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Thursday, July 2, 2020

D i v e r s i t y      D i V e R s I t Y      d I v E r S i T y
D o n ' t   E r a s e   i t   -   E m b r a c e   i t






Hey wassup. I'm
Malcolm Winters,
Neil's brother and
Genoa City's top
fashion photographer
on the award winning
TV daytime drama
The Young and
 The Restless.
Today I invited a
few friends over
to Shady's Place
for a celebration
of diversity.



Let's all find out how good it feels to come together
as a party of one. Enjoy the show and I'll get
with you at the end.


I'm Iris West, Central City newspaper reporter, wife of Barry Allen
and co-leader of Team Flash on the television series The Flash.

The Fabsisters, the vocal duo of sisters Lola and Folake from the UK, went from
singing gospel in church and competing in talent shows to performing together at
charity events, open mics and gigs. Their YouTube channel has tens of thousands
of subscribers and their videos have attracted millions of views. To kick-off our
salute to diversity, The Fabsisters will cover a Sam Cooke song that is widely
considered his best composition, an anthem of the Civil Rights Movement
selected for preservation in the Library of Congress and classified by the
National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically
important." Here now are The Fabsisters singing-- "It's been a long
time coming... but I know A Change Is Gonna Come."


"A Change Is Gonna Come" -
Sam Cooke cover by The Fabsisters






My name is Kala Dandekar. I am a university
educated pharmacist and devout Hindu in
Mumbai, India, on the TV series Sense8.

More than ten years ago family and friends,
some young, some old, came together in
Smyrna, Georgia, to form a band called
Foxes and Fossils. Recently the gifted
group covered "Love Is The Answer,"
a Todd Rundgren song released by his
rock band Utopia in 1977, and a chart-
topping hit single for England Dan &
John Ford Coley in 1979. Tears may
come to your eyes as you experience
this wonderful 2020 performance
by Foxes And Fossils!


"Love Is The Answer" - Todd Rundgren/Utopia
cover by Foxes and Fossils






My name is Lito Rodriguez. On Sense8 I am
a closeted Spanish actor living in Mexico City
with my boyfriend. Independence Day is upon
us, and here to sing the patriotic song every
American knows is singer and bandleader
Mike Geier, famous on YouTube in recent
years as Puddles the sad singing clown, an
act he calls Puddles Pity Party. Here now
is Puddles and "America The Beautiful."

"Here's to empathy, progress
and hanging in there. We're
in this together." - Puddles


"America The Beautiful" - Puddles Pity Party





I am Sun Bak on Sense8, daughter of a
powerful Korean businessman and a
rising star of underground kickboxing.
We are traveling around the world in
today's salute to diversity. Here now
is Hindley Street Country Club aka
HSCC - a band based in Adelaide,
 South Australia. They will cover
the chart-topping 1979 hit by the
R&B duo McFadden and Whitehead.
The song, interpreted to be about the
experience of the African American
community, soon became known as
"the new black national anthem."
Here now is HSCC performing
"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now."


"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" - McFadden And Whitehead
cover by The Hindley Street Country Club


"Just because
you look scary
...doesn't mean
you are scary."
—Mona Wu

Hi, I'm Mona Wu, the Chinese delivery girl
and the Time Bureau's expert on magical
creatures on DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
Up next, a special moment that was recently
captured by the camera in Washington, D.C.
 Nine year old figure skater Kaitlyn Saunders
improvised a roller skating performance on
the Black Lives Matter Plaza. Skating to the
Andra Day song “Rise Up,” Kaitlyn expressed
her hope for the future amidst social unrest.
 Kaitlyn explains she wants all people to feel
“free” - the feeling she gets while skating. 


"Rise Up" - Andra Day
June 17, 2020, skating perf. by Kaitlyn Saunders




I'm Nomi Marks from Sense8. Don't
call me Michael. I am a trans woman
hacktivist and blogger living in San
Francisco with my girlfriend. "Nomi"
stands for "Know Me." I am proud to
introduce a talented young woman
named Anne Reburn. Born in Okla-
homa, Anne moved to Los Angeles
and in recent years became a star
on YouTube doing covers as well as
original songs. Anne sings multiple
vocal parts in synced harmony and
plays a variety of instruments.



Recently Anne breathed new life into "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
(In Perfect Harmony)," the song that was originally the jingle of the 1971
Coca-Cola commercial "Buy the World a Coke." The soft drink reference
was dropped and the song re-recorded by two groups - The New Seekers
and The Hillside Singers and both acts scored major hits with it on both
sides of the pond. Here now is Anne Reburn singing "I'd Like To Teach
The World To Sing." Don't miss her spoken message at the 2:55 mark.

START PLAYING VIDEO
AT 25 SEC. MARK!

"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" - Anne Reburn



Thank you, Anne Reburn, for using your
platform to take a stand against racism,
and thanks to all the guest artists who
appeared on today's special. Can I get
real with you for a minute, my friend?
Peace, love and understanding is what
it's all about. United we stand, divided
we fall. If we don't get it together soon,
we all lose, and there will be no future
for our children and grandchildren.
Please, brothers and sisters, let's all
remember what Dr. King taught us
many years ago: "Darkness cannot
drive out darkness; only light can
do that. Hate cannot drive out hate;
only love can do that." Now for
Nomi Marks, Mona Wu, Sun Bak,
Lito Rodriguez, Kala Dandekar &
Iris West, this is Malcolm Winters.
Thanks for watching and listening.

We conclude our salute to diversity with Broadway United, an all-star
roster of theater artists, singing a classic song and calling for healing
and unity. It's a cover of the famous song written by Michael Jackson
and Lionel Richie and recorded 35 years ago by the supergroup
U.S.A. For Africa, a video that inspired millions of people
in America and all around the globe. Here are today's
stars of Broadway and-- "We Are The World."


"We Are the World" - U.S.A. For Africa
cover by Broadway United