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(Shakyra) Hey y'all, it's your girl Shakyra Mabone
(Yazzy) Yasmeen Amjad
(Anthony) Anthony Brinson and this is all shades of chocolate where we bring
(Shakyra) this sweetest
(Yazzy) The hottest
(All three) black culture to MSU.
(Anthony) So if you heard from our temporary co hosts Miss Yaz Yasmine Jada is not here for this episode. We wish her the best. She's going through some personal things right now. So she'll be back when next time we record but we're happy to have mercy as well as our guest and temporary hosts. So,
(Yazzy) hi guys, I'm pretty good, not gonna lie
(Shakyra and Yazzy) You said this is your first podcast? Like ever? Yeah. Oh, my God. Single episode before we so this is something new.
(Anthony) We're honored to have you as the first podcast you've been a part of and just in general, just start the questions off. How have you liked it? The state news since this is your first semester.
(Yazzy) I like it a lot. I mean, I like everybody here. I'm on the coffee desk. So okay, I just like to add it all the time. It's like, it's super fun
(Anthony) Yeah, you were mentioning that. Kind of like your career path and how you got here. And you were talking about how like you really love to read and you want to go into book editing. So can give us a bit more details on that.
(Yazzy) Yeah, so I started at MSU as a psychology major, because mental health was super important to me, like my whole life. And I thought I wanted to become a psychiatrist. But I quickly learned medical school is not for me. So I kind of deferred that. And then COVID happened, I was reading a lot more than I usually do. And I kind of just I just decided to like take, take the plunge, just jump on in and pursue editing. So I then added a professional pelvic writing major, and decided to be dual degree. And I'm here now just taking any opportunity. I can
(Anthony) So with you talking about that you've told us while when we first met you at the state news that you're a fifth year senior, and could you go into just the details on how does that work? Like financial aid wise, like Michigan State wise, like having
(Shakyra) the students like confused about that? Yeah, so financial aid can be a pain.
(Anthony) So what's that whole process just from being a fifth year senior?
(Yazzy) Um, well, in terms of financial aid, I'm lucky enough where I don't really have to worry about that. So I can't speak on that too much. Um, but I don't know, I just I've just kind of been continuing on like pursuing what I want to pursue. I think I've just noticed that, despite all of the news, like I miss you, and the students seem to be working harder to combat any kind of like, bad story, that papacy that comes up and really writing their wrongs as as bad as the news. But I don't know I see it from like a different perspective. Everybody seems to be pretty, like, all about righting the wrongs and supporting each other's boring di efforts. Efforts is like that. So
(Anthony) yeah, and just some of the questions I have in my notes, don't want to ask you just, I was telling you off the mic that well, my own personal podcast, I asked this question like towards the end. But if I were to ask you, who is Yasmine? How would you answer that question? And how would that question differ from what you first got to MSU
(Yazzy) Um, when I first got here, I'd say that I'm pretty quiet. I wasn't very outgoing. And I'm still pretty shy and quiet. But now, I think I have more drive. I'm really not afraid to kind of go after what I want, especially like in a professional career sense. So I think now it's just it's all about development now. And becoming the best me that I can. Who is, you know, taking time for my mental health taking time to spend time with my family and my friends now? And just Yeah, being the best person that I can be really like, there's
(Shakyra) I will say College of course, is the best time to actually have that self development because you know, it is hard. I mean, my favorites even saying, like, be like, yeah.
(Anthony) And with you talking about mental health and make sure like you keep your peace just Do you have any piece of advice to make sure you maintain a good mental health, maybe taking mental health days, what have you done?
(Shakyra) Do you have a routine? Possibly, or it's okay for you guys. It's really I'm just curious.
(Yazzy) I definitely don't if I'm being honest. But I think establishing the boundaries that you need with other people. And I'm still learning that because like, for me if I see something, like show up, especially if it's like related to any kind of club that I'm in any job, like, I will pick it up no matter what I'm doing. Yeah. Um, which I probably shouldn't. Like, I want to make sure that my time is If protected, and with that comes the mind, peace of mind. So establishing, like when I'm working when I'm not, and especially communicating, that's a huge thing. I think we all just kind of like, fester in our anger, or our thoughts. And sometimes letting that out and telling people like your thinking can really can really change how you're feeling in that moment.
(Shakyra) Yeah, I agree. It's, it's really a work of art, I will say. But,
(Anthony) yeah, it's definitely a process to try to like Master that. Because like you mentioned, like, I'm still working on that I can imagine if you're still working on that Shakyra being pretty difficult. And just with you being here at MSU, and you've been a fifth year senior, how was MSU change from when you first got here to now? There's been a change?
(Yazzy) Yeah, um, like I was saying earlier, I think from a student perspective, we are very rare, like much more adamant about making sure that we're holding ourselves and each other accountable. I mean, obviously, like, the rock is always being painted, but I feel like people are like, they're protesting more for the issues that they think is important. They have, you know, any kind of like demonstrations or vigils at the rock, sometimes, we're just like more outspoken than I think we were when I was a freshman. So I think that's really how to change the most.
(Shakyra) Yeah, I will say, I'm just, I guess, just a ploy. Like, you know, BSA blasters alliance is having their walkout on Wednesday, October 18. You start starts at 2pm. So I just wanted to put that out there to actually like, get into details like, you know, agreeing what Yasmine just just said, like people really would demonstrate and just like protest on any issues that they feel like it's being that needs to be told, you know, so yeah,
(Anthony) And shout them out as well shut up them. And when talking to you off the mic, or just now I the word always comes in my mind is perseverance. And we were talking before we started recording just about the tragedy that happened in February of this year. And with you trying to still pursue your dual degrees, how has just how have you persevered through all that have you kept going with maybe not feeling as though or not even maybe just feeling like your first major wasn't like where you needed to be? And then where you're trying to get to just have you gotten to where you are now and hopefully graduate in May? I think you make it? Yeah.
(Yazzy) So I think the reason why I chose to add that extra degree was because my passions were somewhere else. And I felt that that would benefit people more than if I were to go pursue a career in like psychiatry. Just I, especially when it comes to mental health, you should be someone who was incredibly passionate about talking with others and helping them no matter what. And I felt like with my mental health and my interest and focus, I wasn't going to be that person. For other people. I still have no problem like talking to people if they feel that they need to vent and rant to me, like, I think since high school, I've been that person, even a therapist too, but it's just like, I think in a professional setting, I would be doing people are better. Like I would be doing more justice and better service to people if I weren't in that space. Yeah, that makes sense. So yeah, yeah. It's just all about finding your niche, too. Yeah. Yeah. And then like with writing and books and things like that, a lot of us we use stories, movies, TV, whatever, has like the escape. And I think I assumed that a lot better. Yeah. So I think I'd like to think I'm still kind of helping people just like with a very, very behind the scenes role.
(Anthony) Definitely. And it's crazy that you mentioned that you were the therapist, friend, it makes me want to ask, how did you balance being therapist friend and being there for yourself? Are you?
(Yazzy and Shakyra)) Um, oh, no, I just people just kind of started talking to me would you consider yourself as an empath? Like, do you know what that is? Well, I'm pretty sure you do. So. I, I'd like to think that I am, but I don't really know. I've never like asked that because a lot of people say, you know, if you found like, find people to talk to you about you know, personal, their personal issues easily. That means you're an empath and stuff like that, because it's been fun to read. A lot of people just come up to me and be like, Yeah, you know, I don't know, I just got to find my mom. And I'm like, oh, no, you well. That is a very beautiful trait. I'm just saying like, I don't see nothing wrong with that. So I'd like to think that I am but at the same time, when people are talking to me I'm like, why are you telling me but it just like it was just caught you off guard.
(Yazzy) Exactly. Like I'm like, please continue. I'm gonna make you feel better. And that's what I care about. Also, why me? Yeah, like that makes me qualified to talk you through your issues and give you advice. Yeah. How that happened
(Anthony) Absolutely. Oh, yeah. Like, I'm, Why am I always the person who like, get help and just be a light. And just like when we were saying earlier, like, if you made me like to piggyback off me with the question and stuff, I always, like, I feel grateful to be that person from people. But I always asked like, Why am I always in the position to be that good person? Like, I don't know. I guess it's like impostor syndrome.
(Shakyra) Is it? Not tiring, but do we? Is it my turn?
(Anthony) No, not even tiring. We can get tired. But that's not what I mean. Like, yeah. Am I like, Am I that good of a person? Like, I have a very hard time was had a hard time like giving myself props. So it's just like, when people come to me be like, oh, yeah, really talk to you. Or they just randomly tell me about themselves. It's like, there are so many people in the world, I like I'm the person for you, like, so grateful. And with you being that person, for others, what has been a moment to where you had to balance? Like not knowing what to say, but doing the best you can for that person? How? If you have a specific moment, then what was that moment if you wouldn't mind sharing it? And if you don't have a specific moment, then just how did you balance being that person?
(Yazzy) I don't think I have a specific moment. But it happens a lot when people are talking to me and like they might be sad because like, I don't think I'm a very emotional person. Like, I don't cry very often. But like everyone is like, I'm think I'm gonna cry. And I'm like, it's okay to cry. Not for me, but for you. But I, I'm just completely honest with them. I'm like, I'll be honest, like, I don't know what to say, to make you feel better right now. And I don't know what I would do if I were in your situation. But if it makes you feel better, to just lay it all out and get it off of your chest, like, let me that person and I'm fine with that.
(Shakyra and Yazzy) You know, I'm you're crying shoulder to cry on? Because, honestly, that's all you can really do. You can only do so much. And I'm pretty sure most people understand that. So yeah, so yeah, I think people like they look for an answer. But I think it's just it's okay to say that you don't have to answer. Especially if like, you're the person people are coming to you. Like, I don't know how to help. But like, what, like, what do you want me to do? That's really what I ask a lot. Like, what can I do? I don't know how else to just talk to myself. You. Yeah,
(Anthony) And with being that type of friend and just being an MSU? How would you describe your support system? Maybe anyone like your family, parents, friends? How would you even as some professors, how would you describe the support system, you've had to help you keep going if you have support,
(Yazzy) um, I really had to develop that like a lot, because naturally, I'm a pretty shy, quiet person. So like my freshman year, I, I just kept to myself, I had one friend from home, we ended up transferring, so I was just hanging out with her all the time. So that support system freshman year was no offense to them, but it was like non existent, like I have a lot of issues going on. And if I did, they've not who I want to immediately like, I think my family, they're pretty much always there for me, I have a really good relationship with my mom or like best friends. And if, Mom, if you hear this, and you think I'm not your best friend, yes, I am. Yeah, my mom, like my stuff that I talked to him a lot. My I talked to her a lot. And then again, like, it wasn't until, like COVID happened is when that support system started to develop, because that's when I sought out opportunities to like, get involved, research clubs, something like that. So it took a lot.
(Shakyra) I just wanting to ask, what clubs are you part of?
(Yazzy) So I am actually in the Panhellenic Council. So I'm in a sorority, and that's where I found my support system. Yeah. academic or social. I would have never thought I'd never because my mom was like, You should join I was like for real like me. I think my freshman year again, my friend was going through the whole recruitment process and I was like the people retiring like why why would you? Um, but after it was all over, you would just be walking around and she'd run into like, random people and they'd all say hi to her. Like, oh, okay, so like, you know, people and I. So then COVID happened and we were all online. I was like, if I don't do something now to find any kind of club, that I'm not going to have friends at all during college because I will like stick to myself and like stay in my apartment, things like that. So I was just like, let me just take the just take the leap. Enjoy That's pretty much it.
(Anthony and Shakyra) And another thing you mentioned during the pandemic, and around that time, it's just like you read a lot more. You meant you love reading and your recount went from like 20 to 30. Yeah. Which is so impressive. And I know it may be hard to pick because I was gonna ask what's your favorite book? So if you can name like a top three or top five favorite books?
(Yazzy) Oh. I read a lot of fiction. I don't really care what kind of fiction. It could be literary fiction, fantasy. Urban fiction. Yes, like anything. I think my favorite still right now is Taylor drinking three. Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo. That's still my favorite. It's pretty popular now I think. But I don't again, like I don't cry. I don't cry at movies, books. And there was a particular scene. I was on FaceTime with my friend. And we were both reading. And I got to that scene and I just wanted like silent. And I was like, Oh my God. Yeah. I just like, Oh, my God. And she was like, What is going on? I was like, this book was spoken might actually made me cry. It didn't. But it took me like I needed to take a second to recoup. So that's definitely one of my favorites. And then by the same author, Carrie sorta was back. I just liked that because I read that so fast. Like, I had a plane, a plane ride, and I was, I was sitting there doing nothing. Next thing I knew I read like 90 pages from that day, and normally I don't because I get distracted. Yeah. So I can't read a lot of pages in one day. And would that be?
(Shakyra) Nice? So are you reading any books like now or?
(Yazzy) No? Cuz school? Oh, yeah.
(Anthony) Are you on like a movie TV show person at all?
(Yazzy) Um, a little bit. I rewatch a lot of the same things over and over again.
(Anthony) What's your what's your rotation? Well,
(Yazzy and Shakyra) a lot of people are watching Domokos right now, just because it's cute. Like, now the jokes are dated isn't a Catholic? No. Oh. I watched everyone I was like what has happened? I'm very confused. Gossip Girl is also like that's that's good. Guy little place in my heart. But your whole race is just like, cutesy like mother daughter relationship.
(Shakyra) Oh, okay. So not like Gossip Girl.
(Yazzy) Let's see I watch. Recently sort of watching Titans because I saw that they had season three and season four out and I was like, I did not watch that. Yeah, sorry. Watch the whole thing. And now I'm like, basically caught up. And I think they actually canceled it.
(Anthony) Okay. And we were talking also off the mic that technically, this would be our first culture to culture episode. So to describe what that the idea was for us. We wanted to bring different cultures in other than just black culture. And around the newsroom. We had Asian culture, mixed culture. You mentioned you're a mixed woman. And just to talk about that, and your experience being a mixed woman and yeah.
(Yazzy) So I guess for background for ethnicity. My mom's side of the family is black. So I'm half black, and then my dad's side of the family. Originally, they're from Guyana, which is a small country, or something like that small but it's smaller compared to like Brazil. Yeah. A small country in South America, but it's technically considered part of the Caribbean like region. And then when my when my dad was like, one my grandparents moved to an island called St Maarten. So I have like Caribbean roots, but in terms of ancestry, he started the family we believe come from like Northern India. Persian I think Syria. So we have his his other family is also like Muslim, and my mom said, Sorry, my mom's side is Christian. So it was a very interesting dynamic to grow up.
(Shakyra) That sounds like so beautiful, though.
(Yazzy) My dad like hammered into me. He was like, You are like the person where you have these all these different cultures and they've like, come together and one person. He was like, really sappy about it.
(Shakyra) he just wants to, to emphasize that like, This is who you are, this is where you came from. And I listen, that is so nice.
(Anthony) Just to piggyback off that, like you're a very unique person, like I've personally never met a fifth year senior never known a Yasmine and you're really well spoken and you just you have a presence about you. That's just really dope, and to talk about your parents, just like how they met and just how they got to creating as and
(Yazzy) when they met in high school. School. I think my dad had a crush on my mom, my mom, and my dad had a crush on her. And my mom was like, What? What is this? What is going on? Two years. Okay, so she was just like, No, thank you. But they met in high school. And she came, my mom came to MSU for like, a year, year and a half. And then my mom transferred to New York. And then next thing, you know, like, I pop up during their college experience, like balancing school, they have a job so they can support themselves.
(Shakyra) Yeah, oh my god, that will be a nice little discussion. Like, how do you like how people in college like that our parents like balance? No, that's gotta be super hard. Like, yeah, that's really nice. So cute.
(Anthony) So the perseverance genes runs in the family, I see. And to continue on about you just a more
personal side, I mean, what's the origin of your name?
(Yazzy) Um, so my mom when she was 15, there was some girl at school whose name was Yasmine. And she just really loved it. And so from then she was like, This is gonna be my child's name, I don't care, I'm gonna have a daughter, and that will be her name. And then I think when I was born, they were just talking about the spelling. So I am the Arabic spelling of it. And that's, that's pretty much it. And then my middle names are my grandmother's middle name.
(Anthony) Oh, that's pretty cool. Yeah, just for context. How do you spell it for the listeners?
(Yazzy) Yasmeen
(Anthony) That's pretty dope, and I feel bad because I caught her Yasmine, like, so many times.
(Shakyra and Yasmeen) And it's just like the way and like naturally flows out of you. It's okay. It's alright. To have people know me as Shakyra. But it's like, no, it's
(Anthony) Always experienced are my last name. My people call me Brian.
(Shakyra) Don't give me my last name. They call me maybe Mabone or Madonna will technically use are supposed to pronounce it. mudbone. But my great granddad is he kind of like a stutter issue. And yeah, so we did. Well, yeah.
(Anthony) And you mentioned that, like, one half of your family is Muslim. What happens? Christian? You mentioned that you aren't religious. So with you coming into your own and not really being a religious person, how was it growing up in that dynamic of multiple religions? I wasn't hard. He,
(Yazzy) um, well, my dad so I like they're, they're Muslim, but I wouldn't say like, they're super strict at all. So my dad is also like, not super religious. But like, we'll go to like the current rates, which is like a prayer that we have. Yeah. And like he'll know all of like, the prayers that are being like said, I don't know any of them, just because like, that wasn't taught to me in just like really forcing my mom's side of the family. Like, I went to church, not like, every single Sunday, but like, I went to church with her. So I know a little bit more about that culture. So I guess just seeing both sides, it was just like, I think we are both forgetting that they have the same origin. And so that's important to realize, I think, I don't know, I took the morals a lot from my mom's side, just because my mom has a lot of morals, and then that just kind of came up me. So yeah, I don't really think about it too much. Like, everyone.
(Shakyra) Okay, cool. That's fine with me. Yeah, whatever floats your boat. That's all that matters. So yeah.
(Anthony and Yazzy) So did you did you grew up in Detroit? No, I grew up in Bloomfield, really. So it's an area.
(Anthony) So how was it going from Bloomfield to Michigan State from like, growing up in a predominately white institution as a black woman because usually like me and Shakyra were both from Detroit. And and we it was kind of jarring for us to go from like Detroit to MSU as a culture shock. So you're kind of a different perspective of growing up predominately white institution or totally white areas already. So how was it for you? Like was it was an easy adjustment period.
(Yazzy) So, like you said, I went to a predominantly white institution, like I went to college for everybody. I knew most of them were white. So I guess like making that transition from grade school to college, honestly, was not that different. I just like I still felt in my zone. And like, I was like, This is what I'm accustomed, accustomed to anyway, so it wasn't too much of a transition. And then cuz I went to college prep, like, the schoolwork was fine for me like everything was just like basically the same. The only thing I struggled with was making connections and talking to people because I went to a small school and I went there my whole life. So everybody, like everybody knows everybody.
(Shakyra) And I want to cram participate in their summer programs. So I'm trying to like an every kid to
(Yazzy) like, I like I went there since I was in kindergarten, and everybody that I knew that I graduated with. They also most of them also went to I like to elementary school. So I knew everybody all the time. So I again like the hardest thing coming down as he was making that, that connection with people.
(Anthony) Okay, so big. So out of curiosity, you said you join some clubs along the way. How did you get to this lady news?
(Yazzy) Um, it was just kind of seeking out any kind of writing opportunity I could get here. I like editing and it caught my eye I think last spring ish. Like, I mean, I heard about it a lot, but I never thought of actually applying till the summer rolls around. I was like, well, now I have some experience under my belt. So maybe I'll just apply and then I saw that they had coffee and like coffee desk opening so I wanted to
(Anthony) And to go a bit back to like your origin like your name your family. So different travel?
(Yazzy) Yeah, I travel a lot. My my dad and we tried to go on a trip every like every summer. And then growing up I went to my dad's were like all the vacations like Christmas Spring Break summer. So I like I grew up here, but I also sort of grew up down there.
(Anthony) Okay, what was your favorite place? You've been to? places you can pick one.
(Yazzy) That's hard. I really like Scotland, Scotland. And France is a pretty up there for me now.
(Anthony) So cool.
(Shakyra) Well, I was just talking to another staff member about Australia, because he never been Have you been told? No, no, it's on my list. Yeah.
(Yazzy) It's like a train ride that goes, I think throughout most of or if not the entire continent. And I was like, we weren't gonna like, like, each other. Like, if we are stuck on a training together for more than a day. But I that's on my list.
(Anthony) So I just love to hear how you have like the relationship with your parents in general. And just to talk about your mom and dad. Yeah, I think you mentioned your stepdad as well. How was having the relationship with them built up to who you are now and kind of having that sort of family find with being a college student. Sometimes we get away and then being able to go back so?
(Yazzy) Um, oh, no, my, I think my dad's side really hammered into me the importance of family. My mom's side too. But like, if I did anything growing up, my dad was just like, probably on your family. Why blind your family? So I try to go back when I can. I've been pretty busy last couple of weeks. So now my whole mom's like, so when are you coming home? There's a lot going on. Um, but I don't. I remember really thought about, like cultivating those relationships. They've always just kind of been there. So yeah.
(Anthony) Okay, well, with that being said, we're probably reached towards our end unless you got some questions. Shakyra But
(Shakyra) Well, actually, I do so like, well, I just want to ask how has this message so far? Because it's just like, you're in a point where just like, you're just so tired and
(Yazzy) yeah, yeah. It has been a ride is a ride. I feel like it. I don't know. It's just been all over. Like I started off, like, kind of rocky stuff. And I was like, I don't have any of my syllabus, like syllabi. I don't have anything so how am I supposed to prepare for this? Yeah. And then it was just like, I felt like I was just kind of thrown in and now like, I'm so scatterbrained this entire week, like oh, I don't know what's going on. And
(Shakyra and Yazzy) I'm just you just hear right in the relief, I guess. I know you're so excited to like, because you almost there like may that's like around the corner, so I cannot wait. It's like it's scary, but I can't wait. So why did you have any specific like goals and expectations set for this semester? Or just like the school year in general?
(Yazzy) No, I just want to finish on like a strong foot really enjoy the time that I have left with my friends here. I almost did a study abroad next semester, but I was like, This is my last semester like I would have loved it. But this isn't my last semester and I think I'm gonna miss my friends more than I more than wanting to go away.
(Anthony) So just the last question I have I noticed a lot of times like you were like the rain and you have like the jury so how do you cultivate your style and just who Yasmine is with how she appears and like what does that process
(Yasmeen) um, I don't know I just kind of go with whatever I feel comfortable and I like physically comfortable and then also like, I feel secure in my like in myself wherever I go. I think the jewelry thing that was a recent development because I was a tomboy when I was little I like the puffy dresses and I was like please take this off. Scratch like this is scratching me I hate it. But I think part of it was kind of embracing and Little bit about culture like with especially like with the Indian side a lot of is like a lot of jewels like my grandma's very like colorful like flamboyant she's very out there. So I think comparatively I'm very like minimalist but I think the like four rings that I have on that's where I kind of that's like the extent of maximalist for me, I don't know. Just like
(Shakyra) that sounds totally understandable. Like I say, you just have to find your niche and things like that. So
(Anthony) I just thought of one more thing before we let you go here has or was the food any different from like being a different cultures or like different things they make? Oh, yeah, you can talk about that.
(Yazzy) Um, it's good when we start. Obviously, like, I have like the staple sofa, magazines, whatever, blah, blah. But like, my dad side, we have this thing called bottle. It's like, basically like a lentil soup. Essentially, that was my favorite growing up with like roti, our roti is a little different than other like, regions and stuff because ours is more like flaky. And some people there's more like, ready and almost more people like but not necessarily. So that and then what else we have a lot of like curry chicken or chicken Gari. Awesome, like oxtail, and things like that. That specific together.
(Shakyra) I've never had before. And I've been able to tie I'm like,
(Yazzy) Well, it's funny, because it wasn't like a huge thing. Yeah. When I was little, especially like in the States. So it's funny now because I think I'm hearing a lot more about our sales. Yeah, just like a delicacy or like, that was just like, the scraps.
(Anthony) Put you on the spot was the best cook in the family.
(Yazzy) granny.
(Shakyra) Can never talk not not talking about food on this podcast?
(Yasmeen) It would also have to be grandma, but like, my family is a family and just like cooks and chefs and bakers. Oh, yeah. So I don't know.
(Anthony) And then, um, do you got any like desserts to shout out with the food palette?
(Yazzy) Um, Daksa there's a dessert called the tie. It's like a cross between a donut and a scone. It's like covered in sugar. Yeah, and then on. And then there's also like, Solera on my dad's side, but I'm not a big fan of it. On mom's side. We do a lot of cream puffs. I'm the baker. So I basically I do like all the cupcakes and cookies and stuff.
(Anthony) All right, well, to let you go. Usually how we do our outro is that we kind of do it backwards. So I say this has been obviously a chocolate where we brought this sweetness to the artist and in black culture to MSU. So yeah, we got to start on data. So we're gonna do it. I'm gonna keep this all in because I mean, no big deal. But, um, well, again, like we mentioned beginning that I've sort of wished him the best and she'll be back soon. She's not gonna be going oh, she made sure to say that I'm gonna be back. So with that being said, this has been All Shades of Chocolate where we brought
(Shakyra) The sweetest
(Yazzy) The hottest
(All three) black culture to MSU
(Shakyra) and remember to stay sweet bye y'all.