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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

So you have come to talk, and there are five young men outside, and I say to them, "Hey...

So you have come to talk, and there are five young men outside, and I say to them, "Hey guys, come on in and listen to Brother Muhammad talk." Because even if they're in here on the computer, that's good enough for me

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So you have come to talk,
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and there are five young men outside,
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and I say to them,
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"Hey guys, come on in
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and listen to Brother Muhammad talk."
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Because even if they're in here on the computer,
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that's good enough for me.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
03:10:14
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
Yeah. Because they're listening, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Yeah. Because they're listening,
But they... but there is this peer kind of thing - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:15
But they... but there is this peer kind of thing
We also have our writers group, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
We also have our writers group,
You know, the free access - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You know, the free access
And you can't force people to come in - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
And you can't force people to come in
From what I see, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
From what I see,
We grew up without our fathers in our home. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
We grew up without our fathers in our home.
We grew up, there were "uncles" there, quote unquote, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
We grew up, there were "uncles" there, quote...
So, we tried to change that with our son, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
So, we tried to change that with our son, you know,
Not only us being in the household, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:27
Not only us being in the household,
I see now, after school programs start early. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
I see now, after school programs start early.
Some students are out there 6:00 in the morning, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
Some students are out there 6:00 in the morning,
That's from 6:00 in the morning - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
That's from 6:00 in the morning
Okay, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Okay,
People say, "Why didn't you go to school?" - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
People say, "Why didn't you go to school?"
But we have to stick together - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
But we have to stick together
Because once somebody get it, think as, or Nas was saying, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
Because once somebody get it, think as, or Nas was saying,
If we come together, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
If we come together,
As soon as it's over, it died out - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
As soon as it's over, it died out
My grandmother had a store, and I'll tell you - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
My grandmother had a store, and I'll tell you