Steve Harvey's Closing Remarks - 6.24.26
June 24, 2026
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5 min readSteve Harvey’s closing remarks on his morning show are not a set of random thoughts. They are a tightly wound argument about the cost of internal division within the Black community, delivered with the weight of a man who has spent decades in the public eye and has just watched a federal administration dismantle the DEI programs that supported his own youth camp. The central question he poses is simple and brutal: Why, when success is already so hard to achieve, do we insist on making it harder for each other?
The personal cost of public lies
Harvey begins by answering a question from his co-host Carla about whether internet rumors bother him. He admits they do. “I’m a human being,” he says flatly. “So of course when you hear lies about you that’s on the internet, yeah, it bothers you.” But he draws a sharp line between being bothered and taking time to address it. He does not engage. The distinction matters because it frames the rest of his argument: the problem is not that he is thin-skinned, but that the impulse to tear down other successful people is a self-inflicted wound on a community that can least afford it.
The compounding difficulty of success
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:36) **Opening: Last Break of the Day** - Steve Harvey is asked to close the show with his thoughts.
- 2 (02:55) **Personal Reflection: Anniversary & Internet Trolls** - Steve discusses his 20th anniversary and the annoyance of online lies and trolling.
- 3 (04:03) **Core Thesis: The Burden of Success & Internal Division** - Steve argues that success is hard for anyone, but harder for Black people, and that internal division and hate from within the community is a major roadblock.
- 4 (05:10) **Mechanism: Rejecting Negative Comedy (Roasts)** - Steve explains why he avoids the "roast" genre of comedy, which he sees as tearing people down.
- 5 (06:39) **Evidence: The Minority Camp & DEI Cuts** - Steve shares a personal story about his minority camp losing DEI funding and soldiers under the Trump administration.
- 6 (07:53) **Implication: The Need for Internal Support** - Steve concludes that for Black people to succeed, they must be more supportive of one another.
- 7 (08:50) **Closing Call to Action** - Steve ends with a final plea for the community to do better and encourages listeners to talk to God.
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