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  • After reading the memoir "Black Like Me," a white teen darkens his skin and goes undercover as a Black man to experience life as a member of a different race. This program won an NAACP Image Award. (Original air date: January 16, 2012)
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  • @OWN
    @OWN  Рік тому +53

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    • @jamielim5059
      @jamielim5059 Рік тому +1

      We don’t have it in Singapore 🇸🇬 😭😭😭

    • @Buffalo_Soulja
      @Buffalo_Soulja Рік тому +1

      @@jamielim5059You don’t have what, RACISM? I seriously doubt that, but what you do have is CANING!

    • @Reticence9zen924
      @Reticence9zen924 Рік тому

      ​@@jamielim5059I th

    • @Reticence9zen924
      @Reticence9zen924 Рік тому +2

      ​@@Buffalo_SouljaIt's possibly about not having the Oprah Winfrey Network in Singapore.

    • @Reverend-Race-Horsey
      @Reverend-Race-Horsey Рік тому +1

      Obviously this episode wouldn't be able to air today! 😂

  • @medinahhagan-morgan6425
    @medinahhagan-morgan6425 Рік тому +232

    “It’s the day to day wearing down of the spirit!” .

    • @johnwebb2442
      @johnwebb2442 Рік тому +10

      True

    • @tsmc1130
      @tsmc1130 3 місяці тому +3

      It is exactly that. And the stress compromises mental and physical health.

    • @lenawashington2443
      @lenawashington2443 3 місяці тому +2

      IF you allow it. Change the narrative. Refuse to be a victim. And don’t live by a requirement for everyone to LIKE you

    • @kholekamkhize4264
      @kholekamkhize4264 Місяць тому

      @@lenawashington2443This!!!
      I’m reciting this everyday ✨

    • @virginiafullen7615
      @virginiafullen7615 13 днів тому

      Did they not make tips on this waiter job? Waiters do not make $10.00 an hr. It is 2.13 plus tips.

  • @willawentertainment
    @willawentertainment 9 днів тому +9

    People don’t understand how groundbreaking and important the Oprah Winfrey Show was.

  • @coreypatrick7230
    @coreypatrick7230 Рік тому +393

    No one anywhere in the whole world believes it until they live it. The stories I could tell.

    • @hectormanuel9793
      @hectormanuel9793 Рік тому +11

      The most racists people I have ever dealt with are black and many friends and family members refuse to deal with them in a any situation, but I'm talking about african-americans, blacks in other parts of the world tend to be wonderful! You could tell me stories, Let me tell you some stories that makes my skin crawl just remembering them!

    • @phyllisasinyanbi1995
      @phyllisasinyanbi1995 Рік тому

      Prejudice + Power = Racism

    • @pinky-ud1rt
      @pinky-ud1rt Рік тому +2

      Amen hun

    • @mikivanduyn9630
      @mikivanduyn9630 Рік тому +13

      ​@@hectormanuel9793Poc can't be racist racisme is systemic,poc can only be pregedist.

    • @HazelAdoreRaven
      @HazelAdoreRaven Рік тому +11

      ​@@mikivanduyn9630 The definition of racism is a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race; also: behavior or attitudes that reflect and foster this belief: racial discrimination or prejudice.

  • @AngelaM731
    @AngelaM731 Рік тому +208

    This story is still relevant today.
    Discrimination still exists from the top all the way to the bottom of the totem pole.

    • @skip031890
      @skip031890 Рік тому +6

      People have a right to discriminate. Get over it. 🙄

    • @IVY-jr7io
      @IVY-jr7io Рік тому

      ​@@skip031890Yup.. but when the people discrimination attitude falls into economics that is a personal problem. Keep it toward yourself not daily economics of living

    • @mikivanduyn9630
      @mikivanduyn9630 Рік тому +14

      ​@@skip031890no they dont...its called a hate crime,and hate crimes are against the law.

    • @skip031890
      @skip031890 Рік тому +4

      @@mikivanduyn9630 Wow, you need to grow up.

    • @keshaestevan3623
      @keshaestevan3623 Рік тому

      @@skip031890Wow need to Stfup I hope you get fired from you’re job for you’re racism

  • @mariebrunson9078
    @mariebrunson9078 Рік тому +82

    All by the Grace of God has kept the black race. Love my black brothers and sisters.

    • @73grapes
      @73grapes 16 днів тому

      Thank you for saying that as bad as our people have had it in America I wouldn’t want to be any other race, because every other race look towards us for everything whether they want to admit it or not

  • @1thetvzone
    @1thetvzone Рік тому +342

    Oprah needs to interview him 30 yrs later

    • @AlC-k2j
      @AlC-k2j Рік тому +25

      Mr Otis Graham sadly died.

    • @casey4602
      @casey4602 Рік тому

      ​@@AlC-k2j😢RIP

    • @Poo531
      @Poo531 Рік тому +19

      @@AlC-k2j Oh wow!, I’m so sorry to hear that! Smh 😢

    • @yellowfeline6491
      @yellowfeline6491 Рік тому

      @@AlC-k2j I hope taking the pills didn't contribute to his passing.

    • @jlind4690
      @jlind4690 Рік тому

      Agree!

  • @denardjones7077
    @denardjones7077 Рік тому +588

    STILL accurate and 100% Credible in 2023!

    • @princessndlovu4869
      @princessndlovu4869 Рік тому +20

      I thought I had experienced racism back in high school until I realized my classmate had a devastating fear of germs!!! The boy would wipe everything that I had touched before using it & eventually I uttered " It's not contagious Matthew"referring to my blackness to which he replied" It's the germs & bacteria i worry about" needles to say I felt really bad as I had bad mouthed the poor guy & made him out to be this racist. Sometimes even us as black people we tend to look for racism and are almost always waiting for it.

    • @beea.9435
      @beea.9435 Рік тому +17

      Even worse

    • @johnwebb2442
      @johnwebb2442 Рік тому +8

      True

    • @vaimende
      @vaimende Рік тому +1

      What year was this?

    • @ElaineSewell
      @ElaineSewell Рік тому +19

      ⁠@@princessndlovu4869if it didn’t exist we wouldn’t even be on guard

  • @AntoinetteMPetty
    @AntoinetteMPetty Рік тому +138

    I still cry in 2023 as I did when this episode first aired. People want believe things have changed but, unfortunately, it really haven't. It's a shame 🫠

    • @HazelAdoreRaven
      @HazelAdoreRaven Рік тому +10

      I live in Indiana on the border of Ohio and everybody gets along with each other. Annual fireworks. The outdoor park including the water feature. The large duck pond. The picnic table areas. The outdoor swimming pool. Grocery shopping. My neighborhood. My apartment complex. We even have popular bars in the city. I once had a really nice black man ask me where a good bar was. I gave him the name and the directions he thanked me then went on his way. I would feel comfortable around him any day of the week.

    • @AntoinetteMPetty
      @AntoinetteMPetty Рік тому +16

      Maybe read the replies of others before discrediting my point of view. I never said all was terrible, I said my people still live that reality in 2023. Both your view and my views can be true at the same time ⏲️

    • @a.s3523
      @a.s3523 Рік тому +5

      ​@LolitaAdoreHaze "I once had a really nice black man ask me (xyz...). I would feel comfortable around him any day of the week."
      That part was off-key, imo. But I don't have the time & energy at this moment to describe why I think that, maybe I'll come back when I do...

    • @HazelAdoreRaven
      @HazelAdoreRaven Рік тому +1

      @@a.s3523 I live in a mixed city, in a mixed community, in a mixed apartment complex. I have lived in the same city for nearly thirty years. We do not have racial tension issues here. We do not live in an alternate reality bubble. This is not an episode of The Twilight Zone.

    • @USMC-cv5sd
      @USMC-cv5sd Рік тому +6

      Definitely, some things have changed , like blacks are more likely to be able to shop on Madison Avenue in NYC, or Michigan Avenue in Chicago.
      I'm from Boston, and black people live in places they could have never lived in before.

  • @jchow5966
    @jchow5966 Рік тому +38

    Every American should watch this.

    • @mistershadow6576
      @mistershadow6576 7 місяців тому

      Obviosuly it is fake. Notice they never show any picture of him when he was "black". It's all grainy. So he took some "pill" that nobody knows what it is? Some pill that decades later we still don't know about? This is obviously just a stunt Oprah put on.

  • @alejandromatias2150
    @alejandromatias2150 Рік тому +66

    I started laughing when she said he was black for a week and he couldn't take it .

    • @mistershadow6576
      @mistershadow6576 7 місяців тому

      Obviosuly it is fake. Notice they never show any picture of him when he was "black". It's all grainy. So he took some "pill" that nobody knows what it is? Some pill that decades later we still don't know about? This is obviously just a stunt Oprah put on.

  • @tobeornottobe9533
    @tobeornottobe9533 Рік тому +70

    20:26 brilliant. ‘I’m not gonna let the ignorance of society affect how I live my life. ‘ well said.

  • @lt3074
    @lt3074 Рік тому +42

    I never saw this episode of Oprah. Thanks for posting.

  • @ms.suzylucy6868
    @ms.suzylucy6868 Рік тому +41

    This show reminded me of a lot of the racism that I have experienced simply living in the predominantly white county here in Maryland (2023) for almost four years. Oftentimes, I truly believe that things will never change and I’m constantly reminded that we haven’t come all that far after all.

    • @stuff1784
      @stuff1784 2 місяці тому

      I’m the only white girl in a city of black and Hispanic people. Not enjoyable.

  • @GeneralHafeezah
    @GeneralHafeezah Рік тому +28

    Great Show needs to be done so much more! This show needs to play in all high schools

  • @Nature_Due143
    @Nature_Due143 Рік тому +122

    I’ve always loved Oprah’s energy. She really has been a powerfully positive influence on this world. ❤

    • @alvinsavage7701
      @alvinsavage7701 Рік тому +7

      She was definitely a force to be reckoned with back in the day

    • @Judy-ge4cu
      @Judy-ge4cu Рік тому +9

      Maybe she could build her mansions in our black neighborhoods & open up some businesses 👍I wonder why not

    • @AmberAmber
      @AmberAmber Рік тому +5

      She used to be *wonderful* • then she unleashed Dr Phil & Dr Oz on the world, & promoting a lot of pseudoscience • however over all her influence has been far more good than poor, & this episode is great • heartbreaking, but well‐done.

    • @AmberAmber
      @AmberAmber Рік тому +4

      ​@@Judy-ge4cu I fully agree. I feel greed destroys even the kindest people so many times.

    • @jamzyy
      @jamzyy Рік тому +6

      Do not be deceived.

  • @ntandosekay
    @ntandosekay Рік тому +35

    Rest in power Lawrence Otis Graham 💔

    • @chijiobi7760
      @chijiobi7760 Рік тому +5

      Was really sad when I learnt of his death. I think he died during the Pandemic. He wrote great books.

    • @CharlesMcKinneyIV
      @CharlesMcKinneyIV Рік тому +1

      Was he the Ivy-league educated lawyer?

    • @tsmc1130
      @tsmc1130 3 місяці тому

      😢 Indeed

    • @HoneyLove40
      @HoneyLove40 11 днів тому

      😢🕊️

  • @lozarkderccy3254
    @lozarkderccy3254 Рік тому +89

    Lawrence speaking facts. Actually everyone was. This episode is so good and still relevant AF. It’s sad really.

  • @brookeally1346
    @brookeally1346 Рік тому +14

    I love Oprah! Sadly a lot hasn’t changed. Everyone needs to watch this.

  • @karlabanks4908
    @karlabanks4908 Рік тому +94

    Very accurate. I remember this in real time & thought how wonderful Oprah was to bring this to light.

    • @kerry-j4m
      @kerry-j4m Рік тому +5

      Oprah is so-GORGEOUS-in this episode and has very pretty,brown eyes.

    • @jessicacoates1611
      @jessicacoates1611 Рік тому

      Before she was devil, hate her

    • @jessicacoates1611
      @jessicacoates1611 Рік тому +5

      So now we can pick our gender and skin

    • @jessicacoates1611
      @jessicacoates1611 Рік тому +4

      Where is any proof of any of this

    • @HazelAdoreRaven
      @HazelAdoreRaven Рік тому +6

      @@jessicacoates1611 The Oprah Winfrey Show. Chicago Illinois. I have been to Chicago myself multiple times. My husband is a musician in his spare time. There are problems within the black community. The housing areas are very separated creating an outlier effect. If the episode had been filmed in the city where we live in Indiana on the border of Ohio it would have never aired. We live in a mixed area, in a mixed neighborhood, in a mixed apartment complex. Everybody is treated the same and everybody gets along with each other. We are a melting pot city among many, many, many others.

  • @missymanny8286
    @missymanny8286 Рік тому +34

    Anyone else thinking of the SNL Eddie Murphy skit when he went undercover as Mr White?

  • @tobeornottobe9533
    @tobeornottobe9533 Рік тому +17

    The fact that the people didn’t even tell the man what time it was! WOWWW

  • @helenamensah7274
    @helenamensah7274 Рік тому +14

    1995! What a year but it’s still relevant nearly 30 years later! Kwame was a cutie ☺️ too

  • @malijaqueline7625
    @malijaqueline7625 Рік тому +19

    Good thing so many phone cameras are available to record the fact that the same things go on today. It's getting harder for people to deny that these things happen.

  • @Nicollettej120
    @Nicollettej120 Рік тому +13

    I read the book too and it’s an eye opening and hard to read. The treatment of my people is still difficult but I refused to hate because others do it. Hatred is not and never will be good.

  • @Midnight_manna
    @Midnight_manna Рік тому +98

    I remember when this episode first aired. Still very relevant today, in 2023.

    • @rls4072
      @rls4072 Рік тому +3

      Losing victim rights can be costly!🙃😂🥵

    • @FreedomofSpeech865
      @FreedomofSpeech865 Рік тому +1

      Sadly so!

    • @originaldeftom
      @originaldeftom Рік тому +4

      In the description it says first aired 2012 but I am dead sure this was early 9oies given how Oprah looks. Tell me the right date please. (I find it so annoying when videos do not state the original airing date)

    • @mikivanduyn9630
      @mikivanduyn9630 Рік тому +3

      ​@@originaldeftom1994...the month I dont know.

    • @simplysarah0310
      @simplysarah0310 Рік тому

      @@originaldeftomThat’s what I was thinking too. I watched every one of her shows from the time it aired and I remember this hairstyle being more in the 90s so I am confused why it says 2012.

  • @zakila2cute
    @zakila2cute Рік тому +57

    I wept like a baby while watching this episode because like Oprah said, blacks and whites both are not aware of how racism distorts one’s psyche.

    • @Bantuqueen01
      @Bantuqueen01 Рік тому +2

      What people don’t understand is that this is a spiritual thing.. two different seeds from two different bloodline. Genesis 3:15

    • @YamnkelaMnguni
      @YamnkelaMnguni 8 місяців тому

      ​@@Bantuqueen01explain

  • @jilldowding-walker8066
    @jilldowding-walker8066 Рік тому +116

    I remember this episode. It remains as true today as it was then!
    Another episode I remember was a lady who made an experiment by dividing the audience into those who had blue eyes from brown eyes. I would love to see this one again!

    • @brianpoulin1086
      @brianpoulin1086 Рік тому

      You mean Americans are racist after electing a Black man, not once, but twice, to be President of the United States? Can you explain that to me - how America is racist.

    • @vickyrogers-burks5105
      @vickyrogers-burks5105 Рік тому +11

      Her name is Jane Elliott.✌🏿

    • @yvonneratcliff47
      @yvonneratcliff47 Рік тому +9

      The white people in the audience were so upset (understandably). However, most of them still seemed to feel that the experiment was more harsh than actual, true racism.
      They were too privileged to relate to the lesson. They just were not ready for it.
      I actually applaud the young lady who said she never knew it was that bad. She thought it was only the kikiki, not every day people being racist. I think she really had an AHA MOMENT.

    • @yvonneratcliff47
      @yvonneratcliff47 Рік тому +2

      This episode was actually phenomenal. Unfortunately it was ahead of its time and people couldn't appreciate it as a lesson in racism the way it was intended.
      I actually applaud the young lady who said she never knew it was "that" bad. She thought it was only the kikiki who were racist, not every day people behaving so mean. I think she really had an AHA MOMENT on the show. I would love to know if she made any changes personally as a result of this episode.

    • @therealbrowns5214
      @therealbrowns5214 Рік тому +6

      Love Jane Elliot

  • @peanutbutterandjelly5066
    @peanutbutterandjelly5066 Рік тому +18

    Wow, what an outstanding and intelligent Ivy-League-trained Lawyer, Journalist/Author! I read his book and I highly recommend it. Excellent interview Ms. Winfrey!!! But Who would have thought that today, in 2023, eleven years from the date of this show, Mr. Lawrence Otis Graham passed away at age 59 (Feb 19, 2021) from unknown causes at his home in Chappaqua, N.Y. RIP Mr. Graham.

  • @nubian5786
    @nubian5786 Рік тому +70

    As a black woman, I don’t go where I am not welcome,

    • @msenlightened
      @msenlightened Рік тому +1

      Do you live in a overwhelming predominantly white area?

    • @teresawicks-kq3bq
      @teresawicks-kq3bq Рік тому +11

      ​@msenlightened , she may, and she may not. The point is, is that she don't go to their homes or in their spaces😊

    • @Cabledeluz1977
      @Cabledeluz1977 Рік тому +1

      As a man of different ethnicities, I don’t go where I’m welcomed either. It don’t matter what hood it is, even if it’s on the side of the road and it’s under a car hood

    • @jasonspades1265
      @jasonspades1265 8 місяців тому

      You say that as if we all don't follow that rule.

  • @kida758
    @kida758 Рік тому +46

    Brilliant! Absolutely BRILLIANT episode that exposes the horrific realities of this country- past and present! Oprah's interviewing style and questions were impeccable-to emphasize the big picture/subject matter. The perfect mix of empathy, humor, and seriousness. Laurence Otis Graham(RIP) is on a whole other level of BRILLIANT...I could listen to him talk all day. So happy this full episode was re-uploaded...so those of us who were born in the 90's...can compare it today. Wonderful food for thought and the psyche when analyzing your life experience!

    • @Dallas3212
      @Dallas3212 Рік тому +2

      And much hasn't changed now has it?

  • @masilomorake2876
    @masilomorake2876 Рік тому +48

    The Oprah Winfrey Show is my all time favourite tv show. I'm a black South African, and after apartheid, racism really went down, only because we are the majority, as black people. I can't imagine, what it's like, to be African American. I'm scared to visit America.

    • @DC-cv9ch
      @DC-cv9ch Рік тому +8

      Please come visit America. This show is very old. Please don't believe everything in the media.

    • @SE-gs6gd
      @SE-gs6gd Рік тому +8

      The things you hear are absolutely true and you should come to the US. We love our African brothers and sisters

    • @Bea-Dubya
      @Bea-Dubya Рік тому

      @@DC-cv9chThere is nothing old about the truth. Racism is the US is alive and well as ever.

    • @justjones3
      @justjones3 Рік тому +14

      Don’t be scared. Just be aware. 😢

    • @mikivanduyn9630
      @mikivanduyn9630 Рік тому +7

      its even worse after 2016...

  • @coreygatling9924
    @coreygatling9924 Рік тому +17

    I love how comfortable Oprah is

  • @1980Isek
    @1980Isek Рік тому +110

    She was worried that her white child would be treated like an actual black and end up killed by the police or in jail. She just to nice to say it.

    • @kerry-j4m
      @kerry-j4m Рік тому +19

      So true. At least she was honest enough to said she feared for his safety,as either color.

    • @adriennesnider2053
      @adriennesnider2053 Рік тому +2

      Bingo.. At least she's honest

    • @dereckdean578
      @dereckdean578 Рік тому +1

      100

    • @Colourbash
      @Colourbash Рік тому +5

      Too nice to say? Or just didn't want to admit it? (Cause that would imply she knows how bad it could be)

    • @Jamietheroadrunner
      @Jamietheroadrunner 7 місяців тому +2

      This reminds me of The Onion sketch where a judge orders a white girl accused of murder to stand trial as a black man. Her furious lawyer gives a press conference where he screams “this is America! Nobody deserves to be treated like a black man!” 😂😂😂

  • @RS-dm4yo
    @RS-dm4yo Рік тому +127

    It's amazing how I've heard so many black people say Oprah only caters to white women when I've personally seen so many episodes where she's really articulating the black experience!! And saying this is what it is. She's literally done 100s of shows devoted to this topic. The people who say this obviously only watched an episode here and there. WTF was she supposed to do, talk about this every episode????

    • @siddaye
      @siddaye Рік тому +5

      @RS-dm4yo well I guess so yeah they expect the same thing to be done over and over

    • @RS-dm4yo
      @RS-dm4yo Рік тому +39

      ​@@siddayeHonestly, I feel she articulates it better than anyone in entertainment. She threw a whole multi-million dollar ball just to honor black women legends in entertainment. Sent 100 black men on full scholarship to Morehouse College. Spike Lee was on her show in the 90s and thanked her for giving money to him to finish the movie the way he wanted as the studio heads didn't give him the adequate budget to do Malcolm X justice. Built a school in Africa for black girls. And this is just a fraction of what she does for her own people. People are just never satisfied.

    • @siddaye
      @siddaye Рік тому +16

      @@RS-dm4yo that is because oprah is not crass nor ratchet so it's not a surprise

    • @andreabrown4541
      @andreabrown4541 Рік тому +1

      I know why!

    • @angelanevitt5749
      @angelanevitt5749 Рік тому +5

      This is a old show 😂

  • @Targeting-Must-End
    @Targeting-Must-End Рік тому +30

    I really love the repeated phrase Oprah uses: "What does it do to your psyche". Having your entire existence being valued as less, the guy was honest enough that after 1 week he did not see the point.

  • @yvonneratcliff47
    @yvonneratcliff47 Рік тому +77

    This episode was actually phenomenal. Unfortunately it was ahead of its time and it seems that people couldn't appreciate it as a lesson in racism the way it was intended.
    I actually applaud the young lady in the blue top, blonde hair, who said she never knew it was "that" bad. She thought it was only the kikiki who were racist, not every day people behaving so mean. I think she really had an AHA MOMENT on the show. I would love to know if she made any changes personally as a result of this episode.

    • @michaelbrinks8089
      @michaelbrinks8089 Рік тому

      Yeah it's bad, try being a white guy walking alone through a black neighborhood day or night.

    • @michaele.stovall6364
      @michaele.stovall6364 Рік тому +8

      ​​​@@michaelbrinks8089not the same.. don't start now😂😂

  • @artistenovice1407
    @artistenovice1407 Рік тому +60

    Oprah says she's 41 years old in this episode. In that case, this episode would have been aired in 1995 and not 2012.

    • @princessndlovu4869
      @princessndlovu4869 Рік тому +29

      True!!! I just have to look at her appearance & immediately know that this is from way back in the 90's.

    • @dianapatterson449
      @dianapatterson449 Рік тому +12

      And??? who cares what year it's from? It is still revelent.

    • @4u2cre8
      @4u2cre8 Рік тому +11

      Yeah I knew right away this was early to mid 90's.

    • @jaythethinker3994
      @jaythethinker3994 Рік тому +11

      That’s the year it was uploaded not the year of the show. That use to confuse me all the time

    • @simplysarah0310
      @simplysarah0310 Рік тому +2

      Well her show ended in 2011 anyway so I was so confused by that! Plus this is her 90s hair lol

  • @KS-wk6uk
    @KS-wk6uk Рік тому +8

    The lawyer is gifted with articulation. It’s not easy for many to talk that sharply. Good thing he was able to pursue law instead of some other profession where his gifts wouldn’t shine.

    • @judigemini178
      @judigemini178 Рік тому

      Yeah and I'm glad he wasn't afraid to show his anger even if that's how racist people want black people to come off

  • @GeraldineDevlin-y8u
    @GeraldineDevlin-y8u Рік тому +8

    What a beautiful young man ….
    to walk in another’s footsteps
    the truth unfolds !

  • @ChiTownHQ
    @ChiTownHQ Рік тому +32

    I was so impressed by Lawrence Otis Graham in this episode. I see that he wrote several books, was married with 3 children and died in 2021.

    • @ShartySpice
      @ShartySpice Рік тому +5

      Married...to a woman? That's a plot twist.

    • @Myraisins1
      @Myraisins1 Рік тому +11

      @@ShartySpice He mentioned his wife in this episode. Rest in peace to him. He seemed amazing.

    • @Poo531
      @Poo531 Рік тому

      Wonder how he died?

    • @feliciaholley-loveless2343
      @feliciaholley-loveless2343 Рік тому +1

      What???!!! My condolences to his wife and children. My brother, Blanton Holley didn’t write a book, but he passed away in 2012 also

    • @judigemini178
      @judigemini178 Рік тому +1

      He certainly made his mark, may he rest in peace

  • @itsvonnieb
    @itsvonnieb Рік тому +20

    What an interesting guy, you are Josh.

  • @ILikeitLikeDat3983
    @ILikeitLikeDat3983 Рік тому +27

    Oprah it’s time to do this again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @martijobarrett4527
      @martijobarrett4527 Рік тому +5

      I'm sure things would be QUITE different. Agreed!!

    • @ILikeitLikeDat3983
      @ILikeitLikeDat3983 Рік тому

      I agree. With the advances in technology and make up you could walk into a skinhead/klan/mason meeting and really become the fly on the wall. FACTS!

    • @KnowWhat
      @KnowWhat Рік тому

      @@martijobarrett4527Right! It’s worse today… there’s more aggression towards non-whites. E.g. White people seemed shocked to see what happened to George Floyd …..Nobody black was shocked.

    • @ThomasSmith-dx9wq
      @ThomasSmith-dx9wq Рік тому +4

      ​@@martijobarrett4527 I seriously doubt it! What has changed? Racism has come out the closest again, when Obama was elected President and when trump took over white people really felt compelled to show their racist thoughts!!

  • @roxannemoser
    @roxannemoser Рік тому +22

    Unbelievable that racism is worse in 2023.

  • @lisasmith4296
    @lisasmith4296 Рік тому +16

    Back when the Oprah show was good!

  • @NovemberReigne
    @NovemberReigne Рік тому +30

    We black people live every day being black since birth and are hella strong. We make the best out of life and function. Joshua only could emotionally do this for two days and then he gave up.

    • @mikivanduyn9630
      @mikivanduyn9630 Рік тому

      5 days...

    • @pinkrose372
      @pinkrose372 Рік тому +5

      Im glad i live in the caribbean we dont have to go through racism on a daily basis

    • @BLACKCREEKSOFALABAMA
      @BLACKCREEKSOFALABAMA Рік тому +5

      @@pinkrose372please tell me what part of the Caribbean you’re in that you don’t have to deal with racism?

    • @celestialbronzewarrior4937
      @celestialbronzewarrior4937 Рік тому

      @@BLACKCREEKSOFALABAMA I want to know too!

    • @Bantuqueen01
      @Bantuqueen01 Рік тому +1

      @MsIntense6845 But we are a special people.

  • @therealimlikewoa
    @therealimlikewoa Рік тому +23

    the girls are still pumping their lips trying to get the look lmao

    • @van5135
      @van5135 Рік тому +5

      Exactly

    • @van5135
      @van5135 Рік тому +15

      They want to look like us but don't want to live like us

    • @gforceforever
      @gforceforever Рік тому +5

      ​@@van5135, they want plump lips, not to be another race. Many confuse the two.

    • @nubiabeckford7966
      @nubiabeckford7966 Рік тому

      ​@@gforceforeverso plumped lips, tanned skin, bbls, braids and etc, is all they want from it?? History going back since the beginning of time and now where our DNA has been brought & sold(literally women being offered millions for our eggs & kidnapped)!! U'd rather mix up truth just for your own selfish pride and ego! Unfortunately, plenty of us know better and we know your workouts/bbls are a mere inclusion of your admiration❤

    • @RestingCatNipFace
      @RestingCatNipFace Місяць тому

      @@van5135Nooooo

  • @jdfodio
    @jdfodio Рік тому +17

    @7:33 - The mere fact that his mom was worried for his life means that she knows that it's more dangerous to be a black man. If it's really not as dangerous to be black as they try to gaslight us into believing, then she wouldn't be scared for her son at all.

    • @user-vg9eh4gr9j
      @user-vg9eh4gr9j Місяць тому

      Narcissist have to gaslight to survive and oppress others

  • @CompleteHoneyBee
    @CompleteHoneyBee Рік тому +6

    This is all so true. I’ve gone through it all my life. Followed and watched. You have to psych yourself out to not crack.

  • @tinastardust7793
    @tinastardust7793 Рік тому +31

    That British dude talking at the end is WRONG! In the UK, racism and classism runs DEEP. I sure would like to hear from him today!

    • @j5nnyt
      @j5nnyt Рік тому +2

      Yes, he needed to give more specific examples when comparing the two countries

    • @pamsimth8018
      @pamsimth8018 Рік тому

      Is it like American racism

    • @familysupportzzz3983
      @familysupportzzz3983 Рік тому

      Would he still say the same thing if he wasn't with his wife?

  • @amydiaz6814
    @amydiaz6814 11 місяців тому +2

    You really are phenomenal Oprah.we need this awakening discussion NOW!
    Just maddening still in 2024!

  • @lauraswihart4816
    @lauraswihart4816 Рік тому +8

    Oprah says - gotta change that nose! I am a white woman, Polish/Italian & my nose is shaped like a black person . I am proud of my nose! 💕

  • @DivaDawn9
    @DivaDawn9 Рік тому +44

    Thank you so much for posting this. Whenever I refer to this episode, most people don't remember it. I wonder where is he now🤔

  • @Angel-ds2rw
    @Angel-ds2rw Рік тому +9

    Now I thought I saw all episodes..but this was amazing.

  • @bluesquirrel3919
    @bluesquirrel3919 Рік тому +18

    Before it went out of business, went X-mas shopping at Carson, Pirie Scott, spent a couple of hundred dollars. Next morning (opened around 10 am, store was basically empty of customers), before I had to be at work, went back to buy one more gift, and noticed I was being followed around the store, immediately turned around and walked out.
    Got home that evening, gathered up every item purchased the day before, including receipts, and, next day returned it ALL. Never went into that department store again.

    • @ronalddowdell9231
      @ronalddowdell9231 3 місяці тому

      Good for you.

    • @amgooder
      @amgooder 3 місяці тому

      You did too much..maybe they wanted to help you choose gifts, 😂

    • @bluesquirrel3919
      @bluesquirrel3919 3 місяці тому

      ​@@amgooder🤣🤣 I think not

    • @summerreynolds9477
      @summerreynolds9477 Місяць тому

      This is what you need to do start boycotting businesses that discriminated against us. If we do that we send a message nobody’s marching in 2025.

  • @nancyboruta7060
    @nancyboruta7060 Рік тому +28

    As a white woman, I honestly did not know that this kind of racism was going on and the detrement it has caused. I have always believed that black people just used their complaints as racist unjustifiably. I admit to fearing black men, not women but, I have tried to treat all people with love. I sincerely apologize for our ignorance and now that I really understand and appreciate how you're treated and feel, I will go out of my way to make you feel equal and valued in every sense of the word. 😢❤

    • @INFORMATIVESITUATIONS
      @INFORMATIVESITUATIONS Рік тому

      THANKS FOR YOUR HONESTY NANCY🙂 BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT GOD GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HAND😲🤔

    • @ILikeitLikeDat3983
      @ILikeitLikeDat3983 Рік тому +5

      Hey Nancy, you are somewhat a breath of fresh air. Lol you don’t have to go out of your way because of your thoughts. Given the fact that your thoughts where a taught and learned behavior all you need do is change them. We don’t need you to roll out the red carpet we are just saying we want to be treated like people. Give the same grace as you would to anyone until they treat different with you. Your a sweet heart so just be that and that’s a great start to an amazing finish😉

    • @nancyboruta7060
      @nancyboruta7060 Рік тому

      @@ILikeitLikeDat3983 Will do. Thank you. 😊

    • @nancyboruta7060
      @nancyboruta7060 Рік тому

      @@INFORMATIVESITUATIONS You're absolutely right. Thank you.

    • @thanduxolotumelo757
      @thanduxolotumelo757 Рік тому +4

      Some blacks are great especially in some parts of Africa. But in America they portray gabgsterism much of the time please don't get yourself in any danger it's not worth it.

  • @ArtHistoryProfessor
    @ArtHistoryProfessor Рік тому +16

    This show originally aired in 1995, NOT 2012!!!

  • @graysonburkhart
    @graysonburkhart 14 днів тому

    We need this video more than ever. Thank you, Oprah, for always teaching real-life issues to America and the Globe

  • @malijaqueline7625
    @malijaqueline7625 Рік тому +3

    I remember watching this when it originally aired back then.

  • @IrisAsuras
    @IrisAsuras 3 місяці тому +2

    Black Like Me was an excellent book.

  • @RaineSim
    @RaineSim Рік тому +6

    The Oprah Winfrey Show was top notch tv💯🎯

  • @sonyabolden9652
    @sonyabolden9652 Рік тому +20

    Nothing has changed in 2023

  • @imhisgrandson_1345
    @imhisgrandson_1345 Рік тому +8

    It’s crazy that we’re walking into 2024 in a week and a half and this is still very accurate for today. Smh.

    • @Bantuqueen01
      @Bantuqueen01 Рік тому

      How is it crazy? When it was already prophesied that black people would be hated by all nations.. because they are Gods chosen people.

  • @justinjuerakhan7934
    @justinjuerakhan7934 11 місяців тому +4

    Talk shows wouldn’t accept this kind of experiment today, and it’s very shameful that racism is still going on.

  • @rebeccaqueen7335
    @rebeccaqueen7335 Рік тому +1

    Now the meaning of"walk in my shoes" has a general overview or perspective of one another in learning and educating each other back then.

  • @Tomaroma848
    @Tomaroma848 Рік тому +9

    And im african. This would be new in my country. It saddens me

  • @Reverend-Race-Horsey
    @Reverend-Race-Horsey Рік тому +6

    Obviously this episode wouldn't be able to air today! But I love Oprah...my aunt still wears her hair like her! 💈

  • @mmoye8640
    @mmoye8640 Рік тому +24

    It's nice that she greeted her audience at the end of the show. We visited the view last year. We got to speak to Sunny at the end of the show but most were headed back stage.

    • @sonyabolden9652
      @sonyabolden9652 Рік тому +9

      I was in the Oprah audience in 1992 and she greeted every one of us personally after tye show. Shook everybody's hand & asked how they were.

    • @janiceblackmon5936
      @janiceblackmon5936 Рік тому

      ​@@sonyabolden9652😊

    • @tamipierce5916
      @tamipierce5916 Рік тому +3

      You couldn't pay me to sit through a taping of The View...!!

    • @mikivanduyn9630
      @mikivanduyn9630 Рік тому

      ​@@tamipierce5916what does the view have to do with Ophra???

    • @micheledevi5141
      @micheledevi5141 Рік тому +1

      Oh God you're one of those 🤦

  • @autumnjade815
    @autumnjade815 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for posting the full episode!!!

  • @nidiamaria1981
    @nidiamaria1981 Рік тому +53

    Love this full episodes keep them coming!!!!

  • @MinisterStretch
    @MinisterStretch Рік тому +1

    Still watching in 2024

  • @darlenedowie8042
    @darlenedowie8042 Рік тому +5

    I never saw this episode ! This is so deep.

  • @BEG943
    @BEG943 3 місяці тому +2

    It’s 2024 and nothing has changed

  • @mariecampbell3373
    @mariecampbell3373 Рік тому +25

    It s cool to be black when you can change back in a week.

    • @skip031890
      @skip031890 Рік тому

      It's never cool. You people are an embarrassment.

    • @martijobarrett4527
      @martijobarrett4527 Рік тому +8

      Darned if you do and darned if you don't.
      He gets kudos.

    • @BLACKCREEKSOFALABAMA
      @BLACKCREEKSOFALABAMA Рік тому

      @@martijobarrett4527kudos for what? Has black people not been saying this forever! Kudos for cosplaying

  • @shirfree
    @shirfree Місяць тому +1

    I'm watching this crying. Had no idea it was such an everyday thing

  • @romerogrady7195
    @romerogrady7195 Рік тому +6

    Love this episode ! Again, this when someone ( Corporate America) set down and talk to oprah about her shows ! She had to change it, they didn't want the awareness to celebrated over national television! More than likely they told her that she could talk about anything else, but don't show the word how we treat African American men, period ..... give away card are something !

  • @BaldwinFanonGarveyTureShakurX
    @BaldwinFanonGarveyTureShakurX 3 місяці тому +2

    Would've loved for him to go walk a country road in AL, MISS, LA, and Texas

  • @Manny.J-zy6fm
    @Manny.J-zy6fm 4 місяці тому +4

    Now these are people who need to do a “Where are they now? “ interview to discuss race and society decades later.

  • @beloncekamz2821
    @beloncekamz2821 Рік тому +12

    0:46. This episode alone is iconic✨. 39:41 😢. What actual year was this show aired? OWN?

  • @anthonyjohnson9403
    @anthonyjohnson9403 3 місяці тому +2

    Racism makes me want to avoid giving people the power of "no" over me. Which is why I try to learn as much as I can about everything. My reasoning: the more I know, the less I have to ask. The less I have to ask, the less chance I will hear "no".

  • @thedailyhummm
    @thedailyhummm Рік тому +4

    Reminds me of the movie “white chicks”😀

  • @Rick-vy1zq
    @Rick-vy1zq 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm in awe I'm warchinf this in 2024.

  • @SR-us2fp
    @SR-us2fp Рік тому +15

    If they don’t want to seat you at the restaurant, do not wait they will always almost always spit in your food

  • @brina-ly3nq
    @brina-ly3nq 6 днів тому

    BAM 🔥 And that’s why Oprah is OPRAH ! God given gift to know how to draw out truth outta people and get them to be transparent and tell all, and do some good to help society. 🥳

  • @tiffanipage4377
    @tiffanipage4377 Рік тому +8

    Read the book Black Like Me

  • @SOupMYSELF
    @SOupMYSELF 4 дні тому

    This episode will NEVER stop being relevant!

  • @Jolie.jglucky
    @Jolie.jglucky Рік тому +17

    Miss her on TV❤❤❤

  • @Apiratesheart88
    @Apiratesheart88 12 днів тому +2

    2025 and still relevant we haven't learned much!

  • @annfrierson6325
    @annfrierson6325 Рік тому +4

    Where are they now??

  • @robertm.-certifieddaytrade4939

    There was a profound message conveyed that was more about general human behavior than just about racism!
    The young black man turned white casually walking into a building elevator as a white man and NOT being stopped by the security guy, yet when he came back as himself (A black man) the guard IMMEDIATELY stopped him!
    However, in BOTH INSTANCES the security man was the SAME MAN and he ALSO was black!!!!!!

  • @mesosuavee5498
    @mesosuavee5498 Рік тому +5

    Original air date is not 2012. More like 1995.

  • @rintintin7292
    @rintintin7292 3 місяці тому +1

    2024 seeing this for the 1st time

  • @marliseisrael3017
    @marliseisrael3017 Рік тому +4

    Rest in Peace Lawrence Otis Graham

  • @mrm64
    @mrm64 Рік тому +1

    2/17/1995 was the air date for this episode. Powerful then and relevant now...

  • @mamoyoT
    @mamoyoT Рік тому +13

    I am a black midwife who for 5 years I am fighting accusations regarding the death of a baby I did not cause. I need legal fees. I have none. God please help me. Please pray for me.

    • @Rebecca-hc5ju
      @Rebecca-hc5ju 9 місяців тому

      Contact Jennie Joseph in Orlando, FL.

    • @socer451
      @socer451 Місяць тому

      How are things ❤❤❤❤...??

  • @naomim5746
    @naomim5746 2 місяці тому +1

    18:18 "Try to remain calm. - What was the threat?"

  • @niaelbryant2336
    @niaelbryant2336 Рік тому +6

    Evaluate people on their intelligence and behavior.

  • @tassupreme3330
    @tassupreme3330 Рік тому +2

    His mom was afraid if he went black he wouldn't be able to go back😂

  • @stuartk.nelson6001
    @stuartk.nelson6001 Рік тому +3

    I'M A BLACKMAN TRYING TO GET BLACKER! BECAUSE, BEING BLACK WITH JET BLACK SKIN IS REALLY A BLESSING! THE ORIGINAL IMAGERY OF THE ORIGINAL HOLY MADONNA AND HER HOLY CHILD HAD JET BLACK SKIN! PERIOD!

  • @Jerrard1983
    @Jerrard1983 Рік тому +12

    16:05 the security guard was black.😮😮 wow

    • @cathyortiz1280
      @cathyortiz1280 Рік тому +1

      Black cops are worse than white to fellow blacks. The black cops feel they have to prove they fit in.

    • @KanikaNewsome-pj6jb
      @KanikaNewsome-pj6jb Рік тому +1

      @@cathyortiz1280 i agree sister 🫱🏻‍🫲🏿im serious we are really sisters. We all are made from the same father. We are just different that's all. I have even white men who act timid and cross the street before they have to pass me on the side walk. Im tall yet easy on the eye,lol. Im very shy sobim just as timid as them but they are afraid of me. It makes no sense honestly do yall see black women snatching purses or grabbing people kidnapping like Jeffrey Dahmer. No. All black women aren't saints and vice-versa yet we get weird reactions from society. Im 45 and honestly the average black person will not bother you actually we couldn't wait for the opportunity to come to ur rescue not hurt u.🫱🏻‍🫲🏿💚