>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."

WE HAVE TO TALK IMMEDIATELY TO OUR FRIEND MR. JON BATISTE.

JON, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION!

THAT'S INCREDIBLE!

>> Jon: OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M-- I'M EXCITED AND I'M HONORED.

I LOVED MAKING THE MUSIC FOR PIXAR "SOUL."

AND I LOVE YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGH IT WHEN WE WERE DOING

THE SHOW AND DOING THE SCORE AND WORKING ON THAT STUFF.

AND IT'S JUST BEEN AN HONOR TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE MOVED

BY IT.

>> Stephen: WELL, IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU.

WELL DESERVED.

I'LL BE PULLING FOR YOU.

I DON'T GET TO VOTE.

I DON'T GET TO VOTE.

THAT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR.

>> Jon: YOU'VE GOT SOME PULL, THOUGH.

YOU'VE GOT SOME PULL IN A LOT OF ROOMS.

>> Stephen: I'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

I'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

JON YOU GOT ANYTHING-- YOU GOT ANYTHING THAT YOUR NOMINATION

INSPIRES YOU TO PLAY FOR US TONIGHT?

>> Jon: OH, YEAH THIS KIND OF...

♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: THAT'S THE SPARK

RIGHT THERE.

>> Jon: YES!

>> Stephen: JON BATISTE, EVERYBODY.

THANKS, JON.

FOLKS, FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND A FEW THINGS ABOUT

THIS ONE FEEL DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST FOUR FEBRUARYS.

THIS ONE FOLLOWS MONTHS OF PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE

BRUTALITY LAST YEAR, UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC

IS PARTICULARLY BAD FOR BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA,

AND THAT SAME PANDEMIC HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY HURT PEOPLE

OF COLOR.

A MUCH SMALLER POTATOES-- BUT "BRIDGERTON" GETS SNUBBED BY THE

GOLDEN GLOBES, BUT "EMILY IN PARIS" GETS A NOD FOR BEST

COMEDY?

IT'S A SHONDA!

LITERALLY!

BLACK AMERICANS ARE LONG OVERDUE FOR SOME RECOGNITION FROM THE

COUNTRY THEY HAVE HELPED SHAPE.

AND THAT MAY BE FINALL HAPPENING IN ONE WAY BECAUSE "THE BIDEN

ADMINISTRATION HAS REVIVED THE EFFORT TO PUT HARRIET TUBMAN ON

THE $20 BILL."

SINCE SHE IS THE HERO OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, IT MAKES

SENSE THAT BIDEN WOULD BE ALL ABOUT A TUBMAN 20.

( AVIATORS ) "I'M A BIG FAN OF RAILROADS,

WHEREVER THEY ARE!

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD'S THE BLACK ACELA!

CHOO CHOO!

ALL ABOARD!

NEXT STOP: EQUALITY JUNCTION!

COME ON!

JUMP ON THE TRACK, JACK!" THIS IS LONG OVERDUE, ON BEING

LONG OVERDUE, BECAUSE THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAD ANNOUNCED

PLANS TO PUT TUBMAN ON THE BILL BACK IN 2016, AND EVERYTHING WAS

GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN, UNTIL IT WAS HALTED BY TREASURY

SECRETARY, AND THE LAST MAN I THOUGHT I'D BE MENTIONING IN A

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEGMENT, STEVE MNUCHIN.

MNUCHIN GAVE SOME WEAK TECHNICAL EXCUSE FOR WHY HE PUT A STOP TO

IT.

BUT AT LEAST HE HAD THE COURTESY TO SAY HE ALSO DIDN'T CARE.

"RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES TO FOCUS ON.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON THE BILLS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME."

AND IF SOMETHING HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME, IT

SHOULD, OBVIOUSLY, STAY THAT WAY.

IT'S WHY I INSTRUCT MY BARBER TO ONLY USE THE FINEST LEECHES TO

BALANCE MY HUMORS WHILE I SNACK ON LEAD PAINT CHIPS WITH MY

COCAINE-FLAVORED COLA.

MNUCH ALSO DELAYED REDESIGNING THE $20 BILL IN ORDER TO

REDESIGN THE $10 AND $50 BILLS FIRST.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THEY MADE A BLACK WOMAN WAIT IN LINE BEHIND TWO

OLD WHITE GUYS.

THAT WOULD BE LIKE NETFLIX DELAYING BEYONCE'S HOMECOMING IN

ORDER TO RELEASE ANOTHER SEASON OF "FRASIER."

OR THE "HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS" SNUBBING "BRIDGERTON."

COME ON!

HAVE YOU WATCHED IT!

THOSE ARE SOME HIGH, TIGHT MAN BUTTS!

THOSE ARE THE TRUE GOLDEN GLOBES!

SO, HOPEFULLY, WE ARE NOW SOLIDLY ON THE ROAD TO A TUBMAN

20.

HERE WITH HIS THOUGHTS IS ONE OF MY WRITERS, JOHN THIBODEAUX.

>> HI, STEPHEN.

>> Stephen: HI, JOHN.

ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE TUBMAN IS ON HER WAY TO THE 20.

THAT'S PRETTY GREAT, RIGHT?

>> IT'S NICE TO BE ON THE MONEY, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE THE MONEY.

RECOGNITION IS NICE.

REPARATIONS ARE BETTER.

PLUS, SHE WON'T EXACTLY BE IN THE BEST COMPANY.

YOU KNOW WHO ELSE IS ON THOSE BILLS?

>> Stephen: YEAH.

I MEAN, I'VE HANDLED MONEY IN THE PAST.

YOU'VE GOT GEORGE WASHINGTON.

>> SLAVE OWNER.

>> Stephen: TRUE.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON.

>> SLAVE-BUYER.

>> Stephen: THOMAS JEFFERSON.

>> BIG-TIME SLAVE OWNER.

HALL OF FAME.

THE BABE RUTH OF SLAVE OWNERS, IF BABE RUTH HAD SEX WITH HIS

HOME RUNS.

>> Stephen: OKAY, THAT DOES SOUND BAD.

>> HARRIET TUBMAN WAS A BLACK WOMAN ABOLITIONIST, AT A TIME

WHEN IT WAS LIFE-THREATENING TO BE ANY OF THOSE THINGS, LET

ALONE ALL OF THEM.

SHE REPEATEDLY RISKED HER LIFE FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S FREEDOM.

AND NOW WE'RE ASKING HER TO HANG OUT WITH THOSE DOUCHE

NOZZLES?

SHE NEEDS A SQUAD!

I'M TALKING FREDERICK DOUGLASS ON THE 1.

ROSA PARKS ON THE 5.

W.E.B DUBOIS ON THE HUNDO, AND PRINCE ON THE...

THIS.

>> Stephen: HOW MUCH IS THAT ONE WORTH?

>> WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PUT THE VALUE OF PRINCE'S

CURRENCY IN A BOX, STEPHEN?

LET'S JUST SAY IT CAN BUY A RASPBERRY BERET OR A LITTLE RED

CORVETTE.

>> Stephen: THAT'S VERSATILE.

>> AND ONCE THESE ARE PRINTED, EVERY SINGLE BLACK PERSON IN

AMERICA SHOULD GET A COLLECTOR'S EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, WITH

THE BONUS SET OF BEYONCE COINS.

>> Stephen: SO THAT'S THE 1, THE 5, THE 20, AND THE 100.

WHO'S ON THE 10?

>> THAT'S EASY.

ME, JOHN THIBODEAUX!

I'M CALLING IT THE THIBO-10.

IT'S CATCHING ON, STEPHEN.

>> Stephen: I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE IT IS CATCHING ON.

DO YOU HAVE ANY HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WE DON'T KNOW

ABOUT?

>> I PUT ON PANTS TODAY >

STEPHEN.

NO ELASTIC-- BELT AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S EITHER THE 10 DOLLAR BILL OR THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PANTS.

>> Stephen: OKAY, BUT ON THE SLIM CHANCE THAT IT'S NOT

YOU, JOHN, WHO WOULD BE ON THE 10?

>> SHONDA RHIMES, STEPHEN!

SHE WAS ROBBED!

>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

JOHN THIBODEAUX, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SALMA HAYEK.

HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE BUTTS?

>> SO JUICY!