Ben Jealous
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Sep 25, 2026
Jim MichaelieNARRATOR
To our esteemed mayor, Well, apologies.
Jim MichaelieNARRATOR
Betty Jean Grant's text for that column is not printing out properly, so we're going to jump over to Ben Jealous' column, which is titled this week, What is the value of Ben and Jerry's without the values of Ben and Jerry? Jerry Greenfield quit a year ago this week, saying the company had been silenced.
Jim MichaelieNARRATOR
Now he and Ben are asking for our help.
Jim MichaelieNARRATOR
For almost as long as I can remember loving ice cream, I have loved Ben & Jerry's for its boldness, bold flavors, bold crunch, and most uniquely for boldly standing up for the values that define America's highest aspirations, freedom, fairness, peace, and love.
Dave ChappelleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
All right.
Dave ChappelleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
and it was Chris Tucker and Ben Jealous, who at the time was the president of the NAACP, who was all just at this big charity dinner, and Paul Mooney was drinking scotch.
Dave ChappelleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And we all was just in there.
Dave ChappelleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
First, I was a little uncomfortable when we started talking, and we all got along really well.
Dave ChappelleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You know, look, I won a lot of awards recently, but this one tonight is probably the most special award I've ever gotten because it's from this institution that represents these people, us, people of color, black people.
Dave ChappelleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My godbrother is here tonight, Ben Jealous.
Dave ChappelleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ben used to be the president of the NAACP.
Dave ChappelleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I asked him, I said, what do you think I should say tonight? And Ben sent me a whole speech.