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00:00 - I always know you can change things.
00:03 I've done it before.
00:05 ♪ ♪ ♪
00:07 - Everyone's talking about diversity and inclusion.
00:09 That directly stems from the work that Beth Ann did.
00:12 - Without her, the opportunities wouldn't exist
00:14 for me to do what I love.
00:16 - She's like a second mother to me.
00:18 - That one shining light of kindness.
00:20 ♪ ♪ ♪
00:22 - We're all students of Beth Ann Artisan.
00:24 - And I always say, just, you know, a hammock and a tequila,
00:26 I'm good. You heard it first.
00:28 ♪ ♪ ♪
00:30 - She's the godmother of fashion.
00:33 - When I started, I was the first black, black-looking model
00:36 on 7th Avenue.
00:38 - There was no people who looked like me.
00:40 - I knew the difference of segregation from childhood.
00:43 - These people thought that we were less.
00:45 - I let them know we are here.
00:48 - She realized she was the message.
00:50 She represents this power.
00:53 - A lot of designers did not use models of color.
00:56 No blacks, no ethnics.
00:58 - You don't know what it's like to be invisible.
01:00 - Where are the black girls?
01:02 - I started the Black Girls Coalition.
01:04 - She moved our glamour and our good looks
01:07 into the arena of activism.
01:09 She's a game-changer.
01:11 - She sacrificed a lot.
01:13 - My mother has enough ambition for the whole world.
01:17 - It's really hard as a single mom.
01:20 I was scared to fail.
01:22 - She wants us to win more than anything.
01:24 It gets a little challenging at times.
01:26 - But that's gonna be part of your great story.
01:29 - I don't know who I think I am, but I do be trying.
01:32 [upbeat music]
01:34 - We want to provoke conversation.
01:36 We want to provoke ideas.
01:37 - I'm not here to put anyone down.
01:39 I'm here to bring everybody up.
01:41 - Beth-Anne was able to unify us.
01:43 - She has changed the way beauty is defined.
01:47 - But I still want to do more things.
01:49 - ♪ Keep your head up ♪
01:51 - There are a lot of young people out there
01:53 who really have something to say.
01:55 And they come along like a tsunami.
01:57 They come along as a wave.
01:59 - ♪ Keep your head up ♪
02:02 - The game's not over.
02:04 - Once you meet this person,
02:06 it's gonna change your life.
02:08 - Let's shake it up.
02:09 - Whether you like it or not.
02:11 - ♪ Keep your head up ♪
02:14 [explosion]
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02:25 [SILENCE]