-Your life, your career has obviously taken
so many unexpected but also well-deserved turns
to the place where you are obviously playing
a police officer on one of my favorite shows,
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine," a show with as diverse a cast
on network television that you can find.
And, yet, you guys are playing police officers.
Do you expect that the events of the day
are going to affect the next season?
-Definitely. You know, we actually all got on
a Zoom call just the other day
because of what's happening in this country.
And we were witnessing so many, you know, just abuses of power.
We had some somber talks
and some really, really eye-opening conversation
about how to handle this new season.
-You tweeted something this week that received some backlash.
Do you want to take a minute to speak to it?
-Yeah. You know, one of the big things that I tweeted
was the fact that I felt that, you know,
defeating white supremacy without the help of white people
could create a black supremacy.
Now, the term "black supremacy" was just destroyed.
I mean, and what I was trying to --
What I was trying to say is that the fact that, you know,
I, as a member of the black community,
there have been so-called "gatekeepers"
who decide who's black and who's not.
And in this effort to, you know, to really push equality
and to end white supremacy and systematic racism,
there are certain black people who have determined that
what I'm doing has no bearing.
I have been rendered moot because I am successful.
And my point is just the fact that we need all of us.
When you are talking about women's rights,
women's rights without men, nothing changes.
If you don't -- If men don't understand how to treat women,
we're going to have a problem.
And it's the same thing with white people.
If white people don't understand how to treat us
as a community, we're going to have a problem.
But also, in our own community,
we have to know how to treat each other.
And we have to allow ourselves to agree, to disagree,
to have different viewpoints, because right now,
in the words of Joe Biden,
if you don't vote for me, you ain't black.
And these are terms that are even passed around
within our own community.
And I'm going, "Guys, it's bigger than that.
It's bigger than that. We are bigger than that."
And that was the point I was trying to make,
but people held on to the "black supremacy" concept.
And, again, it's Twitter, and taken out of context,
anybody can roll with anything.
So -- But I do want to let everyone know
that that comment and that tweet was said out of love,
in an effort for reconciliation.
And I want to be the solution. I do not want to be the problem.
And I do understand that we need all of us.
We need every American out there to contribute
to this new watershed moment that we have right now.
I mean, this is an opportunity.
This is an opportunity, and we can all get better.
But I do not want to see us get more and more extreme.
That is the biggest, biggest --
That's the biggest point I'm trying to make.
-I am often frustrated by your many talents --
a professional athlete, an actor extraordinaire.
And we've talked about the fact that
you are also a graphic artist.
You gave me a children's book
that you illustrated called "Come Find Me,"
and it's one of my kid's favorites.
And you taught an online Zoom art class
during this lockdown.
-YouTube came to me with this whole idea about
"Celebrity Substitute."
And I got with a teacher from Compton.
Her name was Rachel Wong, and she teaches art in Compton.
And I joined her class, and it was the most exciting --
To see the faces of the students,
I mean, the bright smile and, "Oh, my God, he's here!"
You know, I just wanted to be a light.
You know, I love art.
Art really saved my life in so many ways,
and I can see what that can do for other people.
And I can't wait to do it again.
I am actually, like, trying to figure out
a way to sneak in some other classes.
-Well, there you go.
If you're an educator -- I know most school is over --
but Terry Crews is available to pop into your Zoom art class.
-That sounds good. -Hey, thanks for speaking to us.
It's always such a pleasure to see you, Terry.
Stay healthy and well and give our love to Rebecca.
-Hey, love you, Seth. Thank you so much, my man.
-Alright. I'll see you soon.