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00:00I love you too, Michelle.
00:13I love you.
00:14Oh, I love that.
00:15That was Michelle Obama with a very important message about voting.
00:18And also we want to say today is Malia Obama's birthday.
00:23Hashtag happy birthday to her essence family.
00:27It's a wonderful day.
00:28You know?
00:29Happy birthday, Malia.
00:30Our next guest is like family to essence.
00:33Yes.
00:33She's hit the stage, the essence festival stage, so many times throughout the years.
00:37And she's back to bring her heart and soul.
00:40And she always does that.
00:41You know, Let Us See is going to take the stage afterward from McDonald's,
00:45who we want to thank for sponsoring the essence festival of culture.
00:49And later, a special performance by Andra Day brought to you by State Farms.
00:55To be young, gifted, and black.
01:01Oh, what a lovely, precious dream.
01:07In the whole world, you know, there's a billion boys and girls who are young, gifted, and black.
01:23And that's a fact, yeah.
01:26To be young, gifted, and black.
01:31Oh, what a lovely, precious dream.
01:36In the whole world, you know, there's a billion boys and girls who are young, gifted, and black.
01:52And that's a fact, yeah.
01:56Yeah.
01:56Yeah.
01:57All right.
02:10If God took me away today, I pray I did everything I could to honor you.
02:29And when I open my eyes, there's joy each day.
02:36What a blessing.
02:38I'm waking up next to you.
02:41Your kisses are a sweet surprise.
02:44Still can't believe you're in my life.
02:47The impossible is possible because of you.
02:51I will love you, past forever, I'll do anything for you.
02:59I will do everything for you.
03:03Heart and soul, I'll do anything for you.
03:10You are my life.
03:11You are the world.
03:12One means us two.
03:14One means us two.
03:15Anything, anything for you.
03:20Time.
03:22Don't want to waste no more time on broken pieces from the past.
03:30We have now.
03:32Nothing's better than right now.
03:35I'm committed to you, and you are to me.
03:40Yes.
03:41I'll do what it takes.
03:42Right the wrongs of my mistakes.
03:46You give me air.
03:47You give me a reason to keep on fighting.
03:51For love like us, it's worth it.
03:55I'll do anything for you.
03:58I will do anything for you.
04:02Anything for you, baby.
04:06I'll do anything, anything for you.
04:09You are my life.
04:11Whatever you want, yeah.
04:12I'll do anything for you.
04:15Anything, anything for you.
04:18You will never know.
04:20You will never know.
04:21How far my love will go.
04:23All the sacrifices you made to change my life.
04:28Oh, you mean so much to me.
04:30You mean so much to me.
04:32I wish the world could see.
04:34All the joy you bring to my life.
04:38I'll do anything for you.
04:41I will do anything for you.
04:43Anything for you.
04:45Anything for you, baby.
04:48I'll do anything, anything for you.
04:52You are my life.
04:54Whatever you ask me.
04:55I'll be just you.
04:56I will, I will do anything for you.
05:00Anything for you.
05:00Oh, you will never know.
05:02I will do anything, anything for you.
05:07Ask me, I'll do anything, anything for you.
05:12You are my life.
05:16You are my life.
05:17Everything I'll sacrifice, it'll just be you, baby.
05:21Oh, yes, anything for you.
05:23I will do anything, anything for you.
05:30Anything, anything, anything for you.
05:35You are my life.
05:37You are my life.
05:38You are my joy, my joy, my joy, my everything.
05:42Anything, anything for you.
05:44Anything for you, anything for you.
05:53I'll do anything for you.
05:58Yes.
06:03Anything, anything for you.
06:07Yes.
06:11I was born by the river
06:38In a little town
06:41Oh, and just like the river I've been running
06:47Ever since
06:51It's been a long, long time coming
06:57And I know a change gonna come
07:02Oh, yes it will
07:07It's been too hard living
07:13And I'm afraid to die
07:18Cause I know what's up there
07:23Beyond the sky
07:26Oh, it's been a long, long time coming
07:32And I know a change gonna come
07:38Oh, yes it will
07:42Then I go to my brother
07:50I'm gonna say brother
07:56Help me please
08:01Oh, then he winds up
08:06Knocking me, yeah
08:09Knocking me, yeah
08:12Knocking me down to my knees
08:17Oh, there were times when I thought
08:23I wouldn't last very long
08:28Now I know I'm able, able
08:32To carry on
08:35Oh, it's been a long, long time coming
08:42And I know a change gonna come
08:47Oh, yes it will
08:51Oh, yes it will
08:52And I know
08:55Oh, a change gonna come
09:00Lord have mercy
09:02I know
09:04Oh, a change gonna come
09:09Let's go
09:26Let's go
09:27Hey
09:28I know
09:30Oh, a change gonna come
09:39Yeah
09:44Yo, that voice
09:52That girl right
09:53That was Let Us See
09:55With an incredible performance
09:56Of anything for you
09:58And change gonna come
09:59Oh, my goodness
10:00She is blessing us today
10:02You guys
10:02You know, I meant to tell you
10:04People are watching
10:05They're tweeting at me
10:06They're texting me
10:08They're putting comments in
10:09My girl Yvette Nicole Brown
10:11Told me to tell you
10:11Hello
10:12She's watching
10:13We love you Yvette
10:14We want everyone
10:15To keep sharing
10:16Their favorite moments
10:17Of Essence Festival of Culture
10:18On social media
10:19With the hashtag
10:21Essence Fet
10:21Y'all tell me what y'all eating
10:23Cause I ain't eating yet
10:24I'll tell you what
10:25I mean, I'm ready to eat something
10:27Girl
10:27We gotta work though
10:29We gotta work
10:30We have more performances
10:31On the way from
10:32Bruno Mars
10:33Usher
10:33Patti LaBelle
10:34And more
10:35Write it in this way
10:36But first
10:37We have Tank and the Bangas
10:39Bringing our
10:40Essential Heroes
10:41Presentation
10:42This is so important
10:43Take it away
10:44Hey you guys
10:50And we want to take a moment
10:53To thank our frontline heroes
10:55Who have been right there
10:56For this pandemic
10:57We want to start off
10:58By thanking
10:58Dr. Sarah Jamison
11:00She led her team
11:01Of residents, nurses
11:02And ancillary staff
11:03Who resuscitated
11:04The most critically ill patients
11:05During the height of the pandemic
11:06Dr. Adebengue Adebayo
11:09She believes her strength
11:10Was drawn early
11:11On the thought
11:12Of her language
11:12Her ancestors' music
11:14And dancing
11:15Dr. Olighten Aji-Shafer
11:17When not at the hospital
11:19Dr. Olighten
11:20Can be found
11:21Dancing her nights
11:22Away with D-Nights
11:23At club quarantine
11:24Dr. Molly Williams
11:26Her service
11:27Towards family
11:28And community
11:28Are a physical example
11:30Of her commitment
11:30To her faith
11:31Values
11:32Beliefs
11:33And morals
11:33Dr. Shara L. Bryant
11:35Dr. Bryant
11:36Is an essential hero
11:37Caring for essential people
11:38Stacey Ann Morgan
11:41She constantly aspires
11:42To be a better version
11:43Of herself daily
11:44Dr. Crystal Johnson
11:47Even though it's been
11:48A difficult year
11:49To navigate
11:49Her most rewarding
11:50Moment was
11:51Becoming a big sister
11:53To our five newly adopted
11:54Cities this month
11:55Dr. Patrina Crane
11:57This year has given
11:58Her many challenges
11:59But also many blessings
12:00Including authoring
12:02A best-selling book
12:03Everyone we mentioned
12:05Plus many more
12:06You are all essential heroes
12:08Essence
12:09The community
12:09And tanking adventures
12:10Thank you
12:11Thank you
12:13Thank you
12:13Thank you
12:14Phenomenal doesn't just happen
12:26It's designed with intention
12:29Assembled with care
12:33And even still
12:37To bring it all to life
12:39Takes a sprinkling of magic
12:41Introducing the unmistakably new
12:462024 to skip
12:47Built phenomenally
12:49What makes you different
12:55Is what makes you
12:56You
12:57Unique and unrepeatable
13:01Inside and out
13:03When you get comfortable
13:08With that
13:09Destiny's yours
13:11To navigate
13:11Introducing the unmistakably new
13:192024 to skip
13:21Keep watching
13:24Because one lucky winner
13:26Is going to get a Ford car
13:27And Ford's
13:28Choose your way forward
13:30Essence Festival
13:31Vehicle Giveaway
13:32Yes we giving away a car
13:34And I gotta see
13:35Who's gonna be giving me
13:36A lift after quarantine's over
13:38So this is gonna be great
13:39Oh I don't have six feet
13:41You know in my car for you
13:42So we're not doing that
13:44Our next artist is
13:45A South African singer
13:46Songwriter
13:47With a message for us
13:48Here's Amanda Black
13:50With Power
13:51Great
13:51Wow
13:53Hey my name is Amanda Black
13:55And I'm so so happy
13:57To be on the Essence stage
13:59Thank you so much
14:00For having me
14:01All the way from South Africa
14:02I'm super super excited
14:03To be here
14:04I hope you guys really enjoy
14:05What I've prepared for you
14:06So here goes
14:07Thank you
14:08Thank you
14:11I hope you guys are playing
14:12Bye
14:13Thank you
14:13Cheese
14:13Let's go
14:14Bye
14:14Thank you
14:16Bye
14:17Bye
14:17Bye
14:19Bye
14:21Bye
14:21Bye
14:22Bye
14:34Bye
14:35Bye
14:36By
14:36I believe that I was born for greatness
14:48That I would stand and fight for all my dreams
14:52I never thought my journey would be painless
14:57But I found that life is harder than it seems
15:01See, I...
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