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The State News discuss black culture, trending topics, issues in the black community, black clubs at MSU, and educate listeners about the black community.
(Shakyra) Hey y'all, it's your girl Shakyra Mabone
(Jada) Jada Vasser
(Anthony) and Anthony Brinson and this is all shades of chocolate where we bring
(Shakyra) the sweetest
(Jada) the hottest
(All three) black culture to MSU.
(Anthony) So as you hear by the intro, Jada is bag, Let's clap it up, clap it up. We've missed you how happy to be back how you been? I know you've been gone due to some unfortunate circumstances. And I know you said you can get into it a little bit, but just how have things been?
(Jada) They've been. They've been but you know, I'm doing okay. today. I've been doing pretty okay. So far. So yeah, definitely happy to be back. Miss doing these on Fridays. I was like, this is the highlight of my Friday. So I'm like, super happy to be here. Be back on the mic, like talking with you guys. And yeah, I love it.
(Anthony) That's dope. That's dope. And with today's episode, we were talking off the mic of just things like perseverance and getting through this time of the semester because it's midterms and things like that. You actually had to make up a midterm earlier due to you being gone. What advice would you give as far as coming back? Especially from the circumstances you came back from with being golfer, man, if you want to however much detail you want to go into?
(Jada) Yeah, so as far as like, I don't know, advice. Okay. So, I was good. You know, last week, you guys didn't hear me you had a guest, you know, shout out Yazzie though, love her. She's on my desk. But yeah, I was gone because unfortunately, my granddad passed away. So me and my sister Janae, I talked about her a lot shout out to Janae we went home for a little bit to you know, just be with family and you know, get that love and support each other and all this that. So coming back to school was it was pretty challenging. I'm not gonna lie. I try not to show it a lot. That's just because who I am. So I was like, okay, you know, it's time to go back to work. And I was like, Okay, try to get in that mindset. I'm like, okay, cuckoo coolers, go back to work. So I was going back to work. And I was I was, I thought I was doing okay, but I guess I'm just kind of like going through the motions. Like, even as I sit here right now, like, I was talking to you earlier, like, I'm here, but I don't feel like I'm here. But I know I gotta be here. So I'm here. But it's not like I'm really here. If that makes any sense. I get it. Yeah. Yeah. So that's kind of what I've been doing. So if I have any advice, just do as much as you can. Because I know especially with college, and especially with November, all we're about to be doing is just exam exam exam, preparing for final exams, you know, this is the part of the semester that really matters. Because once December hit Merry Christmas, you know, we'll break this part of the semester that really count, so I know, it's just people out there that's like, oh, you know, I gotta get up. I gotta go. I gotta do it. I don't want to but I got to do it. So if you're coming off of any like, break, or you're just feeling just unmotivated, I'd say just really give yourself time. And you know, honestly, it's not the most academic advice, but if you can't do it, you can't do it. Yeah. Because it's rather you don't do it versus you do it and get a bad score anyway
(Shakyra) putting your best work or first effort into it. Yeah, I agree with your Jada like piggyback what you just said, like, me, honestly, I've been fiddling like this for the whole semester. Like, I don't know what's in the air. I was just talking to a friend a couple of days ago, and he was like, How's classes? How's the semester been going for you? I was like, to be honest, bro. I don't know what was going on, bro. I don't know what's going on. I don't know if I I mean, I feel like I got on the wrong foot. But yeah, I don't know. It's just been so awkward. Like, I don't know, it's because what we went through last semester and stuff like that. Caesars is just like trying to get into a you know, back in today, like teacher, you know, era and stuff like that after, you know, like, the tragedies or something. So everybody is just like, Okay, well, we hear no, I mean, I guess but, yes. Advice I would give you guys. Um, yeah, just do your best for a long day. I write my affirmations every week on my mirror. That's what's really holding me together right now. So if you like affirmations, or journaling, I will say do that. Yeah, one of my SMSU what was it? I was like, Yeah, I go law, just do what you got to do this week. Because it just like, No, seriously, but yeah, just try your best. And don't burn yourself out. Because mental burnout is a real thing. And not that's probably what's going on with me too. Because I just been like, gone through like a lot of, I guess minor, but like I don't know, just issues in general. But yeah, you know, just don't burn yourself out. That's what I was just say.
(Anthony) Yeah. And you and I were talking the other day. Shakyra about this semester, just I've also fell in a very weird rut because just unfortunately, I don't like my classes this semester. And the one class I do like my favorite class for this semester is at 9am. And I'm not a morning person and so I don't always get there. And then it's once a week so I felt like if I miss it, it's not like I can go back Friday or Monday. A I have to wait a whole nother week and just with how my classes are structured is weird because we're putting so much work in here to state news and to have my own podcast and just doing things like this, you would think I'd be on like a broadcast path or
(Shakyra and Anthony) Well, you're not a broadcast student. Right? Morning. Yeah, both of y'all are. And yeah, I'm a student. it has its strengths, because obviously, I do like writing but I would mainly prefer, like what I'm doing now or editing and stuff like that. So I'm really interested in talking to my advisor when I try and make my classes of just trying to get on a better path that just makes me more comfortable in class. Well, maybe she they probably will recommend changing your concentration. So broadcast. I mean, is that is that what you want to do in the long run? Or are you not really sure I'm unsure. I'm in a Michigan State, like, Okay, I love writing journalism. Right? Then we'll actually learn what journalism is like, Okay, I like the writing side. But like, the other stuff, like reading, interviewing, and well, I like interview but yeah, reporting or like, I love interviewing, and then stuff like podcasting editing, like they are. Those are just like to talk. So that's why I'm a broadcast student. I want to be on TV. Now, I don't necessarily want to be on TV, which is what? Yeah, but you still got stuff like radio? Yeah, I was thinking about like a radio personality based how they tried to say radio is dead.
(Shakyra) I'm going off track. But I just wanted like to mention it from the National Association, Black Journalists convention that I attended over the summer. I attended like a workshop. It was like, radio isn't dead. And I met some really good, you know, radio personality people. And it was like, yeah, don't listen to the radio is not good. Go ahead. Beyond beyond radio. Well, yeah. And just the position I'm in is like, my attention span, if you know, me is already like, very, very bad. Yeah. So combining that with, like, if I'm just generally feeling bored in class, like, even when I participate, it doesn't really stimulate my brain like that. Like it just I feel like, I'm there. And then I can come in and participate. I'm trying my time to listen and I get the material, but then I'm just going back to just like sitting there, like, it's like me, I can't focus on like, one thing of the assignment, like, say an assignment have like a three part or something or whatever, I can't focus, like, I have to do this, or, and then I'm just scrolling on Instagram and like doing something else, like answering emails, or like checking slack, you know, for the state news. It's just everywhere, honestly, like, I don't know, if I just like had undiagnosed ADHD. Um, I would have to talk to my therapist about that and see what's wrong. But I never had these issues until like, this semester, like, I don't know what's going on. Yeah, so just from all three of us, whoever's listening, like we get it, if you out there struggling, whether you're a freshman, senior or us as juniors, it's a lot like college can be a lie in general. Okay, boo, boo.
(Anthony) And what I was telling Jada, just in her situation, and just with the position she'd been in, and what she told me first, from a different situation is just to give yourself grace. Like, at the end of the day, we're only what 20 To like, maybe 22. Yeah. Listen, 17 to 20. Yeah, yeah, like 17 it's going to range wherever we fall, fall in that demographic, is like, we're not Oh, but we're still trying to get to where we want to be in life. And we're pretty young. Most of us if you're if you're under the age of 21, you can legally drink. So it's just it's a lot you got to figure out and what seems like a long time, but it really is a short period of time in
(Shakyra) College go by so fast, because it's like, I said, dang, I'm a junior already. I was just a freshman rocket. My little what was that? I think it's called goddess brazen, whatever, you know, like, already kind of knew that campus. But I was just like walking around the campus like, oh, yeah, like this right here. But oh my gosh, talking about so fast. Like, I want to graduate next year, or sooner at that point, like, listen, life can be scary, but you can't worry about the future either. So yeah, you just gotta live in the moment and just literally smell the roses. Why you here and just do what you can do really. So.
(Anthony) And we had a different because like, we went through the pandemic. So it's just like, I was talking with a friend the other day, like, it felt like two years of our lives just like black screen and both.
(Shakyra and Jada) was it like that for you? Yeah, it kind of was like, I agree what you were saying. I feel like college went by so fast. I remember getting my acceptance letter to Michigan. And I opened it and I got it in a box. Oh my god I remember reading the letter and I was like, Look, Martin good. Like skipping, we're gonna go to Michigan stay and she was like, Yes, this is what I want. And I like bet let's go. You know, like I remember all of that. I remember moving Then the first time in a dorm oh my god, this is crazy. I'm here. How was your move in move? It was it was hot but it was fun. Because I remember when my mom and my grandma left me today and I was like, Bro we didn't college. I was like, So what not. You want to go outside? We go out the edge nobody me my junior and then like people are actually like, Oh, what do you want to do after graduation? Like, what's next? What's next? What's next? I don't even know what's tomorrow. Like, I think I have an idea. I don't know how it's gonna go. You know and but me You know, I like to be organized. I like to fantasize or some people call it daydream about endless possibilities. So but you know, I'm open to a lot of after college possibilities. Whatever got thrown my way. I'll take you exactly.
(Anthony) And for me, you asked about moving like similar to JD experience, like it was pretty high. And it was stressful for us because I had never seen like we never was on him on the campus. Introduction to college, yeah, older sisters alumni here. Yes, yes, yes. But yeah, like my family like they you have in family. I was one of the only I think I'm one of like, maybe two people in my family. Maybe the only one I can't remember. But yeah, it was very new experience on that end, and then we're trying to find where to go. And then I lived in Brody. So like Brody,
(All three hosts) shout out Brody.For those who listen to stop or who, for those who's listening, listen, it's all about South baby. I was where I was at holding and wondering how many people know
(Anthony) but yeah, college I mean, like, be life in the most life way possible. Yeah. Well has changed. Yeah. Anything else y'all want to add to this before we probably segue into like, more positive or random stuff.
(Shakyra) So what do y'all do as a student when you feeling lazy?
(All three hosts) Don't go to class. I know. That's why I said no, no, it's a class. If you physically came, didn't, don't go but no, go try to go to class. And alternative answer I get because I wasn't sure I laugh but I wasn't joking.
(Anthony) But an alternative answer to give. Really, it's hard for me to answer that because I just either I don't go to class or I just push through like today literally, like a very busy day. I was off like maybe five and a half hours asleep. I got up I was like sleep schedule. Schedule is so terrible. Yeah. So good. Deep breath. You know, kids, my girlfriend, like you know, all right, enjoy your day at work, give me some give me some, give me some sugar. Just give me a little something big and start my day. And I'm like, Alright, gotta go be great. Like, at the end of the day. That's what doctors lawyers say. If you're here at Michigan State, and if you're listening to this, you belong here. So even on those days, that you may not feel like you belong, you look around. If people don't look like you or the work gets harder, you feel like you're not gonna do good on the test. Like you were here for a reason. And it may not be the most sound advice, but the best thing I can do, just to reiterate what they were saying earlier, just keep on going the best you can. Like, the days I've balanced it like this, in my mind, I was talking to West shout out west from state news. You if you if you know him, if you work here, you feel me if you know, you know, yeah, I was telling him, okay, it was a day, I didn't want to go to class. And long story short, I went to class this time and this story, but I was thinking of it like, okay, it's very easy to go to class when you feel like it. But on the days you don't feel like it you push through. That's what makes or breaks your college career. And on one hand, I was feeling like that. And on the other hand, I'm like, I'm still not going to ask it. The first thing I said, and I ended up going because like I said, just, it's very when it's easy, it's effortless. And when it becomes difficult, then that shows who's going to get through like especially if you're in a specific major, like for example, if you're trying to be a doctor, you can be very great. You can be very smart everywhere. Not gonna be a doctor, really in journalism. everybody's not going to be a journalist or not a good journalist, but like just a productive one. Everybody's peak is going to be the peak, like Jada is gonna be a doctor one day I don't really care to be in school that long so I'm thinking like a medical world is that kind of a doctor in journalism?
(Shakyra) Yeah, it's all called a doctorate degree but I was saying like, would you specifically wanted to do like, you know, when you explain to us,
(Jada) oh, my doctorate
(Shakyra) Yeah
(Jada) well, yeah, wouldn't would not be a medical. I'm not going to whoever's in medical school right now. You you do it for him. Me, but
(Shakyra and Jada) especially the black doctors. We need to keep pushing police. We need more black doctors in the medical field nurses got it all. But ya know, I am not getting my doctorate and a medical degree, I want to get my doctorate and either writing or communicating sciences and disorders. Yes. What sounds kind of medically medically? Like, yeah,
(Jada) it is it is a lot of terminology, but it's kind of condensed. And I really like it. Yeah, I want to get my doctorate in that because, well, I've always wanted to get my doctorate. I just knew I don't want to get it in journalism, because I want to learn other stuff so that I can be like, oh, shoot a journalist. I can talk about ABC and D and not have to skip Ge, you know what I mean? Yeah. But yeah, I want to get my doctorate in communicative sciences and disorders, because I'm tired of hearing the stigma of black children who have behavior issues, that they always have autism, because that's not correct. All black kids don't have autism. And all black kids who have behavior issues, don't have anything wrong with them, you just have to take the time to learn that specific kid, what they have going on what triggers them, what counteracts with them, what did another kid do to them, to make them react in a specific way? You know, what are their parents, it's a lot that goes into it, versus you looking at a kid for five minutes, and they're having a normal temper tantrum, you're saying, Oh, no, he has autism, or not some cases, they probably do have autism, I'm not denouncing the kids that you get the symptoms, right. But the kids that don't, that's not gonna, that's not going to help that kid grow, that's not going to help the parents, you know, succeed with their child. And I really, really want to do it, because I had an example with my nephew's name is are when he was younger, that's kind of what happened to him. You know, he was sewing super strong size, and a lot of the kids were showing and you know, my sister was like, okay, you know, we're good to evaluate it, you know, we just want to see the doctor point of view. And they're like, oh, he has autism. We were like, No, that just still someone, of course not to self diagnose, but it's just like, that doesn't that doesn't sound like it. So we went a long time without having an answer. Because they were just like, oh, no, he has autism. And we're just like, that doesn't fit. Like we like, she could definitely feel that it wasn't autism, but nobody wanted to go deeper with it. So, you know, he's five now and thankfully, at the school he's at they have more people to evaluate him and more teachers to aid to his knee. And and I like, oh, no, he doesn't have autism. He has ADHD. And he, she's like, Thank you, that makes so much more sense than autism. And yeah, of course, you don't want your kid to have anything, but at least you get the satisfaction knowing that you can help them now, knowing that you're not doing useless stuff, that's not going to work. Because, you know, we tried things, but it wouldn't, it wouldn't do nothing, because he didn't have it. So the stuff, it was like it wasn't working. But now that we have the correct thing, he can go to school, we, you know, my sister can talk to his teachers, you know, my brother in law can talk to can go within the school sometimes, you know, just a to his need. So he can still grow and she still be on the same path of the other kids, because he's very, very smart. You know, that is my baby. But he's very smart. And our But your level, but that's because we're having people who's there to actually now help him with what we know, he has a support system
(Shakyra) that is so crucial when you were in college to like, even if you I mean, because not everybody had like a good strong support system from a family. Like, even if you can find friends and mentors, you know, teachers, professors, or even like, were teachers from like high school, maybe lean on them, like support some system is so important, like, I promise you like,
(Jada) yeah, no, it is. It's important in college, and then even it's really important, like any stages of life, honestly, yeah. Because even like us, like I say, like us interacting with my nephew, we're like, oh my god, good jobs, You're doing so good. You see the change. And when you know that he's struggling, or you know, he's trying like his best, if we're saying, like, you're doing your best, that's good enough, you see the change for him because he wants to keep doing it. versus you know, nobody's there and he's just doing it. He's, he's gonna give up because of course, he's a kid. So of course, his attention span is way shorter than ours at 20. But even with that constant support, it makes them want to keep doing it and makes them want to be like, Look what I can do, you know, it makes them want to do that. So that's really why I want to get that doctor because I just want to break stigmas. If we've been honest, it's a lot of stigmas. I just feel like, you know, if somebody's got to do it, I don't want it to be me, because I just feel like I'll do it the right way. And that's just a big stigma that I really, honestly feel very uncomfortable with. Because I feel like we would hear so many better cases of like, schooling and kids at school in general if someone actually took the time to do their job and do it the right way.
(Shakyra) because she's like the same way too because she's a teacher with kids for special needs and stuff like that. And she just was like telling me like, you know, just not a lot of you know, people that will actually take the time as you know, be with these kids. Yeah, they don't know how to handle them. Yeah.
(Jada) Because at the end of the day, they are still kids, they're still just kids. And if you give any kid that attention that the child deserves, and you're gonna, you're gonna help the child. And that's all I want to do is a very soft spot for kids. So, you know, that leans into it. But yeah, definitely, then going back to the college thing was support systems. I'm having a support system, like of course, I have a very good family support system, which I'm thankful for. Because like you said, everybody does not have that. So I'm very thankful for that. But I also can say I have a very good East Lansing college support system because I live up here now. So yeah, I get the support. You know, when I call my mom, you know, I get this phone when I call my grandma when I call my older sister, and you know, my cousins you know, stuff like that. I still feel it. But it's it's different when you have that support and person when there's still those people that are there with you, they'd be like, No, we got to gangy like, you know, like you knew not gonna go down you know, we got you're not gonna fall. So I really, I really do think that's important to find even if it's just one person I think support for one person can fill up an entire stadium honestly. So even if you can find like that one person to where your life bro I need. I like you don't even got to say what's wrong because I need some like, spray and pray with me. If you can laugh with me if you can joke with me for like 10 minutes it that that'll really it really boosts your mood and it really helps you get through the week because when we come back I needed like all the laughs We do I need it the the jokes to just keep like, you know, getting up and going to class and I'm glad that I get to come after class I get to go home with some of my closest friends and just really just like subconsciously be in the moment and just live in the moment because there still is college. You got to ask the phone
(Anthony) That can be a perfect segue to the hayride. First one and so my experience went up and down like this is my like I mentioned is my first hay ride and parts of it like the beginning high peak. Like we had like a party bus. You had a dang Midwestern thing for those who probably don't know me, I'm pretty sure people know what a hay ride is. But you know, it's really fun. And like the party bus had a pole in the middle. Shakyra almost acted a fool on that pole.
(Shakyra) Y'all y'all know if y'all don't know me, I love to dance. I don't care. Listen, I'm gonna dance.
(Anthony) Especially when she get a little bit of let's say water. Flow the party bus and then we went on the actual hayride to the campsite. That was pretty fun. It was like fast was was bumping around and we get to the campsite and like the wind logs and the fire. Okay, it is very, very cool. We started off high. And then I'm gonna let my other two co hosts kind of take the lead as far as explaining how it got on a downward spiral.
(Shakyra) So you know, we just chillin talking, laughing and he haha, and one of our co workers was like, hot dogs. Let's get hot dogs. And I was like, Oh, I'm hungry. You know, because I already got that water me. So I was like, Yeah, I'm hungry. So and then I went up to her. I was like, Okay, where's the concession stand because we was like, in a different like site, the last year last year was was closer to the concession stands and stuff. And then she was like, Oh, I'm the manager of the, you know, like the farm and the campsite was like, You got to go through the corn maze because they have like, cornfields and stuff like that to get to it. And we were just like, the Yeah, so we were just like, oh, okay, you know, we was like, hesitant, but everybody in the group I went so we went and oh my goodness.
(Jada and Shakyra) See, we went to get this food with the hotdogs were 10 or 10 Incredible. It's just which people are so friendly when they have water in them to very friendly you know, some pretty cool people shout out to them. They really they Michigan State students and you know, going through it at first it was shocking because it's like wow, I'm really walking through a cornfield right now. This is like when my mom told me not to do and I was like, This is crazy. You know, this is exhilarating. You know, we get the food it's okay, it's good. Now going back I don't know what happened. But we got lost everybody was just jolly if you get what I was very jolly and they took a wrong step turn if you will into some other corn and ended up at someone else's kept saying, Oh, hi. And they were like, Whoa. And we were like okay, yeah, I went up to state news and I'm like, No, we're not state news. Like that. Let's go back. Did another term ended up at the same campsite three times. They're like, bro, do you want to stay? We're like, No, you can see Shrek two. Yes. You remember that scene where I'm the king had told Shrek to find something and it was lost in the woods. And that's when they introduced put some boots. That's exactly how I felt with the corn maze. Bro, it was a one point we were just in this like, It's dirt road, obviously because it's cornfields. So we sat there, and you know people's like, let's loop in the groups. I said no, now, you know, we are not specified. We don't split up. We don't. If you watch horror movies, we die first. So I said that we look like Scooby Doo. No. I said they want to find a murder mystery in this joint I said, we're not gonna find somebody. We're not going to find Andy T and take off his mask, so he could say, and I would have got away with it, too. It wasn't for you meddling kids. Okay, don't copyright that. All right. No, we can't do this. We're not gonna split on who was like, let's just go let's go. started splitting up, like but we say Oh, hell no. No, no. So then we were like, okay, calling our EIC we're like, Please, help. People, and the thing is, okay, so our friend Ella was there too, right? I was following her location, but it kept dropping. And she kept calling me but it kept dropping. So I'm like, hello, but you're in a cornfield. I'm like, Okay, there's absolutely no signal. So the location, your dots would change. So you will be over here and then say, you gotta go like to the right. Then two seconds later, you look back now your person to the left, and you got to turn around three times. And it's like, why? So when we found our way back, I was like, just thank God because we Is this the state news? And they else like I thought she was was like, we tried to signal but it didn't work. Oh, yeah. He's also why you didn't do the bat signal.
(Anthony) Look so far the original signal so our calls database was one of the silliest people I can know. So she decided to paint her job as doodlebops SpongeBob. If I get lost in your meal, like I'll hear the signal mean, ale stood up on a law like me.
(Shakyra and Jada) Like we couldn't hear y'all. I was literally doing it to anybody.
(All three) So then I get a text from Jada like, bro, we lost. I'm like, you're shooting the wind. See? That's exactly what you say. We're hungry. Festival hotdogs. So she takes me she lost my home. I gotta hope y'all get back safe before I make my job. Okay, I'll be serious. First, the end of my list, you should have signaled the best signal because if you don't know, I'm bad, man. You know, I don't know. So if I want to start a bad signal could disappear, got into my suit and be like, you know, Batman? Well, I'm glad you made it back safe because it was it was giving us it was giving KMP. Jordan? He didn't lie though it was given that no, it's funny though. It was really fun. Now, last year, it was really cold and we were stuck in a blizzard. That's all y'all need to know. Or that's another reason why my experience would dip down a bit. I hate the cold like it genuinely, it sounds like a lot to get me angry or upset. The cold is one of them. So at a certain point, I'm like, Are you dead? Are buscot missing? Like? I don't know what happened. Okay, so I'm the staff rep here at the State. Basically, it's like, you know, it's kind of self explanatory. You know, I represent the staff. And, you know, they come to me if they have any issues with the co workers or editors. Yeah, that's my girl. But yeah, so, you know, we just communicated with the manager shadow Chris. And he was like, yeah, it's not in the facility. Facility. Yeah. And I was just like, why would you mean, so we just don't get to like I was, I was like, Where To Buy A shoe. I don't know, my series. I was like, I don't know. They don't know where we lose a bus. Then Griffin comes up one of our personal stuff. Like we found the bus. The bus is here. We want a million dollar what it was originally supposed to leave at, like 545. But it was slightly to like, 66. Yeah. But yeah, it was fun. You know, it was worth it. Dope experience. Yeah. And I know we run out of time here. But to end it off, I feel like this is a perfect way to end it. So beginning we started off with chocolate beginning this year. Correct. And is that correct? Last year, while I wasn't here last. Oh, well, I started state news, the beginning of this year, spring semester. Are you here? Yeah, so just been 2023 year so.
(Anthony) And like we haven't Oh my god. We haven't even hit like 100 episodes. We're very new. And this is the first all black podcast and I'm very honored to announce that we are the 2023 recipients of what's the name of The award the like the official name press, like, associate associate Collegian. So you
(All three) know it's a long name, y'all. We won an award like press for journalists yawn, we can literally say like, we're award winning journalist doing something we love to help y'all and like what? Luke word got us? It's unbelievable to me.
(Anthony) Like I didn't even I didn't even know like, I wasn't hip to the award. And I remember Liz telling me like, Hey, you guys got nominated for I caught a pacemaker. I looked at least I'm like, Okay, what does that mean to you, too? And I'm like, Oh, my that way? Just just legitly Yeah, it was it's big. So then Wednesday, Kim had announced like, oh, like, we want a lot of pacemaker awards. But state news did all shades of chocolate still, like we're still trying to figure out and today with this man, that date is recorded on November 3 for our staff meeting. Shout out Lily Gwynnie. I had walked up to her. I was like, hey, Lillian, she was oh, hey, she was like, congratulations on the pacemaker. And I brushed it off because I'm thinking she talked about the nominee. I'm like, I paused for like, two minutes. I'm like, Wait, are you saying like we uh, we want to see net tax. I was in a bathroom getting ready. I was talking about baby. That is awesome. And I want to thank both of you guys. I personally wouldn't be here without either of y'all. I mean, you literally gave me your job. And JD literally introduced me. To some I shout out everybody who made this podcast a possibility or reality. Even better. Like yeah, like I thank y'all. Thanks to my who's the young lady who made our logo
(All three) Dana Faustino. Shout out Dana Faustino? Yes. We love you, girl. We love you. She'd be so proud of us listening. Oh, gosh. Oh my god, Antonio Griffith who made the intro too far yeah, you know, we had to change it. And I won't name specifically but shout out them for giving us that first intro and the whole team of law shades a chocolate fan. Thank you to our audience. Thank you wouldn't be here without listening to us and making the podcast even state news come alive. Like not even just us. But for the other four podcasts here. It's it's an honor to be a part of all this. And yeah, I'm very grateful to y'all and just everybody who's listening. Yes. With that being said, Do you guys have anything else to end us off with? Do you have so that's all I'm gonna say? If you're ever DMS, or do it, like ever reach out to the state news, or just honestly, it's chocolate, tell us your favorite spot. Mamma mia, you know, Chateau Doodlebob
(Jada) Shout out Shut up. Man, I'm just I'm really proud of you guys. I'm really proud of all of us. Like, first of all, I am shocked that we only started recording twins when you got hired. And I did not understand that gene just got hired. Yeah. But if you think about it, you've only been working for 2023. And granted, I got hired February 2022. But that still feels like Yeah, that's, that's centuries ago. But for you. And then that's when we like first really started I'm like, has it only been that long. It feels like not not even saying this is dragged out. But it just feels like like we move it. You know what I'm saying? Like, like, gotta find our next generation. Like, we like they're doing it and it'd be recognized for like a Pace Award. They look at like organizations, you know what I'm saying they look at people who've been doing monumental stuff. Those are the people. That's why the like Staples organization gets nominated for those awards. So for them to first of all, have a section for podcasts one is incredible, to our diversity section is even more critical. And then three, to pick up a podcast that just started this year. And I think we got nominated. We had no more than what total 13 episodes. Like you said, we don't really have that many, but it's just the impact. You know what I'm saying?
(Anthony) Like you got people telling us like, Hey, I listened to your podcast, we're getting awards based off really a semester of work, maybe semester and a half. I don't even I still don't know who nominated us, like Kim didn't even know. So like, even whether you're religious or not like I'm pretty sure all three of us are like that. I just give it up to God like things like that. Make it worth it to where we tire we're coming back from unfortunate situations. These are the things that make it worth it. And like Shakyra Say I ended off by saying just keep going. Like I mentioned earlier, you are meant to be here if you're listening to this and especially if you go to MSU and yeah, with that being said, this has been all shades of chocolate where we've brought
(Shakyra) the sweetest
(Jada) the hottest
(All three) black culture to MSU
(Jada and Shakyra) and remember to stay sweet, bye- yeah baby!!