Tiffany Cross Calls on Black People to Dump MSNBC on Joy Reid Zoom Call: ‘Don’t Even Hate-Watch!’

CROSS Very quick Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much Angela I ░░░░░░░░ want to say Joy ░░░░░░░░ know I know exactly ░░░░░░░░ you feel I have ░░░░░░░░ in the loving warm ░░░░░░░░ hands of Angela Rye ░░░░░░░░ as she was just ░░░░░░░░ everything when I was ░░░░░░░░ the throes of it ░░░░░░░░ so what a blessing ░░░░░░░░ sister Angela is And ░░░░░░░░ want to congratulate Joy ░░░░░░░░ your NAACP Image Award ░░░░░░░░ my co host Angela ░░░░░░░░ her NAACP Image Award ░░░░░░░░ Joloteca ph on her ░░░░░░░░ Award We are leaders ░░░░░░░░ are made for a ░░░░░░░░ such as this And ░░░░░░░░ want you all to ░░░░░░░░ why this is so ░░░░░░░░ and why it matters ░░░░░░░░ the news media it ░░░░░░░░ so rare for black ░░░░░░░░ black people period but ░░░░░░░░ women to have a ░░░░░░░░ and a platform Across ░░░░░░░░ newsrooms only 6 percent ░░░░░░░░ newsroom staff is black ░░░░░░░░ you disaggregate that data ░░░░░░░░ means the number of ░░░░░░░░ women are even fewer ░░░░░░░░ you disaggregate that data ░░░░░░░░ means the number of ░░░░░░░░ black women who are ░░░░░░░░ only black faces but ░░░░░░░░ voices are even fewer ░░░░░░░░ it not been for ░░░░░░░░ truth teller that you ░░░░░░░░ Joy Reid I would ░░░░░░░░ have gotten this platform ░░░░░░░░ put your stake on ░░░░░░░░ You put your stake ░░░░░░░░ me And what a ░░░░░░░░ it is to have ░░░░░░░░ baton passed to you ░░░░░░░░ MHP and to have ░░░░░░░░ pass the baton to ░░░░░░░░ I will be standing ░░░░░░░░ there with you next ░░░░░░░░ you tomorrow when you ░░░░░░░░ your final show on ░░░░░░░░ network I already told ░░░░░░░░ I m coming over ░░░░░░░░ m briefly going to ░░░░░░░░ afterwards We are going ░░░░░░░░ have joy And I ░░░░░░░░ to be there with ░░░░░░░░ when you sign off ░░░░░░░░ I heard you say ░░░░░░░░ I know that feeling ░░░░░░░░ I heard you say ░░░░░░░░ show mattered but you ░░░░░░░░ speaking in past tense ░░░░░░░░ want you to know ░░░░░░░░ you match her present ░░░░░░░░ Your voice matters And ░░░░░░░░ m glad you re ░░░░░░░░ on camera because I ░░░░░░░░ t want you to ░░░░░░░░ associated with these remarks ░░░░░░░░ I apologize to Bishop ░░░░░░░░ right now because I ░░░░░░░░ going to try to ░░░░░░░░ myself from delivering some ░░░░░░░░ letter words but I ░░░░░░░░ going to just say ░░░░░░░░ t watch where you ░░░░░░░░ not welcome Don t ░░░░░░░░ where they won t ░░░░░░░░ you The same thing ░░░░░░░░ say don t even ░░░░░░░░ watch and don t ░░░░░░░░ the hype because what ░░░░░░░░ next are the attacks ░░░░░░░░ they just start making ░░░░░░░░ stuff So brace yourself ░░░░░░░░ you all are going ░░░░░░░░ hear some things and ░░░░░░░░ re going to try ░░░░░░░░ say some things because ░░░░░░░░ movement happens they don ░░░░░░░░ know how black women ░░░░░░░░ And because they don ░░░░░░░░ know that they move ░░░░░░░░ colonizers and then they ░░░░░░░░ to put out an ░░░░░░░░ We are here to ░░░░░░░░ Joy Don t believe ░░░░░░░░ hype about the ratings ░░░░░░░░ show was doing very ░░░░░░░░ You know whose ratings ░░░░░░░░ t doing well who ░░░░░░░░ t never got fired ░░░░░░░░ Joe Joe Scarborough They ░░░░░░░░ to kiss the ring ░░░░░░░░ they are still being ░░░░░░░░ The other I could ░░░░░░░░ a lot about other ░░░░░░░░ but if you look ░░░░░░░░ them Joy s show ░░░░░░░░ rated very well She ░░░░░░░░ always done well There ░░░░░░░░ people in positions of ░░░░░░░░ who do not like ░░░░░░░░ opinions and truth telling ░░░░░░░░ when she spoke about ░░░░░░░░ was happening in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ a lot of other ░░░░░░░░ And I am proud ░░░░░░░░ call you my sister ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ everyone on this call ░░░░░░░░ uplifting Don t share ░░░░░░░░ that are negative Don ░░░░░░░░ repost even if you ░░░░░░░░ criticizing it don t ░░░░░░░░ give it breath don ░░░░░░░░ even give it life ░░░░░░░░ need Joy We have ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ thing we re trafficking ░░░░░░░░ right now Joy and ░░░░░░░░ our sister and holding ░░░░░░░░ hand And just thank ░░░░░░░░ Angela so much for ░░░░░░░░ holding the line holding ░░░░░░░░ This is bringing me ░░░░░░░░ to 2022 when I ░░░░░░░░ in in your custody ░░░░░░░░ I just can t ░░░░░░░░ you enough And I ░░░░░░░░ you dearly Shout out ░░░░░░░░ all the machetes I ░░░░░░░░ you Angela And I ░░░░░░░░ you deep Joy Reid ░░░░░░░░ love you so deep ░░░░░░░░ you.”