Dr. Bertice Berry, Women's Celebration and Black History Month, February 9, 2000

0:00:00 Start video 0:00:15 Film opens to unknown speaker introducing Dr. Bertice Berry as the keynote speaker for Cal Poly Womens Celebration and Black History Month on stage 0:03:26 Dr. Berry is brought onto stage and introduces herself 0:05:00 Dr. Berry opens up with a prayer via singing 0:06:50 Dr. Berry discusses finding and walking in purpose, using an anecdote of flying first class to convey how she uses humor to deal with socio-economic issues 0:11:50 Dr. Berry asks, "What is purpose?" and how it ties into occupation and having fun 0:18:01 Discusses how we should seek our dream and our calling, noting that we need more than a single idea to do so 0:20:05 Brings up anecdote of a young girl being confused by her dreads in a grocery store, and how we are raised with the misconception that different = bad 0:21:50 Talks about how diversity is necessary for growth 0:25:40 Talks on how we need to look into the past to best understand the future, but that we cannot hold onto the past 0:28:40 Discusses "quiltworking" as opposed to networking, seeing how each patch is connected to the next 0:30:40 Talks on equality, how it relates to everyone getting what they need, and the misconception that people hold zero self-power 0:32:14 Discusses the need to defer our own gratification for our needs 0:35:40 Talking on personal evolution and history 0:42:27 Emphasizing the need for young people to begin connecting with one another to understand different experiences, like experiencing racism, etc.; opens Q&A 0:46:00 Talks on how as a younger generation, we can change the world for the better 0:47:00 Asked about what do to in the meantime of college life 0:47:46 Audience member chimes in on importance of serving, and how a better job is greater than a higher salary 0:49:37 Asked about the current status of women, and what she would like to see changed 0:54:22 Asked about interracial cooperation, and question is moved to sisterhood cooperation 1:01:00 Questioned on labeling people by race, asking why we need to do such a thing 1:04:10 Asked how to approach these situations of racial discrepency in areas with lower diversity 1:06:08 Asked if she feels societal pressure brought on by men 1:06:50 Asked what shes learned from her relatives 1:09:40 Asked what white males can do to help black people 1:10:50 Asked to sing another song, answers by talking more on what people need to do to bring change as aa collective 1:15:15 Asked how she knew she found her prupose 1:16:20 Asked where we should start when it comes to making changes 1:19:00 Asked about her thoughts on the living situation of single mothers / fatherlessness 1:24:00 Sings off an anecdote of Redemption Song 1:26:15 Finishes song, exits stage 1:26:35 Closing remarks 1:32:14 Film cuts 1:33:20 End video