Former NFL player Tre Boston trades a football for a hard hat
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Former NFL star Tre Boston and his wife Cierra share their love for philanthropy with Dr. Christina Greer as they discuss their new show on The Weather Channel that helps families renovate their homes destroyed by natural disasters. The husband and wife, who are used to working together, will instead play each other to see who gets to take home The Blackest Questions bragging rights.
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Panama Jackson [00:00:00] You are now listening to theGrio’s Black Podcast Network. Black Culture Amplified.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:00:06] Hi, and welcome to The Blackest Questions. A trivia game show meant to teach us more about Black History. I’m your host, Doctor Christina Greer, politics editor for theGrio and associate professor of political science at Fordham University. In this podcast, we ask our guest five of the blackest questions so we can learn a little bit more about them and have some fun while we’re doing it. We’re also going to learn a lot about Black history past and present. So here’s how it works. We’ve got five rounds of questions about us. Black history, the entire diaspora, current events, you name it and with each round, the questions get a little tougher and the guest has 10 seconds to answer. If they answer correctly, they’ll receive one symbolic Black fist and hear this and if they get it wrong, they’ll hear this. But we still love them anyway and after the five trivia questions, there will be a Black bonus round just for fun and I like to call it Black Lightning. Our guests for this episode are husband and wife Cierra and Tre Boston. You may know Tre from his days as an NFL star playing for the Arizona Cardinals, L.A. Chargers, and most recently, the Carolina Panthers. Cierra is a former teacher from North Carolina. The couple have two beautiful children and run a nonprofit organization together that they’re going to tell us about and they also have a new show airing on The Weather Channel, Fast: Home Rescue that shows them rebuilding homes for families impacted by natural disasters.
Tre Boston [00:01:23] More than 30,000 homes in this county were destroyed, Some even washed up in other places.
Cierra Boston [00:01:28] We’re here to help you build some of these homes and get these people back to their normal way of life.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:01:33] Hello, Cierra. Hello, Tre. Thank you all so much for this special edition of The Blackest Questions. When we have two couples join us, we’d like to have you two compete against one another. So you each get two questions and we’ll have a tiebreaker if needed. Are y’all ready to play?
Tre Boston [00:01:47] Ooh. Okay, let’s get it.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:01:49] Okay. Tre, I’m going to start with you.
Tre Boston [00:01:51] Okay.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:01:52] This NFL coach is one of the longest serving Black coaches in league history and in the six years that he’s led his team, they have never had a losing record. Can you name this coach?
Tre Boston [00:02:06] Mike Tomlin?
Dr. Christina Greer [00:02:07] Mike Tomlin is correct. So Tomlin has been head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2007 and was brought on by team owner Dan Rooney, who proposed the NFL’s Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate for vacant head coaching job. Tomlin has won two Super Bowl championships. One is head coach and the other is a defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He’s also the youngest coach to ever win a Super Bowl. Which happened with the Steelers when he was just 36 years old. So, Tre, I know you were part of the NFL for six seasons. Do you think it makes a difference to have a coaching staff that better represents the players on the field?
Tre Boston [00:02:45] I believe it. You know it does, because I think the day you’re working with the organization that you want to know, you know, the closer you are as a team, as coaches, as personalities. You can feed off each other and know each other’s highs and lows and sometimes those highs and lows might not be met from somebody who has never dealt with a character like this or somebody who it might be a character, just a young man who might just be growing. So to have coaches who can identify with the same things that you’ve been through, it means a lot and to have those coaches, I mean, those are some of our best coaches because not only have they coached us, but they’ve most likely played the game as well. So they have that dual threat of playing the game, coaching it and being relatable to the guys.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:03:29] Right. I mean, and you have these guys with such immense talent and also immense pressure. So when I think about, you know, guys going into the league, sometimes just having a Black leader on a team could also just serve as a different type of mentorship in some ways for some people. Now, growing up, did you have a coach that you sort of looked up to, a Black coach, you know, playing either peewee league or in high school that, you know, you bonded with? Who helped you kind of get to the NFL?
Tre Boston [00:04:00] I would say there’s many of them, not just one. I used to play for Black organizations. So that means a village having to keep us up at a young age. But some of my favorites, I would say, you know, NFL coaches, college coaches, you know, Everett Withers was one of my DB coaches, defensive of coordinators, head coaches at one point, Steve Wilks, another one right now who you know, these coaches have, you know, they found ways to coach each and every one of us. They knew how to identify with us. They came from humble beginnings, so they knew what it meant to coach each and every individual as they should be. So to have men like that who were pouring into you, great husbands, you know that that’s, you know, who you want to identify with and that’s you know, you’re lucky to have guys like that around.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:04:47] I know. That’s that’s so true. Cierra, I want to bring you in now. Did you watch much football growing up or did you know much about football before you met Tre?
Cierra Boston [00:04:56] I woulnd’t say I watched too much, but I feel one of the interesting stories is that one of the first drafts that we watched that well that I really was into was the draft where Cam Newton was drafted to the Panthers and then a couple of years later, that’s where he ended up getting drafted, too. So it was kind of, you know, a unique story that once I started paying attention, like that’s the way we were looking towards the Panthers.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:05:27] Exactly. Now, when you met Tre, were you just like, Oh, you know, who is this man? He’s in good shape? Or did you know that he actually played one of the hardest game in in American sport?
Cierra Boston [00:05:39] Well, we met in college.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:05:41] Okay.
Cierra Boston [00:05:42] So. Yeah, so, I mean, I. They make it very known that they’re football players. Sure, that one. Yeah. So that was very known. But no, it was definitely not an instant attraction by any means.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:05:54] Football players are known to be shy and they don’t want to let you know that they play football, huh?
Cierra Boston [00:05:58] Exactly. Right. Right, Right.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:06:00] Well, that’s great. Well, Cierra, I’m going to bring you in. Are you ready for the Blackest Questions?
Cierra Boston [00:06:05] Yeah.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:06:06] Okay. Question number one for Cierra. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, ranks this hurricane as the costliest hurricane to ever strike the United States. It also disproportionately affected Black Americans. What is the name of this storm?
Cierra Boston [00:06:25] I feel like it’ll have to be Katrina.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:06:27] You are correct. So Hurricane Katrina. Katrina was a Category five hurricane that hit New Orleans in late August back in 2005. It cost more than $180 billion worth of damage and killed nearly 1400 people. More than 80% of New Orleans was flooded when the city’s levee system collapsed, leaving much of the city underwater for weeks. The government’s emergency response was widely criticized in several parts of the city were never rebuilt. Multiple investigations concluded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who designed the region’s levee systems, was responsible for the flood control systems failure. So this gives us to our next discussion, because you all saw firsthand what it looks like when people struggle to get help, that they need following a natural disaster. So I want to talk to you all about your new show on the Weather Channel Fast: Home Rescue.
Tre Boston [00:07:15] It’s reveal day and Mr. Goodman will be here soon to see how his home has been transformed since hurricane and left the destroyed.
Guests [00:07:23] Oh, Lord. Oh, my God. Oh, yes. We grew up. Oh, man. It can’t be? Oh, Lord.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:07:33] So, Cierra, I’m going to start with you. What made you all want to get involved in this kind of work?
Cierra Boston [00:07:39] It really was like just a really like good just opportunity. The foundation that we have does a lot of like nonprofit work with the target is like lower income families or families that you know, to, to focus on the children, help them break generational cycles of poverty, things like that. The foundation is called the Beyond Belief Foundation because we really want to let these kids know, like go beyond belief, go beyond the expectations that are put on you, either through your family or your circumstance, anything like that. So this was just a wonderful opportunity to continue that work because these families that we meet during this show, a lot of them have been out of their homes or have been living in damaged homes for months or years on end. So so to get in and really be able to like give them home back. A lot of them have children. One of our family even had a baby that was six months at the time of the hurricane. So they had been not living at home. So it’s just it is really important because family is so important and if we want if our foundation wants to benefit children and families going forward, breaking generational cycles, then this kind of thing really helps because it repairs their homes. Home is where you can have your peace. Your peace of mind. It was just really, really important for us to like, go ahead and jump in and be a part of this opportunity.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:09:06] Well, I love the fact that you all are really cognizant of the fact that home does create this mental state. Right and so when we don’t have a secure place to live, it does affect us not just physically but mentally and we know that obviously for kids, what kids all need is stability and consistency and sort of pattern and I also love the fact that you all are just helping people rebuild homes, but, you know, get back into the homes that they had in health in safe, healthy and safe way. Because, you know, we know that so many homes that are damaged, obviously, by storms, you know, there’s mold and there are other issues that can really affect especially kids down the line. Now, Tre, when you all were taping the show, was there anything that stood out to you were surprised you when you were filming? Because correct me if I’m wrong, from your successful career in the NFL, I don’t read anything in my research about you, you know, having a background in meteorology or home building.
Tre Boston [00:10:02] Well, yeah. You know, with the foundation, I’ve actually done a little bit of this work already with Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding together, and that’s what kind of led us into that as well, getting into that work. But, you know, I would say. Being a little more hands on, you know, I might have picked up a hammer, you know, painted, do some drywall. But now I’m driving bobcats, tractors, you know, just doing, you know, the heavy work of it. I’m talking to every saw there is. Buzz saw, angle saw, you name it. I’m working with it. So to be able to do that all each week, new family, it’s been something I wouldn’t say it’s surprising but it’s been cool because I can’t say this is something I ever thought I was going to do.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:10:47] Right. I mean, but isn’t it just a blessing, right? I mean, you know, God bless Habitat for Humanity and and all the work that Jimmy Carter has done over the years helping people get into their homes. But it’s so wonderful to be able to have such a successful career and then transition to something where you’re you’re helping people in a very different way. I mean, obviously you entertain people on a Monday or Sunday. This is this is a different kind of help and obviously, you know, Cierra and I are both educators, so we know the importance of being in a classroom and sort of planting that seed, but this is an another opportunity for us to sort of use our skills to help a whole different set of people, especially people who are in such a troubling circumstance at the time and get them out of it. So, I mean, this question is for both of you and Cierra, I’ll start with you. What do you hope people take away from Fast: Home Rescue?
Cierra Boston [00:11:36] Well, one of the things I really appreciate about the show and I hope is received well, is that, for one, this show does home renovations, obviously, for homes that have been damaged in natural disasters. But these are at no cost to the families. So these are not you know, no, I love HGTV. I watch those type of show off all the time. But sometimes you see, you know, families that have 20,000, $30,000 budgets and they’re, you know, looking for these grand things, which is cool. That that’s really amazing transformations to see. And our show, a lot of these homes are, you know, about a thousand square foot homes, you know, maybe two or three bedrooms. It’s at no cost to them. So a lot of the furniture, it’s all donated or paid for through the nonprofit. So we still want to give them home a beautiful space. We have designers by the projects that are awesome and they really put a lot of time and work into creating a theme like what this home is going to look like. So these aren’t, like I said, these aren’t like people that are coming with, you know, $20,000 budgets like help me rebuild my home. I know these are people that are getting help through nonprofits. So it just I feel like it’s really important to know that donations, you know, you’ll see that at the end of the episode where other people can donate money to these foundations and nonprofits, because this work is done at no cost to our homeowners.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:13:03] Oh, that’s fantastic and Tre, what do you hope people take away from the show based home rescue?
Tre Boston [00:13:09] You know, being able to have relationships with each and every family. You know, a lot of, she kind of said it, shows just kind of show up and then they reveal. Well, with us, you know, we get to know the family, we cater to them. You know, what we’re doing throughout the house with the design features are catered to the family.
Cierra Boston [00:13:25] And we actually spend time with them during the week, you know, So that kind of one of our different things about this show is that the homeowner and the homeowners and us actually do something as an activity together. Some activities you’ll see on this show so far, we went cooking with one of our homeowners. We’ve went to play pool because one of our homeowners was a pool, well not shark, but he he played professional pool. We go boxing.
Tre Boston [00:13:57] Painting.
Cierra Boston [00:13:57] Yeah, just activities.
Tre Boston [00:13:59] That the families do.
Cierra Boston [00:14:00] Yeah. Yeah.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:14:01] Right.
Cierra Boston [00:14:01] So not just the home you also get the weather information. You get to know the people.
Tre Boston [00:14:08] And animals. If you love animals is a lot of animals.
Cierra Boston [00:14:12] With over 50 acres dedicated to the Giraffe sanctuary. This is where the most amount of damage from Hurricane Ida can still be seen.
Tre Boston [00:14:19] Oh, there. Oh, it’s a few of them, too. Oh, wow.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:14:23] I mean, I think what’s also where we go to commercial break, what I what I love is this this idea of a team, you know, and obviously an educator with Cierra, she knows about sort of building teamwork in a classroom. Obviously, Tre, you know about teamwork on the field and it’s a really inspiring show, which also I felt, you know, watching the trailer really motivated me to sort of think about ways that I could help, you know, when you all give us resources at the end. But I really hope that when people are watching Fast: Home Rescue, that they’re inspired to actually do more because so much of what you all show us is about the strength of a community, an entire community coming together. So I’m just I’m so excited for the show and I really can’t wait to tune in. So we’re going to have a quick commercial break and then we’ll come back.
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Dr. Christina Greer [00:15:33] And we’re back. The battle of the Bostons is here. We’ve got Tre and Cierra tied neck and neck, laying The Blackest Questions. Tre, are you ready for question number two?
Tre Boston [00:15:42] C’mon. Let’s go.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:15:43] Okay. This extension of government regulates and enforces federal laws meant to protect human health and the environment. The person in charge is currently a Black man from Goldsboro, North Carolina. Can you name this organization?
Tre Boston [00:16:06] I’m mad. Is the health and.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:16:09] Human health and the environment. That’s the goal. To protect the two.
Tre Boston [00:16:15] I have to be better.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:16:16] The answer is the Environmental Protection Agency, also known as the EPA. So the EPA was established in 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency monitors air and water quality, the use of chemicals and pollutants, and oversees programs that promote energy efficiency and sustainable growth. The EPA is run by Michael Regan. In the last year, the EPA announced the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice, an external civil right that will dedicate 200 EPA staff and $3 billion to address underserved communities across the country that have dealt with environmental racism and issues like unsafe drinking water and illegal dumping of hazardous materials, which we know has happened for far too long in many African American community. So as you all were filming, did you all notice any disparities among some of the people affected by natural disasters and then the help that they received?
Cierra Boston [00:17:09] For sure. For sure. We we did get to film three homes in New Orleans. So we did definitely see kind of how we talked about earlier with Katrina, how some of the things don’t even seem to have been rebuilt since then. We definitely saw that. But honestly, I think our most what’s the word I’m looking for the most. The bigger disparity was a family that we went to that’s out on the Grand Bayou. They are a Native American family, but they actually still live out on the water. Like you have to take a boat to their home and like the way their ancestors lived. And so they we we really talked to a lot of people and tried to do a lot of work with speaking to FEMA, because they they they need the help to shore because not only are they right on the water, they’re impacted by the storms, but also so many organizations don’t want to come back and help because they’re considered high risk being out there. Actually, if if really they if they could just get them to move and leave that area alone, they could. But, you know, they’re people they don’t want to leave their homes where their ancestors have been. So, yeah, actually, we definitely saw that. So that was New Orleans and that family out in the Grand Bayou was probably the most like. Like, wow, this needs more help than they are getting.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:18:39] Right. And We realize, you know, I think a lot of people always say, you know, well, with climate change, you know, why did these people just move? You know, they’re in areas that are definitely prone to hurricanes or tornadoes or whatever types of storms come through. But it’s, as you said, Cierra, you know, if people’s ancestors grew up on this land and, you know, you might be the home of your grandparents, it’s not that easy just to pick up and leave and to go where? And you know, Trei, I know you’re from Florida, and, you know, one of my best friends is from North Carolina. I mean, we have strong roots. Just to tell people to go someplace else is in some ways an unrealistic proposition, even if it’s in an area that’s prone to flooding and storm. Tre, we did not get that one right. Cierra, if you get this one correct, you will be the winner of The Blackest Questions. Okay. You ready for question number two?
Cierra Boston [00:19:25] Yes.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:19:26] This Black celebrity has a foundation that helped victims of the Flint water crisis and was a huge part of the relief in Houston, Texas, following Hurricane Harvey. She, there’s a hint, even personally handed out food to victims following the storm. Can you name this famous figure?
Cierra Boston [00:19:44] You said the two events were the Flint, Michigan.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:19:49] Water crisis and the huge part of the relief she assisted with in Houston, Texas, following Hurricane Harvey.
Cierra Boston [00:20:02] Um. I don’t know.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:20:07] So the clue was Houston, Texas. Because the answer is Beyonce.
Cierra Boston [00:20:11] Really? I was thinking. I did say it because I was like, I don’t know if she went out to Michigan, though. That’s the thing. I was like. I should’ve said it. I literally was like, I don’t know if she went out to Michigan, though.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:20:23] So Beyonce is obviously for our listeners right one of the most successful musicians in history and holds the title for most Grammy wins at 32. She’s been nominated a staggering 88 times and in 2016, she started her charitable foundation, Be Good and they often do things under the radar. For instance, they’ve paid the bail to release people arrested while protesting police brutality and she also awards grants to help people start Black owned businesses. And not only has the queen, Beyonce, sold more than 200 million records, but she’s also an icon who creates culture coining phrases like put a ring on it, I woke up like this and boy bye. So she’s got her nonprofit. But you all have your own nonprofit organization, which is the Tre Boston Beyond Belief Foundation, which focuses on education and mentorship and so trails, start with you. Tell us a little bit more about that foundation and what you see as the biggest needs for young people you help.
Tre Boston [00:21:16] Yeah. I think where you started right there, you know, having that mentorship and building it and having the foundation of education, You know, the more we learn at a younger age, the more we’re helping our youth, truly. So for us, you know, with our foundation, we try to put people who are around the city of, you know, minorities and and truly show our kids that, hey, there are people around you who are successful. Success is one of our biggest words in our foundation, because so often success is measured between money and materials nowadays. If you’re a 9 to 5 hardworking man, your family has a roof over their head, they’re clothed, they’re eating at night, you’re that’s a successful man. And that has to, we have to re, you know, unlearn and relearn, you know, what success is for our children. So to be able to get to them at a young age, feed them all the knowledge that we have as adults, we find our kids easier getting into college, knowing how to doing simple things like write checks, you know, knowing how to fill out college applications. But it goes even deeper, deeper than that, you know, go into, you know, juvenile detention centers and giving these kids hope. Let them know that their life isn’t over. They can you know, they they have a fresh restart once they get out, they can write their own stories. Going to abuse counselor treatment centers for women. Let them know that, you know, they are still the standard for their children no matter where they are in life. You know, So they you know as well, keep going, inspiring more. So for me, our foundation means so much in so many different routes, but the mentorship for our children is very big because if we can get to them before everybody else gets to them on the outside, we can truly root the kids that we need in our society.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:23:02] Absolutely and Cierra, as an educator, you know, working with the Tre Boston Beyond Belief Foundation, what are you focusing on as well? You know, bringing that skill set to this foundation.
Cierra Boston [00:23:14] I really want for me is to show kids other avenues of like he said of success. Like I said before, going beyond belief, going beyond what parameters have other people or your own self has placed on you. There’s other like even we look at things sometimes, like even with the show, like we’ve met so many amazing people in a community with jobs and careers that we haven’t even thought of before. Like, yeah, there is somebody that does this and the last episode he released than Osprey.
Tre Boston [00:23:48] It’s a big bird. Like Big Bird.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:23:50] I’m a birder so.
Tre Boston [00:23:52] Okay.
Cierra Boston [00:23:55] So just see it. Things like that, I don’t know, is always just so inspirational to see so many people that are passionate about what they do and just like showing kids like there’s so many avenues and passions you can choose, you know. Yes, this is a football player, but our goal is to show you go beyond just your normal expectations in life. Look at what you’re passionate about, and there are many ways to success.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:24:20] Absolutely. Okay, So we’ve got a tiebreaker question.
Cierra Boston [00:24:25] I’m so mad there shouldn’t be a tiebreaker question.
Tre Boston [00:24:27] I mean, I’m mad too, man. Because I knew, man, I had mine. It was on the tip of my tongue.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:24:31] All right, it. Well, I mean, that’s the thing about the show and when the tables have been turned on me, I just want to say I’m zero for five. Okay?
Tre Boston [00:24:41] Hey.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:24:42] I do not do well on the spot, so I’m a better host than a player. Okay, So remind us, are you all still living in the Fort Myers area?
Tre Boston [00:24:52] Between here and Charlotte.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:24:54] Tiebreaker question, if you know. Shout it out. Okay. The Fort Myers cemetery has two sections that are Black only. Do you all know the names of these cemetery?
Tre Boston [00:25:04] The one off Michigan. That got to be one of the cemeteries. Michigan cemetery and I don’t know the other one. Memorial?
Dr. Christina Greer [00:25:15] Cierra, do you have a guess?
Cierra Boston [00:25:16] I don’t.
[00:25:18] Okay, so this is going to be the first time you all are making history for The Blackest Question. We are going to have a tie for The Blackest Questions. Both of you are winners because the correct answer is the Woodlawn and the Oak Ridge sections. So for our listeners out there, the Fort Myers Cemetery in Florida was built in 1915 and at the time would not allow Black people to be buried there. So two separate sections were created and the entire cemeteries, five acres and the sections for Black Fort Myers resident were built far from the original cemetery, and the Black sections lacked identification and can be hard to access. Notable figures from the Fort Myers Black community are buried there. There’s also one white woman buried in the Woodlawn section who married to Fort Myers first Black settler Nelson Tillett. So thank you so much. But before we get to Black Lightning, I want to remind our viewers to check out Fast: Home Rescue on The Weather Channel and remember to support those affected by natural disasters, if you can. We’ll be right back. And We’re back. So as you all know, the Black Lightning round is there’s no right or wrong answers. Right. So some of these questions are for both of you. Some of them are for each of you and so whatever comes to mind, you just say the answer. You ready?
Tre Boston [00:26:29] Okay.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:26:30] Okay. Tre, what’s your favorite sport to watch other than football?
Tre Boston [00:26:34] Basketball.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:26:35] Okay. We love to ask this one. We’ve got a couple on the show when the kids want something. Who are they coming to first? Mom or dad?
Cierra Boston [00:26:41] Oh, they’re pretty half and half. Depends on what they want. For sure.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:26:46] That’s always the one, right? Cierra, what’s your favorite Black owned business to support?
Cierra Boston [00:26:52] Oh, So I started to do make up for a while, so I really like the Danessa Myricks makeup products.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:27:02] Oh, can’t wait to check that out. Okay. Do you all play board games or card game?
Cierra Boston [00:27:08] Probably board game.
Tre Boston [00:27:09] Yeah.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:27:10] Okay. What’s your favorite board game? Tre.
Tre Boston [00:27:13] Oh, favorite board game. Oh, I feel like I’m on the spot. What’s our favorite board game? Is Connect Four a board game?
Dr. Christina Greer [00:27:23] I think it could be.
Tre Boston [00:27:25] Yeah.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:27:26] Cierra. What’s your favorite game to relax?
Cierra Boston [00:27:29] Games. Um, I was. I was going to say, Connect Four, too. Like, that’s like the.
Tre Boston [00:27:36] That’s the game right there.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:27:37] That’s the game. Okay, who’s the better cook?
Cierra Boston [00:27:39] Me.
Tre Boston [00:27:40] Oh, yeah. Not even close.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:27:42] Not even close.
Tre Boston [00:27:43] Not even.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:27:43] Okay and this is for each of you. Who did you have to have on your playlist to get you pumped while you were rebuilding these home?
Cierra Boston [00:27:51] I will be honest with you. We.
Tre Boston [00:27:53] I might say.
Cierra Boston [00:27:54] We didn’t have much music going on. It was a lot of focus. It was a lot. Yeah, like. We’re figuring out plans.
Tre Boston [00:28:04] Christian music in the morning. You know, to get to where, you know, to get to the site.
Cierra Boston [00:28:08] We do. We do a lot of like, worship music in the car for sure. But while we were working, it was.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:28:15] When you working on a band saw you don’t need to have Biggie blasting.
Tre Boston [00:28:20] All gas. No brake.
Dr. Christina Greer [00:28:21] That’s right. Well, I want to thank you all so much for playing along with us. I want to thank Tre and Cierra Boston for all the work you do. I cannot wait to see your show on The Weather Channel. Fast: Home Rescue. I wanna thank everyone for listening to the Blackest Questions. This show is produced by Sasha Armstrong and Geoffrey Trudeau. Regina Griffin is our director of podcast. If you like what you heard, subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode and you can find more at theGrio Black Podcast Network on theGrio app, the website and YouTube.
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