minute, I have [00:08:31] something inside of me that's stronger [00:08:34] than what's out there. [00:08:37] [applause] [00:08:38] That's right. So, [00:08:41] when you've had enough, you realize, [00:08:44] wait a minute, this, why do I even care [00:08:47] about these people and what they think? [00:08:49] Who are they? They don't even know who [00:08:51] they are. So, I'm not going to I'm not [00:08:55] going to back down anymore. I'm not [00:08:57] going to back down ever again. [00:08:59] >> Amen. [cheering]