Harvard graduate's unique speech goes viral

[@equilibrium8144]

He's so confident and well spoken on stage: no stammering or stuttering, he's loud and clear. Wow

[@xofiy-.-2606]

fr bruh

[@talkinsportswithrc4837]

hes a graduate of Harvard you wouldnt think anything else tbh

[@VivekSingh-ts1ec]

@@talkinsportswithrc4837 harvard is no guarantee of success & confidence by the way

[@claragrassel618]

Its Harvard

[@stratosm3154]

You know how few people can speak confidently? Doesnt have to do with university

[@Santo-Capro]

This man is gifted with literature flowing like a fountain

[@dr.noor.mesopotamia]

Well said

[@sannin4569]

Considering he had the time to refine the speech since high school I would hope so

[@sannin4569]

He had the speech for years so I think it would be a given for it to be "good"

[@wespicedmemes]

Lol he got you using anecdotes now…they are called “anecdotes” right?

[@mk_sgt]

@@sannin4569 Really? I didn't know. How dp you know it?

[@jackiel279]

Education is the key and they keep changing the locks. Well said.

[@wonderwoman1199]

So true

[@jamieingels1190]

One of my favorite parts too.

[@JemmFam-ww4bd]

Lol this made my day yesterday I kept thinking about it and wanted you to know that.😂😂😂hilarious but true

[@jackiel279]

@Michael Snyder Technology

[@verycoolnot8145]

Michael Snyder. The people who make the curriculum and no one said it wasn't static.

[@kannybright9210]

He's from a small town... And his parents are sooooo cool. Father's a preachers and moms a great wife... So happy to see him elevate even more 🌹💪

[@endless782]

He has a instagram or somethin?

[@averageamogusenjoyer5240]

Makes sense why he is good at speaking since his father is a preacher

[@CelideeBudoromyi]

❤

[@Regnard999]

From which country is he?

[@ericrahman7932]

Give this man a beat cus he's dropping sick bars yow

[@nadenemanuel9519]

Eric Rahman 😂

[@hugoadvincula9761]

Someone gotta make a video lmaooo

[@aspin2624]

interpretation 21 fuck u on about

[@aspenin]

@interpretation 21 the fuck you talking about and why

[@meeks726]

@interpretation 21 mans just made up history or something idk

[@salinabrown281]

“I’ve been the black hole in a classroom for far too long absorbing everything but not allowing my light to escape”

[@Junkman2008]

Deep.

[@pegangagamakeranaitusiapak576]

The remark that cut deep

[@katelvine3147]

That part right there almost made me cry and I've been out of school

[@ChiefJayBinns]

Their never going to change and we will never find our place in their white institutions, as he sat back and observed their brokenness, hatred, privileged dismissal of 'real work'--dumbing himself down-- to afraid to show his light! I can only imagine what they put him through--and I can't wait to see what he got out of them with that Education!!!! 👊🏾 It's also funny cause a buddy of mine SD that's why Black American mom's to this day are the first to put their children down, bc she always had to make him/her look like they were 'no good' or no better than theirs, or they would sell em off 🤔🤔🤔

[@dawnpratt846]

Fact !

[@nsastef]

1. He ask us whether education a great equalizer (socioeconomically speaking) 2. Then wonders whether we question the keeper of the keys (meaning the government) 3. He argues that for some the only difference between plantation and a classroom is time (basically means that we are taught stuff to fit into the system and not to give us the tools to achieve our dreams. 4. He then mentions that he is the strange fruit that grew too ripe for the popular tree. (Meaning he is different and wont follow the masses) 5. He then argues against the standardised assessment goes against the individual reaching his best potential. 6. Then he insists that education is no equalizer but rather education is how they, the government gets us to sleep (by getting us into debt and reduce us to debt slaves) 7. He tells us to wake up,that we have dreams and we should follow them. 8. And finally that Sky is not the limit but only the beginning (meaning don't let education define our quality of life because we will get disappointed by the result.Rather we should regard the graduation as the beginning of our journey to succeed.) He basically reduced to ashes the whole education system. Fellow graduates clap because he is right. Academia claps because of the fancy words.

[@ethoslotus554]

Good shit. how long did this take you

[@nsastef]

ethos lotus not sure.. around 20 minutes

[@spambamkeija634]

Andreas Philippou This makes bella sense as well.

[@bcstephe]

for some reason the young love to crap on everything that came before them. i'm still relatively young, but just noting the truth. i'm not sure there's anything profound in all that crapping so much as just a common manifestation of an adolescent mind, biologically pre-disposed to establish its own identity in a lot of experimental ways. maybe we should listen to people precisely at the midpoint of their biological urge to prefer the "new" vs. the "status quo." what is that, say 30? Maybe 32? no idea, but an interesting question IMHO..... what i'm not sure is interesting is the very young and idealistic. they'd all be communist just to be different. then they'd all starve to death like the poor people in Venezuela. or they'd be trump supporters. and support a man ape child to "overturn the system" when he's clearly a fairly incompetent borderline idiot. whatever it is it's unlikely to be informed by much reason and empiricism. outside people who instinctively or by training really bend that way.

[@ShaikhMohammedYunus]

Benjamin thanks bro....this interpretation was needed

[@TCOHHL]

"Education is the sleep that precedes the American dream..." Beautifully and eloquently stated!

[@xJUDAZ]

What is the american dream?

[@omerginawi9768]

@@xJUDAZ It is the psychological manifestation of what YOU perceive to be the ideal privilege of living in America ;however , it is just an illusion created by your mind in the hopes of finding a bright future in a place that you cannot relate success to unless you work hard for it. The American dream isn’t really American , I would say. Rather , it is what WE foreigners make and produce of it in the form of achievements that solidify our belief that we could improve our lives by focusing on pushing ourselves to our FULL potential , BEYOND the limit. Just as our friend Livingston said here , “The sky is NOT the limit.” So we should brace ourselves for a LIFT OFF with our hearts and souls and ambitions for the creation of a bright FUTURE !!!!

[@obamalastname34]

@@omerginawi9768 Woah you blew my mind for a second

[@Strawberry-dz6dw]

@@omerginawi9768 FR . American dream is what we make . Us, the non Americans 🤍

[@arnidakid7970]

Whoever went up next 💀...

[@joanchepleting52]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@Sallyskin]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hussainrixx4328]

he was like tf! why me

[@sundaySEC]

Yikes 😬

[@Megha486]

shit.

[@backpackadventures6054]

I hope the English teacher who originally denied him to recite this at his high school graduation saw this and instantly felt Crummy!

[@backpackadventures6054]

Antifa Member What country?

[@backpackadventures6054]

Antifa Member you’re the only dog eater!

[@antifamember8431]

Backpack Adventures where ever you came from you racist piece of trash!!! Edit: this message was meant for Lo o the user who made the racist comment above me not you

[@antifamember8431]

Backpack Adventures I was talking to lo o not you lol

[@loo5405]

@@antifamember8431 LIBERTARD.

[@chrxme3786]

Am I the only one who's surprised that he could remember the whole thing

[@Antbeast23]

Crip Dep yea lol

[@bruh-no-bruh2882]

Crip Dep - What if he just freestyled ??

[@Septiviumexe]

This guy is ambitious. You cant make those kinds of people forget

[@viridian9673]

Crip Dep ikr no stage frights no mental blocks... he's a genius

[@MRLONG758]

+RECKLESS KING mind blown

[@poyoslippy]

It is amazing how much of a speech a person can recite without fail when they believe in their words ..

[@bethrobb3684]

Noel Bockholt Brilliant! 👍🏻❤️

[@sistakia33]

After listening to this young man's inspirational and eloquently delivered speech I went to press the "like" button when I noticed the amount of "dislikes." I wanted to know why 5k people hated it so I scrolled through some of the comments and realized just how awful some people's realities must be when hate feels normal and positivity is treated like poison. My immediate reaction was to disparage "the haters" but how would my negativity be any different than those I intended to shame? Instead of mocking remarks I didn't like I decided to let this young man's speech lead me to a better truth: You don't change a negative song by singing along with the lyrics. Dare to sing a new song of hope. If you sing long enough you will inspire others to sing along with you.

[@2UP2downSavage]

@sistakia33 oh my well said 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿. The young man's speech is the true definition of being woke👀. Your response to the dislikes is the true definition of class,grace,and courage, with elements of poetry, you and him can "drop the mic" and walk off stage👊🏾.

[@moosakajee2585]

Wow. Absolutely brilliant response. Respect

[@alanwattz2519]

Well said

[@jackingofftoraelilblack2342]

@@2UP2downSavage the truth is just the matter of perspective and not everything to anyone's liking so all you have to do is deal with what you got.

[@Jacob-wz7pm]

Alex• not when there is hard evidence backing THE TRUTH then that person is just delusional

[@blackrocktile5855]

May he go far in life.....he's a breath of fresh air......

[@Bro-zz9tg]

I learned how not to be Jealous! Lmao

[@thegunner2161]

Ima kms Lol when you hear the student loans lmao jk

[@gardymarcelin791]

BlackRock Tile And

[@alexcampbell6345]

He used everything, alliteration, metaphors, hyperbole, similes, his grammar and pronunciation were strong... great speech, I wonder what his major/focus was in

[@OMMCOMHD]

Alex Campbell same

[@AleksDinic]

fuck off

[@AleksDinic]

@suvesoko

[@davnoble8472]

}suvesoko _ your making yourself look so stupid and ignorant bro

[@PhilipThrosselMusic]

His name is Donovan Livingston! He's an educator, author, and poet; amongst many other things.

[@IssoufBa42]

This is scary, he's so eloquent he gives president vibes 😳

[@staticshockk]

President? it's been a long time since that was used to mean a smart person. They are usually ppl filled with lies that support the prejudices of majority or straight up dictators

[@tommydracule7558]

@@staticshockk sad

[@thorstark4114]

Obama

[@crazychimp1039]

@@thorstark4114 Obama was bad

[@djwolf4651]

No president sounds this good

[@simplyme7711]

I loved, "...you say education is the key, but you keep changing the lock." Wow!

[@authra6595]

What is the 'lock'?

[@freaknable]

Standards.

[@suvesoko_1584]

no life

[@MarioUcomics]

TRUTH!

[@authra6595]

freaknable Sorry, just saw your reply, thanks. Makes sense :)

[@ignatiusatenikang788]

“Injustice is telling them they are stars without telling them the night that surrounds them” Very powerful.

[@EBENEZER565]

Just read this as he said it

[@petalmist0288]

@@EBENEZER565 same

[@xJUDAZ]

Dont understand.What it mean?

[@billbillson5082]

But he never adressed the injustice of black students getting boosted SAT scores while asian and white students get their scores docked because of their skin color. He is not a victim.

[@luismisanmartin98]

@@xJUDAZ I would relate it to how education judges you based on how you score on standarized tests. People who score A are led to think they are intelligent (stars), but there is so much more (the night) than those tests, which has to be discovered through the engagement of creativity. Education kills creativity and hence does not allow you to look beyond the light onto the night to realise your true potential.

[@joyeblessed]

"injustice is telling them education is the KEY, while you continue to change the locks"!!

[@tempieward1054]

joye blessed xtra .

[@zwiamudau7049]

Profound

[@jt48]

Harvard Valedictorian, will be working as an analyst at some cubicle farm topping out at 100K, a good few years until the long hours either break him into changing careers completely or just destroy all the relationships in his life. Meanwhile, the good old boys with the trust funds and daddy's connections with bottom of the barrel grades will be the ones making millions.

[@yevytiver2799]

@@jt48 this is so true and yet so sad, I'm 16 right now and that's one of the reasons why I'm into enterprenuership , I'm currently teaching myself about how the business worlds works ,like investing in stocks, real estate , trading , how social media ,technology and politics work, school is meant to manipulate the masses and make them into slaves so they are depended on the system aka the rat race or should I say 9 to 5

[@mmurd]

YEVY TIVER look out guys we got a woke one here

[@tabithasmith963]

"Injustice is saying education is the key, yet you keep changing the locks". Then that ending, " The sky is the beginning, Lift Off". I could feel his pain in that speech. Very moving and powerful.

[@2000wattz]

“Injustice is telling them that ‘education is the key’ while you continue to change the locks” Powerful!

[@Tkdanso]

HL Watts I felt that that’s was🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Cbreezy510]

I was looking for this comment

[@tkskoya]

"Sky is not the limit; but the beginning" that's a perfect ending for a beginning... wow

[@danielharp822]

Sky is the starting point

[@dogmaticuncertainty2670]

this guy is an amazing speaker

[@skr4207]

He is horrible, he is using words most don't know, leaving people confused.

[@charlesdeng686]

Kaspars Matusevics I know right? He should really dumb it down, it's not like he's addressing a bunch of Harvard grads or anything.

[@samt1352]

+Charles Deng EL OH EL thank you for that

[@hahaownedlolz]

+Charles Deng Using more sophisticated and fancier words just for the sake of using more sophisticated words. Just makes it hard to listen too. The message itself was very boring and unoriginal. He just presented it well.

[@jayloco6772]

hahaownedlolz your just uneducated

[@juanreveles9834]

“Sky’s not the limit, only the beginning” I love that

[@rawirihemi27]

Dude has had those words in his head for years. Came out like a script! Impressive 🙏🏻😎

[@dreday6369]

Hundreds of years ✊🏿✌🏿

[@MaoDev]

I am pretty sure it was a script though...

[@blazingexil4003]

MaoItsMe I am still sure that it was he’s words

[@billsmlth5381]

Another affirmative action graduate...Harvard...the once great school that hired a fake Indian and also someone as a professor of The Constitution who obviously had never even read the constitution. Ivy league schools suck....The Bushes, the Clintons, the Obamas, Al Gore ALL ivy grads yet everyone knows NEITHER could pass a fairly given GED

[@billsmlth5381]

but they needed an opinion from an expert

[@chefpp3709]

I was tired of being a black hole in the classroom, absorbing everything but not being able to give off my light🙏🏽

[@sebtho4876]

interpretation 21 k

[@flav0r735]

interpretation 21 LMAO check out this guy

[@commonsense2821]

@interpretation 21 r/whitepeople

[@bensimmons6149]

interpretation 21 what the hell you smoking bruh

[@marcuslea6821]

WV WV well that’s pretty racist but cool

[@denise3422]

"I belong among the stars and so do you" powerful message of this young man👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@jamieingels1190]

That was good.... Some kids these days are wiser than even my years. That's saying something.

[@billsmlth5381]

Another affirmative action graduate...Harvard...the once great school that hired a fake Indian and also someone as a professor of The Constitution who obviously had never even read the constitution. Ivy league schools suck....The Bushes, the Clintons, the Obamas, Al Gore ALL ivy grads yet everyone knows NEITHER could pass a fairly given GED

[@meeks726]

Same!!! I'm high AF rn, I belong among the stars too!

[@hxpewxrld]

I read this as he was saying it and it hit so hard 🥺

[@mooominpapa]

"Spill your emotions on the big dipper and pour out your soul, light up the world with your luminous allure." Gorgeous. If he ends up writing a novel, I'll be the first in line to buy it. He has a way with words.

[@djeio]

A glorious bar

[@azitafallahi8483]

Yes, Papa and I love to vote for him as our future president. May God bless this young man!

[@ryanteddy_]

So true.... I'd buy too

[@janetseager4069]

Whatever his major was, seems to me it made him a hell of a lot more articulate than anyone commenting here

[@westonwheeler2311]

Perhaps philosophy

[@willywowzers6202]

Including yours....

[@maureenboycehurley1337]

Looks like he knew how to articulate long before he even choose a major

[@nielsnielsen9013]

Quantitative Social Science

[@corierayvonssidenigga7508]

I major in fornite, can’t beat that

[@ElimanGibba]

I wish i can articulate myself like this young man. He inspires me. CONGRATULATIONS Man.

[@kausamsalam8543]

Eliman Gibba beautiful speech by a beautiful person

[@zerbit]

You can

[@waynehammond7145]

Beautiful words, young man! What good do they do? Does this stop a white cop from killing an unarmed black male? Do your words provide ownership of corporations that can provide gainful employment for people regardless of race, creed, origin? There are some who wish to oppress others but, ultimately....the oppression is conducted and supported through force.....not beautiful words!!!! Please provide a solution to this problem.....not another means of eloquent statement of the problem. Talk is cheap!!!!

[@darkling6]

@@waynehammond7145 and here you go talkin cheap shit on the internet instead of doing anything.

[@Dee038]

You can do anything! Join a public speaking club in your area like Toastmasters.

[@ISEEKSPACE]

This is the "I Have A Dream" of this generation. I am not African American, but this is truly incredible.

[@IAMJUDAH707]

We aren't African American either. We are the children of Israel according to the Bible. Another LIE perpetuated by American Education or should I say Indoctrination!

[@lalalaura4382]

@@IAMJUDAH707 not every black person is descended from ancient Israelites, but every ancient culture on the Earth used to be black..

[@urekmazino2485]

@@lalalaura4382 Inaccurate. Don't falsify info.

[@katelvine3147]

And so are you for recognizing it....i was thinking the same thing

[@loo5405]

yeah easy college thaks to aff.actions + welfare state paied by whites and asian...real american dream for any african.

[@DadaNabhaniilanandaTheMonkDude]

"Our stories are the ladders that make it easier for us to touch the stars". Love this man.

[@ursulamoon755]

He’s a better speaker than the leader we call President.

[@laurajohnson2840]

Because he is smarter than the blob we call president.

[@ShyraR]

@@timmcveigh5056 Get over it!, Isn't that one of your favorite snap backs? Grow up please.

[@timmcveigh5056]

@@ShyraR i am over it. Its you folks who aint. #isyourpresident get over it yourself!

[@karlconnolly3994]

Tim stupid ignorant name McVeigh You’re a racist creep. Smash Racism End supremacy Kill the kkk Pay reparations now Ps. I wouldn’t compare this Harvard scholar to a racist prig president..you do him a disservice.

[@tasham.4693]

Most of us are better than the occupant of the white house

[@alexanderblake2684]

I wish I had this man's passion about something in my life

[@Snggle]

it's simple as just finding some you like and that challenges you. Just keep at it until you're the best. Find the passion and reason to commit to it, is the hard part, good luck!

[@wndws9294]

DUDE !!! don't say that! i know that everybody in this world has something he or she loves dearly and with passion! accept and acknowledge your own quality and talents! search for the truth within and don't fear setbacks, cause if you do what you love, life will give you a way and you can do anything! i don't know you but i believe in you and everybody who may read this! go for it, it's out there! LOVE

[@WeissmannX]

"I trust you". That's touching

[@1212zeek1212]

ALEXANDER BLAKE Three years ago the #1 thing that I wanted was a passion. So I searched everywhere in every possible way every single day. After the first year, I realized my passion at the time was finding my passion. So I became passionate about doing so. I DEDICATED myself to finding it. I would journal every day asking myself reflective questions, I would search a multitude of things online trying to figure it out like "How do you find your life's purpose?", I watched KZbin videos, I talked with friends. And eventually I found my passion. And it is just as amazing as I'd hoped. So I encourage you to become passionate about finding your passion. *Work very hard* at finding it, do not hope for it to come. Be intentional. Good luck. Much love.

[@meekashantel5096]

ALEXANDER BLAKE you do have it. Just keep going it will soon appear.

[@hottyas9000degrees]

“An injustice is telling them they are stars, without acknowledging the night that surrounds them”. Wow🙌👏

[@AccentBwoy]

What he means

[@lemunz4280]

The worlds bad

[@sandsblue429]

@@lemunz4280 😂😂😂😂someone is drunk l guess

[@78musiksphere]

twisted in a profound way, how do you even come up with this

[@Akinsh58]

THAT, was Powerful. 👏🏼👏🏼

[@sss-ee6or]

His expression throughout the speech is what makes me like him more. Sure his speech, words, body language, tone and flow is great but his face tells how much he means the speech. Loved it!

[@CharlesMcKinneyIV]

"The sky is not the limit, it's only the beginning." LIFT OFF!☄

[@johnholmes8315]

How do I reach the sky? I only make like $9 an hour.

[@geekhamza]

buy a join

[@zed9712]

That's $6,480 a month. $77,760 a year.

[@connorraposo6297]

do you have a brain

[@MrSurZero]

Zed stupid?

[@JohnSmith-cc3ud]

"Show them they are stars without acknowledging the darkness that surrounds them." Man...i felt this.

[@AdityaPillai009]

“Injustice is telling them they are stars without telling them the night that surrounds them”

[@JohnSmith-cc3ud]

@@AdityaPillai009 while I can appreciate this the perspecrive here is more relating to the darkness being so ever apparent and obvious, being reminded of the light brings the focus back from the darkness, and so in not doing that would be an injustice as well.

[@AdityaPillai009]

Yes, you can think of it that way too. But I was just pointing out that that's not what he said. Or atleast that's what I heard.

[@profoundclarity8497]

You can feel the passion in his words. No one here knows his personal experience, so the negative comments seem to be from either racists, or people who want to trivialize this young man and his commitment to bettering young people and their minds.

[@daydreamer5580]

Oh just shut up already. People have the right to judge this poem, whether it comes from someone white or black or mixed, red, purple or yellow.

[@profoundclarity8497]

+Day Dreamer It's the context and tone in which he is criticized from some people. If you get to use your hate and bigotry to have a negative opinion then I get to have an opinion about your opinion. Merica, right? You on kindly fuck off with your dribbling from your keyboard. Asshat.

[@daydreamer5580]

ProfoundClarity Your own personal bigotry manifests in your inability to differentiate opinion from racism. Other than a few trolls, most of what I see is a righteous reaction to a dumbing down of Harvard and intellectual society in general. Passion does not automatically translate to good taste. I'm actually happy for him on one hand. But I support the right people have to judge this speech. To me is was disappointing. I want equality and diversity. I help fight for it. All this does is waste my goddamn efforts. Do you see where I'm coming from now?!!?!

[@profoundclarity8497]

+Day Dreamer I have read through the comments and I see more than a few trolls. It's just sad. I would love to see more people coming together for a common good but even in today's world it seems insurmountable against what I see spewing on the internet.

[@daydreamer5580]

ProfoundClarity That is your opinion and I cautiously will say that to me it's a natural reaction. To a society where trophies are given out for any old speech just because a person is black. I'm all for trying to boost people up. But to me this was horrible and divisive. And that's where you fail to see the nuance of what really just happened. Instead of this young man making a humble speech, he rambles on arrogantly and bitterly directing comments at white people. One comment on here put it succinctly. Don't people have something better to talk about than slavery or racism ALL THE TIME? I agree with that statement. This was a perfect oppurtunity to inspire the next generation of black leaders but not finger pointing. But instead, truly inspiring and speaking eloquently.

[@Sports_Arena09]

He speaks like me with confidence. I wish I had the money to afford Havard. I want to be a cardiologist and I would be great to come out as a product of Harvard. I remember hearing people say,"Harvard is one of the big schools to make one's dream come true." If I don't come here ,I would try to bring my son there one day. Congrats to all class of 2020.

[@KH-ks7si]

You have to get in first lol

[@aravgeorge1138]

Harvard is affordable, if you cant afford it... If your income is below 65000 dollars then it's completely free. Not a lot of people know this. It's not about whether you can afford Harvard, it's about can you get in to Harvard?

[@axd2312]

@@aravgeorge1138 How hard is it to get into harvard? Is the entry test soooo hard?

[@aravgeorge1138]

@@axd2312 Harvard is very hard to get jnto. There is no specific entry test. They look at your highschool grades from 9-12th, your extracurricular activities (like hobbies) the awards you have one, essays lors and alot of things.... It's not just about an entry test. You have to be an all rounder you have show leadership, how have you been contributing to the community and a lot of things. Admission to Harvard doesn't revolve around one factor. They take the holistic approach.

[@axd2312]

@@aravgeorge1138 Hmm. Thanks for clarifying, brother.

[@neet2673]

Top 10 people Eminem was afraid to diss.

[@EvanReichert]

NEET but why would u diss this man?

[@coryfreeman151]

Dick

[@daniyaparvez502]

hahhahaa

[@anthonyp2883]

@linkclicker you replied to him so you obviously have nothing better to do either

[@RukoHaruki]

@linkclicker karen detected

[@marissawilson4644]

Intelligence, character, honesty, and a deep love for our people is what I see in him!

[@kdj95z]

Marissa Wilson.

[@sambama999]

Your future President not too far down the line ;-)

[@redlemur7944]

BumBum fuck that guy.

[@JohnSmith-bw6pv]

Jeez you are narrow minded

[@Mr.Honest247]

And straight cheese!

[@EisenbergFlavour]

4:11 *Education is the sleep that proceeds the American dream* now *THAT'S* what I call a powerful quote

[@Phyoomz]

precedes*

[@kennyosunde4999]

Big Facts

[@shak9558]

You edited it and still used the wrong word.

[@crimson1763]

@@Phyoomz it's proceeds in England dunno where your at

[@Phyoomz]

@@crimson1763 regardless of location "proceed" means to move forward, "precede" means to happen before. While the speaker may have been trying to say that education moves the American dream forward, which would of course be a coherent thought, it would not be phrased correctly using the verb "proceed," as it's an intransitive verb. So it's much more likely that what the speaker means is that education must be achieved before the American dream can be realized.

[@fritziepearlpineda2563]

I cried from this speech, that power, and passion is just overwhelming. It reached right through me, despite of only watching in youtube. Just. Wow. I just discovered this gem at 2020.

[@annshelton5754]

I can only imagine what his parents feel like......what a BLESSING!!!

[@ElroyMcDuff]

Classy...

[@andresviajandocontacto3902]

lmao

[@seaneredia5199]

@@Karpov2 wtf?

[@2ndNatureHairSolutions]

They must be in tears of joy

[@paxtonsimpson204]

“We weren’t born to be common, we are meant to be Comets.” Love it

[@cutiemeowie8352]

And I commented on this quote

[@Riperoo123]

@@cutiemeowie8352 you think you're slick for that 😂

[@NazriB]

Lies again? King Power

[@narutofan4545]

Lol

[@MASTERBUILDER-dd1rg]

it's obvious he learned nothing in university.

[@jaybsampat]

So lucky to have him as my professor at Wake Forest University! Edit - thank you for the likes👍

[@pelin.7992]

really ? is he a professor rn

[@jaybsampat]

@@pelin.7992 Yup. He is part of the Education department. A fabulous orator and one of the most genuine people I've met!

[@pelin.7992]

Jay Sampat your classes must be really enjoyable i envy

[@comedyworldwidelmao9412]

No shit?

[@PineappledoesnotbelongonPizza2]

Wait... what does he teach?

[@JohnnyTsunami808]

The KZbin algorithm is finally recommending relevant videos.

[@ChristSaves88]

“The sky is not the limit, it is on the beginning. LIFT OFF!” POWERFUL! 🙌🏾

[@JohnSmith-bw6pv]

Now you can post that cheese on facebook :|

[@mohittiwari8934]

Mind-blowing

[@jamesbruce5257]

U CAN NEVER DO WHAT HE DID. IF U WANT TO BET ME, THEN GIVE IT A TRY. LETS LISTEN TO U TOO AND SEE WHAT U HAVE TO OFFER

[@JohnSmith-bw6pv]

​@@jamesbruce5257 He didnt say anything though ? Can you tell me just ONE interesting fact I can get from this speech aside from the boasting and cheesy motivational metaphors :/

[@LilGirth]

seeing this kind of stuff motivates me to want to be great

[@MeetMyGreenBud7]

stfu and go do your homework you lazy ass

[@yudahel9821]

u can do it Chris, now go be great.

[@loganmontuori]

+Yudah El he's not the only one who can be great. Show the world what you're made of. Show them that you da man, Yudah.

[@herikaniugu]

you got 178 likes, that's great

[@benshakes6905]

Chris Cardenas Just be

[@sha12310]

"Injustice is telling them they are stars without acknowledging the night that surrounds them" Incredibly powerful

[@ladyblue3255]

Amazing Speech. I'm tearing up. I'm saddened by his passing. Gone too soon.What a smart, intelligent Man. Rest in Peace 🙏 💔🙏. You'll be missed. My condolences to the family and wife.

[@ghostofyou9721]

It's an incredibly moving and powerful speech done in such a creative manner that it sticks with you. What happened to him if you know.

[@HiroshiKoto]

What a beautiful speech and poem....so inspiring and fulfilling to the soul. I was disappointed to see many ignorant people commenting negatively for being so ignorant not understanding the poem or speech. Poems can be done in many styles unique to the person my English teacher use to say.

[@bionichoneybadger6974]

Lol and neither will you do anything except feel more racis toward the white man.

[@HiroshiKoto]

+Bionic Honeybadger69 nah not really sorry bro. I'm not racist to anybody, we're all human and just want to live life to the fullest so yeah whatevs. Take care bro. XD ^^😆👍

[@Lijah578]

That's right!

[@HiroshiKoto]

+ShaF F 😆

[@wj6695]

Kirito :3

[@Akinmuyisan]

He must be doing something right because he has so many haters in the comment section

[@JamesOsyris]

Like Trump, right? Or Clinton? Or old videos of Hitler? #Hurrr

[@1yabeyabe]

Tayo Akinmuyisan So true, lol!!

[@andrewwu2012]

just like hitler and trump and hillary or whoever you hate lmao

[@konlanjoshua2041]

Tayo Akinmuyisan of course he's black. we blacks we don't stop fighting. we fight and continue to fight

[@deniseandrews113]

@Truth Hurts The truly hateful & vile comments have been reported, lol!

[@nerioamaral4045]

4 years later 2020, damn he’s speech POWERFUL

[@denisesalles7248]

Beautiful. "None of us were meant to be common" meant to be common" is something we should say to ourselves and others every day, no matter the age or circumstances. Thank you Donovan!

[@LifestriderX]

He’s got my vote. Ya know, if he runs for president...

[@KaribeCuebas]

Heck YES!! He's got my vote too!!

[@nachiketsharma4507]

Hell ya. My vote too

[@sylviasmiths4909]

@Rebecca Hope I'll vote for him.

[@loganblevenson]

a single speech gives him the grounds to campaign for a presidency?

[@tintin3366]

Because he is black? He didn’t policy.

[@mastershoper8333]

for everyone asking what he studied, He is a Doctor of Philosophy.

[@sarahi5635]

Doctor of Philosophy is just the written out version of PhD, not necessarily what he studied🤷‍♀️

[@fullthrottlealways]

Are you really that ignorant?

[@kimgray4154]

OK, thank you

[@johnmalta5630]

Dad Man the very heart of communism

[@genidor]

Graduate School of Education EdM | 2016 Learning and Teaching

[@mastermind6080]

i’ve been a Black hole in the classroom for far too long, Absorbing everything, without allowing my light to escape . But those days are gone. I belong among the stars. And so do you Together, we can inspire galaxies of greatness For generations to come. The sky is not the limit. It’s only the beginning.

[@AdvancedApe1]

The earth is flat and the sky doesn’t exist. Nothing is real

[@isabelladeng7634]

I went to a conference at another high school and he gave us a presentation! It was so awesome, he did a ton of fun stuff such as rap, and immediately woke all of us up. He was very funny and uplifting, and also incredibly kind and understanding. I wish him the best!

[@brianodiwuor6056]

Wake up every child... "Together we can inspire galaxies" Amazing!

[@jaxx3l83]

We can't even get past race. CNN a big on keeping racism alive

[@tamikawright8696]

I loved every minute of his poem. Intelligence at its best. God bless this young man.

[@benwang2454]

Tamika Wright don’t you mean intelligence at its worst? Because saying that the speech was intelligent at its best is doing it a disservice.

[@johnsmith4811]

How was that a poem? There was no rhyme (or reason) in it.

[@precious4310]

John Smith a poem doesn’t have to rhyme, stupid. 💀 you’re literally replying to every to every positive comment. there are many black people commenting, so if you don’t like that you have no place here.

[@johnsmith4811]

@@precious4310 Your logic is flawed. One doesn't have to be a movie critic to know a movie is bad (or good). And yes, a poem does have to rhyme. That's what makes it different from prose.

[@precious4310]

John Smith it doesn’t have to rhyme. have you never heard of free verse before? this dude’s speech was spoken work, but i’m simply putting that out there. i would respect your opinion if you had a good point, but that’s not the case.

[@spelunkerd]

Education is one of the few pathways out of poverty, one of the few pathways one can change their social class. I find it so sad, the cost for tuition is dramatically higher now than in my generation 30 years ago. Higher education should be really hard but merit based, as it was in the past.

[@illegalalien4444]

So is student loan debt

[@jacksongilding6044]

spelunkerd inflation

[@SuperSneakySakura]

Sad that I'm a poor white and get forgotten about haha. Because it's not like I have to worry about education haha. Like that's a thing...

[@griffin_kith6214]

spelunkerd school is starting to become less and less and it’s a good thing, Elon and will Smith’s boy had very good points, hopefully there will be a different system of education than we have now because it really is a fail

[@Puils]

Vote for Bernie

[@davidtolson3825]

that was one of the best speeches I've ever heard

[@ms.6703]

yo get him in a room with kendrick lamar

[@Latiash]

thinkin the same thing

[@timeman6821]

I think he should get in a room with all the kids that struggle, every third world country, and all those that don't believe in themselves. Kendrick knows his worth. Let others realize theirs.

[@ms.6703]

Tim Eman so deep sooo deep, we just want some good music mane

[@timeman6821]

me too.. but this isnt a music video...

[@ms.6703]

Tim Eman TRU but u really think a poem would help end suffering kids in third world countries in this time and age?

[@amolunaluna5517]

I see a Powerful Leader and freedom fighter!

[@zzgordoxzzgaming4718]

the next Obama!

[@jermic281]

" I've been the black hole in a classroom for far too long" Amazing

[@anubhabsaha2080]

Black "hole".

[@SalvadorTarantino22]

Can you explain what this mean? English is not my first language and I don't understand it

[@SalvadorTarantino22]

J W oh go it . Thank you very much

[@myislo8855]

J W lmao and youre also to ignorant to understand he meant both, thats why it was such a powerful statement, you should have known that considering the speech was about his black history , brainiac.

[@sambirokitawi3958]

“Injustice is when u keep giving the key but keep changing the locks”

[@ROYALP100]

He's seems like a natural performer which helps when you are also smart...

[@jamaltugman328]

Golden Voice exactly..wow

[@mohammedessa29]

I've melted brother, amazing

[@SumanthLazarus]

Bigots, yall aint got no time watching CNN videos. Better be bangin the pig backyard.

[@mohammedessa29]

+Jonny Stugotts racist loser

[@jondohnson5538]

Hey moron welfare leeches... Im your boss, im your warehouse manager, im your neighbors lil league coach, im your Dr, ....we don't like what bullshit George Soros funded garbage you spew! Now Rage 4 M3 Mthr Fckrs Rage.......

[@mohammedessa29]

+Jonny Stugotts as far as your concerned I could be a multi billionaire or multi millionaire, I could also be the boss of thousands of white people, you dont know me? I don't know you, but I do know a racist when I sense one, I defend black people from racism because I have seen black people suffer it and I speak out for God created every race as equals no superior

[@MsViva710]

amen amen amen. EQUALS AND NO SUPERIOR.!!!

[@user-qc8vj3vp9v]

Excellent Donovan!! We need 6 billion more like you on this planrt as it would most definitely be a better, more equitable & peaceful place to dwell. Congratulations & well done.👍👍👌💛💚❤

[@victory4966]

@@barbshouse6325 lmao..where are they?

[@cameronwashington37]

Just saw this in my recommended and I'm so glad I clicked!!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@christopherabbey4437]

This is the most beautiful speech I have ever heard

[@RobinLundqvist]

Christopher Abbey bruh this is more weird than anything

[@noahriot2129]

It sucked.

[@osnoopysnoop1529]

Christopher Abbey YOU AIN'T LYING, WOW!!✊😎

[@SundiataBrayboy]

Noah Riot But you're impressing everyone with phrases like, "it sucked" and talking about "dog's buttholes"? The Moors tried to civilize you but failed miserably.

[@FreeEmpowermentVideos]

really??, you must do more research, no offense

[@romlyn99]

"Injustice is telling them they are stars, without acknowledging the night the surrounds them..." Just a brilliant metaphor/analogy. The thing about education today - is that it bankrupts you before you have begun. Because you have to go into so much debt, just to get a piece of paper that says you are qualified to begin - so far in debt that it takes decades to pay off the debt. We are weighed down with debt - even before we begin our journey in life. How is this a key? It is a ball and chain. With the dark cloud of debt hanging over our heads - we are adverse to taking risk... and it is the risk takers that drive innovation and new ways of being. If you want your country to truly be the greatest - education should be free.

[@DJ.PaulyP]

Amen brother

[@azizaidara6175]

Ur soo right.i told the truth in a way the whole world should read it n meditate on it.education should b free.

[@gaeldilamh2572]

u fucking have a brain. u re smart

[@crappypoopycrap9800]

Education is free in Germany.

[@emauf]

@@crappypoopycrap9800 education is free in Tanzania

[@mikegalleywood834]

Not only a brilliant student speech, but mainly a strong and positive message delivered in an eloquent way. Yes, this guy might be the next Obama, he is already inspiring!

[@demarcusfaulkner7411]

agreed

[@wattiesilbery9294]

What another puppet?

[@BruceLee-xu3jn]

We don't need another Obama

[@jameswalker6918]

Ismail Mehmet YES we do!!

[@demarcusfaulkner7411]

+Ismail Mehmet oh yeah we do.

[@sihlembodlela5540]

"I am the strange fruit that grew too ripe for the poplar tree."

[@georgetsagaris8518]

I'm glad I wasn't the only person who got this reference

[@덜덜이안마의자]

It's a power of literature. We can't touch it, but It can be and makes movement of our heart. I don't know how he gifted this talent from. Maybe it comes from lights of the stars.

[@khem127]

Thank you for your inspired comment, all these hating comments are making me tired..

[@KevinRodriguez-pv7ib]

This speech was not about race. It was about chasing your dreams. He did make allusions to slavery, but that is because slavery was/is real. It happened. That doesn't mean he is targeting anyone. People hear slavery and they automatically feel offended for some reason. Livingston is not an African surname. Sure he never directly experienced slavery, but it has had an impact on who he is. Many blacks were stripped of their culture and of their origins because of slavery. You want us to remember the Alamo and 9/11 but you want us to forget slavery? Not going to happen.

[@mustafahaider3375]

Slavery almost 200 years ago has had an impact on who he is? Surely by that standard all of us have been impacted by something horrible that happened to our ancestors in the past 200 years

[@lindseyk1561]

Mustafa Haider absolutely slavery had an impact on who he is, and it still does! Due to the fact that racism still exists today. Majority of African American people are still judged by the color of their skin rather than the content of their character. If the KKK still exists, than so does slavery, racism, and prejudice. And that's just the bottom line. No sugar coating. Phenomenal speech young man! Can't wait to see you do great things!

[@PSarks]

Joseph Armynde Where did he say he was owed reparations? Stop projecting your beliefs of what you think Black people want unto him. Asking for Equality does not mean asking for more than others. It simply means he wants to be treated the exact same as others without the limitations of his skin color.

[@anthonyjohnson8366]

You don't want to forget about slavery - I gotcha. Just be sure to remember our own people sold us into this slavery, for mere trinkets! Be sure to remember this and also that everyone out there who is black is not (y)our brotha!

[@akidnamedryan4758]

We will always remember how we got to this country and will never forget our true history 👊🏽

[@whatrulookinatmygusforonin4542]

This mans delivery is on point. Also his energy is refreshing considering most of the graduation speeches bore me to sleep

[@peaceful4you408]

Whoa!! Dude seems extremely intelligent but also very talented at the same time.

[@isabellabliss959]

This was the most beautiful thing i have ever heard. I almost cried

[@charlesparent1899]

Samuel Clark eh, what can I expect from a trump supporter

[@isabellabliss959]

Charles Parent okay this has nothing to do with who voted for who, I personally think that both candidates are absolute shit this year but hey did I say anything about who voted for what? There is nothing wrong with anyone who voted or the other part so quiz being salty about something that's already been settled. Let's all get over it nd move on moth life PLEASE I have had enough politics this year

[@MeetMyGreenBud7]

when da pussy is almost crying then he is ready to go

[@donmayers3841]

Isabella, You are so cute ! xD

[@reppin_haiti1446]

"None of us were born to be common we were born to be comets" wow 🗣

[@JohnSmith-bw6pv]

so dumb

[@piAustin]

John Smith it's an analogy and it's a good one too. None of us are the same because we all make a difference in the world, no matter how big or small is what he means. Not dumb.

[@JohnSmith-bw6pv]

@@piAustin It's a metaphor and it's a dumb one but since you like it why dont you post it on facebook for your mom and grandma to repost :|

[@piAustin]

John Smith lmao I don't even use facebook. I wouldn't post that type of stuff anyways, but since you are so convinced that it's dumb, please explain. And don't reply that I'm a dumb toxic 5 year old and the internet is stupid or some random bs like that.

[@carla4954]

@@piAustin John is clearly upset because he was not good enough for Harvard's university or any university at all . HA AH.

[@Dee038]

Dr. Martin Luther King would be proud! "Uncuff Us!"👑❤

[@dlee8168]

We are not slaves get over it.....

[@fluid_thoughts2782]

@@dlee8168 mentally, many still are. Look throughout social media, television radio and internet. Disturbing how prevalent slavery still is. This system is still slave based, no matter the race, but worse for black Americans due to pre existing dysfunctional lineage. Not all, but a great majority. Unless you're in the 1% of tge wealthy elite, you are a slave. You pay taxes, you're a slave. You're employed, you're a slave. You get over it.

[@sportyboy2424]

wortha2ndlookart that was the dumbest thing I have ever heard. How are you a slave if you made an agreement with your employer to work. There is no systematic racism whatsoever. Black people can get by just as well as whites can nowadays.

[@dlee8168]

@@fluid_thoughts2782 A world of victims

[@fluid_thoughts2782]

@@sportyboy2424 look pea brain, get past your myopic view and dig deeper. Of course you are going to work, (all races) but the system is not set up for you to truly succeed. Blacks have opportunities yes, but there are many factions that are in place to keep people in a oppressive society. Now, there are more of us who have woken up and are trying to teach within a better way, but that is a lot of work and time to build a more solidified black society. We've been broken and trusted Democrats for too long. Time to remain independent in politics and take care of our own. This country's history shows that no one else will, stemming from slavery. And how on earth do you believe there is no systemic racism given the history of slavery, jim crow and all of the backwards shit that is relevant today, e.g. Trump and the maga, alt right bullshit?

[@carl___________]

Wow, what a message! So well spoken! I actually have goosebumps. May God bless that man🙏❤️.

[@sijifalore8252]

So eloquently said. Making us proud bro.

[@waynehammond7145]

Beautiful words, young man! What good do they do? Does this stop a white cop from killing an unarmed black male? Do your words provide ownership of corporations that can provide gainful employment for people regardless of race, creed, origin? There are some who wish to oppress others but, ultimately....the oppression is conducted and supported through force.....not beautiful words!!!! Please provide a solution to this problem.....not another means of eloquent statement of the problem. Talk is cheap!!!!

[@santinogarcia6836]

@@waynehammond7145 black man kills an unarmed white man.

[@waynehammond7145]

@@santinogarcia6836 ???? What does your comment mean? ????

[@billsmlth5381]

Another affirmative action graduate...Harvard...the once great school that hired a fake Indian and also someone as a professor of The Constitution who obviously had never even read the constitution. Ivy league schools suck....The Bushes, the Clintons, the Obamas, Al Gore ALL ivy grads yet everyone knows NEITHER could pass a fairly given GED

[@notveryobviousguy4373]

Wayne Hammond says the guy who just wrote a “cheap” paragraph for nothing! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@crystalstarclan]

So when is his book coming up

[@mirrbaby9854]

when you find out let me know .

[@vicariouss]

Its out the book is called lift off

[@vimeanm]

Ylli Bicaj is this real or a joke?

[@Berries20]

@Anonymous Guy Nah, he's not a white man in Hollywood, he's a Harvard student with good sense. He won't be chasing no "thots"

[@thisisyourfact-check1669]

out.

[@mizzlemay8388]

He sound like the Harvard graduate version of Kendrick Lamar rapping TRUTH⭐️

[@fullthrottlealways]

‘Sounds’

[@paikea990]

TPAB type poem

[@CELEBGOSSIPWITHNIKKI]

When he said sky is not the limit it is only the beginning I felt that He’s going to do great things in this world ❤️❤️❤️

[@Justin1988Johnson]

He looks like usher and kid cudi

[@Justin1988Johnson]

Like a mix of the two

[@youhaveitnow]

day and night aa aaa aaaa...

[@corgikun2579]

Justin Tran more like Jackie Chan to me

[@adeba7933]

look like obahma

[@thegoodmuzak]

ok these ppl all look very diff. yall just saying bc he's a black man :/

[@LALoft]

He's the Muhammad Ali of communication: The sky is not the limit, it is only the beginning. Lift off! -- Donovan Livingston

[@jackingofftoraelilblack2342]

Don't compare the greatest boxer ever to this guy.

[@sammyb1328]

Lt col George Armstrong Custer that's your opinion.

[@sammyb1328]

@Lt col George Armstrong Custer uh what? Lmao, you keep ranting.

[@keithbentley6081]

Wooo yeah, right on, God bless America, Amazing Grace etc etc

[@gymnasticslove2234]

"Injustice is telling education is the key when you continue to change the locks" -Donovan Livingston

[@jonesba2004]

I don’t know what he teaches but I’m signing up for his class.

[@ColinDSouza-ed2eq]

He’s a student.

[@bellamckinnon8655]

One of the most inspiring speeches I've ever heard. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Donovan! This inspires me to get up right now and finish my school work and then plan my future. A true hero, thank you!

[@tatianna3710]

It must feel so good to be able to have such a clear strong educated voice during public speaking!

[@purply_gyatt_clapper]

Shout out to Harvard for letting this young man SPEAK freely!!!!

[@محمدصلاحالدين-ج1ذ]

“I’ve always been a thorn to injustice” Underrated line

[@haku4810]

When every part of his speech are powerful quotes. I'm shookt.

[@estlhm805]

There is hope in his speech. It's like the voices of the past meet the present

[@Daynamarie07]

This puts chills down my spine • I’m so grateful to live in a word where amazing minds like his exists.

[@tempiemiller6349]

Lord what a gift you have given this young man, thanks 🙏.