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>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."
WE HAVE TO TALK IMMEDIATELY TO OUR FRIEND MR. JON BATISTE.
JON, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION!
THAT'S INCREDIBLE!
>> Jon: OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M-- I'M EXCITED AND I'M HONORED.
I LOVED MAKING THE MUSIC FOR PIXAR "SOUL."
AND I LOVE YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH IT WHEN WE WERE DOING
THE SHOW AND DOING THE SCORE AND WORKING ON THAT STUFF.
AND IT'S JUST BEEN AN HONOR TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE MOVED
BY IT.
>> Stephen: WELL, IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU.
WELL DESERVED.
I'LL BE PULLING FOR YOU.
I DON'T GET TO VOTE.
THAT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR.
>> Jon: YOU'VE GOT SOME PULL, THOUGH.
YOU'VE GOT SOME PULL IN A LOT OF ROOMS.
>> Stephen: I'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
I'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
JON YOU GOT ANYTHING-- YOU GOT ANYTHING THAT YOUR NOMINATION
INSPIRES YOU TO PLAY FOR US TONIGHT?
>> Jon: OH, YEAH THIS KIND OF...
♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: THAT'S THE SPARK
RIGHT THERE.
>> Jon: YES!
>> Stephen: JON BATISTE, EVERYBODY.
THANKS, JON.
FOLKS, FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND A FEW THINGS ABOUT
THIS ONE FEEL DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST FOUR FEBRUARYS.
THIS ONE FOLLOWS MONTHS OF PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE
BRUTALITY LAST YEAR, UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC
IS PARTICULARLY BAD FOR BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA,
AND THAT SAME PANDEMIC HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY HURT PEOPLE
OF COLOR.
A MUCH SMALLER POTATOES-- BUT "BRIDGERTON" GETS SNUBBED BY THE
GOLDEN GLOBES, BUT "EMILY IN PARIS" GETS A NOD FOR BEST
COMEDY?
IT'S A SHONDA!
LITERALLY!
BLACK AMERICANS ARE LONG OVERDUE FOR SOME RECOGNITION FROM THE
COUNTRY THEY HAVE HELPED SHAPE.
AND THAT MAY BE FINALL HAPPENING IN ONE WAY BECAUSE "THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION HAS REVIVED THE EFFORT TO PUT HARRIET TUBMAN ON
THE $20 BILL."
SINCE SHE IS THE HERO OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, IT MAKES
SENSE THAT BIDEN WOULD BE ALL ABOUT A TUBMAN 20.
( AVIATORS )
WHEREVER THEY ARE!
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD'S THE BLACK ACELA!
CHOO CHOO!
ALL ABOARD!
NEXT STOP: EQUALITY JUNCTION!
COME ON!
JUMP ON THE TRACK, JACK!" THIS IS LONG OVERDUE, ON BEING
LONG OVERDUE, BECAUSE THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAD ANNOUNCED
PLANS TO PUT TUBMAN ON THE BILL BACK IN 2016, AND EVERYTHING WAS
GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN, UNTIL IT WAS HALTED BY TREASURY
SECRETARY, AND THE LAST MAN I THOUGHT I'D BE MENTIONING IN A
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEGMENT, STEVE MNUCHIN.
MNUCHIN GAVE SOME WEAK TECHNICAL EXCUSE FOR WHY HE PUT A STOP TO
IT.
BUT AT LEAST HE HAD THE COURTESY TO SAY HE ALSO DIDN'T CARE.
"RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES TO FOCUS ON.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON THE BILLS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME."
AND IF SOMETHING HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME, IT
SHOULD, OBVIOUSLY, STAY THAT WAY.
IT'S WHY I INSTRUCT MY BARBER TO ONLY USE THE FINEST LEECHES TO
BALANCE MY HUMORS WHILE I SNACK ON LEAD PAINT CHIPS WITH MY
COCAINE-FLAVORED COLA.
MNUCH ALSO DELAYED REDESIGNING THE $20 BILL IN ORDER TO
REDESIGN THE $10 AND $50 BILLS FIRST.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THEY MADE A BLACK WOMAN WAIT IN LINE BEHIND TWO
OLD WHITE GUYS.
THAT WOULD BE LIKE NETFLIX DELAYING BEYONCE'S HOMECOMING IN
ORDER TO RELEASE ANOTHER SEASON OF "FRASIER."
OR THE "HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS" SNUBBING "BRIDGERTON."
COME ON!
HAVE YOU WATCHED IT!
THOSE ARE SOME HIGH, TIGHT MAN BUTTS!
THOSE ARE THE TRUE GOLDEN GLOBES!
SO, HOPEFULLY, WE ARE NOW SOLIDLY ON THE ROAD TO A TUBMAN
20.
HERE WITH HIS THOUGHTS IS ONE OF MY WRITERS, JOHN THIBODEAUX.
>> HI, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: HI, JOHN.
ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE TUBMAN IS ON HER WAY TO THE 20.
THAT'S PRETTY GREAT, RIGHT?
>> IT'S NICE TO BE ON THE MONEY, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE THE MONEY.
RECOGNITION IS NICE.
REPARATIONS ARE BETTER.
PLUS, SHE WON'T EXACTLY BE IN THE BEST COMPANY.
YOU KNOW WHO ELSE IS ON THOSE BILLS?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
I MEAN, I'VE HANDLED MONEY IN THE PAST.
YOU'VE GOT GEORGE WASHINGTON.
>> SLAVE OWNER.
>> Stephen: TRUE.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
>> SLAVE-BUYER.
>> Stephen: THOMAS JEFFERSON.
>> BIG-TIME SLAVE OWNER.
HALL OF FAME.
THE BABE RUTH OF SLAVE OWNERS, IF BABE RUTH HAD SEX WITH HIS
HOME RUNS.
>> Stephen: OKAY, THAT DOES SOUND BAD.
>> HARRIET TUBMAN WAS A BLACK WOMAN ABOLITIONIST, AT A TIME
WHEN IT WAS LIFE-THREATENING TO BE ANY OF THOSE THINGS, LET
ALONE ALL OF THEM.
SHE REPEATEDLY RISKED HER LIFE FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S FREEDOM.
AND NOW WE'RE ASKING HER TO HANG OUT WITH THOSE DOUCHE
NOZZLES?
SHE NEEDS A SQUAD!
I'M TALKING FREDERICK DOUGLASS ON THE 1.
ROSA PARKS ON THE 5.
W.E.B DUBOIS ON THE HUNDO, AND PRINCE ON THE...
THIS.
>> Stephen: HOW MUCH IS THAT ONE WORTH?
>> WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PUT THE VALUE OF PRINCE'S
CURRENCY IN A BOX, STEPHEN?
LET'S JUST SAY IT CAN BUY A RASPBERRY BERET OR A LITTLE RED
CORVETTE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S VERSATILE.
>> AND ONCE THESE ARE PRINTED, EVERY SINGLE BLACK PERSON IN
AMERICA SHOULD GET A COLLECTOR'S EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, WITH
THE BONUS SET OF BEYONCE COINS.
>> Stephen: SO THAT'S THE 1, THE 5, THE 20, AND THE 100.
WHO'S ON THE 10?
>> THAT'S EASY.
ME, JOHN THIBODEAUX!
I'M CALLING IT THE THIBO-10.
IT'S CATCHING ON, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE IT IS CATCHING ON.
DO YOU HAVE ANY HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WE DON'T KNOW
ABOUT?
>> I PUT ON PANTS TODAY >
STEPHEN.
NO ELASTIC-- BELT AND EVERYTHING.
IT'S EITHER THE 10 DOLLAR BILL OR THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PANTS.
>> Stephen: OKAY, BUT ON THE SLIM CHANCE THAT IT'S NOT
YOU, JOHN, WHO WOULD BE ON THE 10?
>> SHONDA RHIMES, STEPHEN!
SHE WAS ROBBED!
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
JOHN THIBODEAUX, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SALMA HAYEK.
HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE BUTTS?
>> SO JUICY!