Harvard Graduation Speech Called 'The Most Powerful' EVER [FULL SPEECH]

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Donovan Livingston, a master's candidate at Harvard University, was selected to speak at the school's convocation Wednesday. After he performed his poem titled "Lift Off," Donovan Livingston's speech went viral, with over 5 million tuning in.

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@JenkinsLisaC
@JenkinsLisaC 8 жыл бұрын
"The sky is NOT the limit. It's only the beginning."
@maricelagarza8293
@maricelagarza8293 4 жыл бұрын
Loved it!!!
@cmebans35
@cmebans35 3 жыл бұрын
@To Nii Here listening January 20 2021
@ryrykovi4227
@ryrykovi4227 2 жыл бұрын
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten so that who ever may believe in him may have eternal life. John 3:16 Jesus died for you so why don’t you live for him. Humble yourself and come before Him and call upon His name. Ask for forgiveness so that your sins may be washed away. This life is nuthin compared to life in heaven. Remember even demons believe in God. God bless :).
@pixelcraftbuilds7421
@pixelcraftbuilds7421 7 жыл бұрын
My English teacher showed this speech to the whole class as an example for the speech we would do the next week. She told us that this speech was what kept her going as a teacher and made her remember her purpose. And I can tell you she was not the one to be easily amazed. Wonderful speech.
@ameliewolfbane7733
@ameliewolfbane7733 6 жыл бұрын
Pixel Craft Builds My teacher did this too!
@joeshmo95
@joeshmo95 5 жыл бұрын
I think you have to be really suggestible and have a really low IQ to find this "wonderful". It doesn't even have context. He says whenever whoever made some quote he (blacks) couldn't read etc. and would be punished "by death" if they tried. Where? In Africa? 150 years ago white slaves were all over north Africa. Should we complain about that? This speech is retarded and totally ignores historical complexity and context in favour of some political bogus that only a seriously naive person would buy. Your teacher was a fucking idiot.
@abel19beats75
@abel19beats75 5 жыл бұрын
@@joeshmo95 Sad. You are sad. I empathize.
@MexiTyler
@MexiTyler 4 жыл бұрын
@@joeshmo95 shutcho white ass up and stick to calling people the N word on Runescape.
@sarahgracey8657
@sarahgracey8657 4 жыл бұрын
Pixel Craft Builds thank you for that. I’m also currently studying to be a teacher, and at times the degree gets blurry but don’t give up 💪🏻God put you in that specific field for reason. You have a purpose.
@kennysanders3364
@kennysanders3364 8 жыл бұрын
This guy proves there is still hope for America, God bless him.
@lasic9874
@lasic9874 4 жыл бұрын
anyone else doing this for quarantine schooling?
@miloturbet7008
@miloturbet7008 4 жыл бұрын
yep
@Camel.Yellow
@Camel.Yellow 4 жыл бұрын
yes lol
@_clikuki_4848
@_clikuki_4848 4 жыл бұрын
yeah me too
@davidkirunga4083
@davidkirunga4083 4 жыл бұрын
Yap
@LUNA-vw5xb
@LUNA-vw5xb 4 жыл бұрын
@Anannya same
@oyinolavic
@oyinolavic 5 жыл бұрын
"Education is the key.. while you keep changing the locks. Education is no equalizer! " I felt that in my soul!
@lionman3378
@lionman3378 4 жыл бұрын
That went over so many people head
@aysiabest9017
@aysiabest9017 2 жыл бұрын
The way when i heard that i ran out the room wow wow wow
@reggienovenario2864
@reggienovenario2864 2 жыл бұрын
"None of us were meant to be common, we were born to be comets" Powerful words
@xjapslap6212
@xjapslap6212 8 жыл бұрын
Such a well spoken and confident speech. Very intelligent man.
@Thad2sana
@Thad2sana 8 жыл бұрын
From one educator to another, Righteous words of encouragement. Donavan Livingston the best is yet to come.🎓
@cluelessintellect
@cluelessintellect 6 жыл бұрын
He's been preparing for that speech his whole life! Glorrrrryyyyy!!!!
@basslinin
@basslinin 8 жыл бұрын
His name is Donovan Livingston
@figureoutman
@figureoutman 8 жыл бұрын
"I've been the black whole in a classroom for far too long, absorbing everything without allowing my light to escape... " SO MOVING!!!
@omarali5306
@omarali5306 8 жыл бұрын
black hole..
@zbaby6938
@zbaby6938 8 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful speech, shining light on the subjects people are afraid to talk about and he just hit the nail on the head. Bless up
@crystaljames-owensiii4430
@crystaljames-owensiii4430 8 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@Jsamul1
@Jsamul1 8 жыл бұрын
Jesus loves you.
@ShadyNJ
@ShadyNJ 7 жыл бұрын
Liberals actually can't stop talking about it. Any and every conversation or words spewed is about race.
@belleleighvard2548
@belleleighvard2548 8 жыл бұрын
To all the negatives, you have to be educated to understand his voice
@BB-qk8on
@BB-qk8on 6 жыл бұрын
Lmao they probably got lost after the 15 second mark.
@serjrose9619
@serjrose9619 5 жыл бұрын
I’m a software engineer and I didn’t understand shit of what he said tbh. In my opinion he tried too hard to demonstrate his intellect. Sometimes it is best to be simple and straightforward.
@joeshmo95
@joeshmo95 5 жыл бұрын
I spent 7 years specializing in English literature at Oxford and this is crap.
@joserivera3770
@joserivera3770 5 жыл бұрын
I guess your shit doesn't stink
@owenowers
@owenowers 5 жыл бұрын
joe shmo lol thats how poetry works
@LaremDuh
@LaremDuh 7 жыл бұрын
Whenever he closes his eyes, I feel like he has his singing his words. You can hear his heart in each word.
@RandomPerson-ml8ej
@RandomPerson-ml8ej 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing! We need more passionate people like this guy
@mlmj1994
@mlmj1994 8 жыл бұрын
I am a first year teacher. I have two job interviews today! I've wanted to be a teacher since I was 7!
@ChanelBrooke1994
@ChanelBrooke1994 8 жыл бұрын
congrats
@Yugiohboy32
@Yugiohboy32 7 жыл бұрын
Marissa Congratulations!
@justme1769
@justme1769 5 жыл бұрын
Lol, a little bit late on wishing u good luck. But good luck. And hope u secured that position.
@sunrae7680
@sunrae7680 5 жыл бұрын
@Marissa 2019- Teachers are the backbone of all great civilizations. You are loved and sorely needed. God Bless
@ajanimyles5686
@ajanimyles5686 5 жыл бұрын
I Still want to father of five age early forties with college kids
@melissah170
@melissah170 10 ай бұрын
I love this speech. My daughter did a report on this in middle school and I always remembered how impactful this young man's words were. ❤
@briannacarr3460
@briannacarr3460 4 жыл бұрын
WOW, did this move anyone else to tears? literally, so inspiring!
@lakers3110
@lakers3110 5 жыл бұрын
Speeches of this caliber are hard to come by. I’m glad I got to witness this immense talent.
@DivyamBajaj
@DivyamBajaj 8 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps! Great speech
@molliem2520
@molliem2520 8 жыл бұрын
Ditto.
@pharb69
@pharb69 8 жыл бұрын
Ayyyy
@Jsamul1
@Jsamul1 8 жыл бұрын
Jesus loves you.
@saltytsp
@saltytsp 6 жыл бұрын
Good speech if you are a black person or white guilt LEFTIST Democrat Trump hater. LOL This guy probably a future race hustler. How you going to tell the children to all "Lift Off" when the whole speech seems geared towards black identity. LOL as seen with his black power fist salute at the end. Nothing wrong with liking your race, but too much anti whiteness going on in USA.
@joeshmo95
@joeshmo95 5 жыл бұрын
@@saltytsp I guarantee you that all the people jumping on his dick are low IQ. You have to be unbelievably suggestible to buy such obviously inconsistent logic. There are a lot of low IQ people in the world.
@hardyclassroom
@hardyclassroom 8 жыл бұрын
I'm inspired, moved, and reminded that we should move outside of our traditional way of teaching. Thanks Donovan
@ttayeng
@ttayeng 8 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would look at me like the white guy looking at the graduate in 5:41
@phish1145
@phish1145 8 жыл бұрын
"That's my student"
@sanskriti4852
@sanskriti4852 7 жыл бұрын
Taddo Tayeng hahaha i replayed tht part m dead
@samsloan4110
@samsloan4110 7 жыл бұрын
It's called white guilt and virtue signaling...If a white guy made that speech they would have cut the mic and accused him of racism,white privilege,and systematic and institutional racism
@kingms8093
@kingms8093 7 жыл бұрын
Taddo Tayeng I
@chayanosky9016
@chayanosky9016 6 жыл бұрын
sam sloan a white man can’t do that. Best thing a white man can do is become a cop but to shut up people.
@karonhaddaway8949
@karonhaddaway8949 8 жыл бұрын
So inspiring Donovan! You are a bright shining star, and oh my, the places you will go!
@sharondrummond-williams9688
@sharondrummond-williams9688 6 жыл бұрын
I've always loved public speaking, political science (including all the sciences), writing and poetry. Donovan Livingston's speech is concise and precise, a Jamaican teacher told me this is the starter qualities of an impacting speech. In this speech, their was no redundancy, each opening sentence was a new blossoming flower of poise, character and an epic amalgamation of thoughts; history, philosophy, engineering science (he referenced a black hole, constellations and meteors), powerfully articulated. If I had daughters...this is the type of guy they should marry! Men of passion, who think outside the box, make good husbands because they are multifaceted and engaged with the world around them, can spin on a dime and adapt to new circumstances (as the world changes scientifically, politically and economically). These attributes can only attract more positives; influence thoughts for tangible structural societal changes paired with the facilitator, philanthropy. Donovan Livingston, masterful thinker and articulator, is the Stephen Hawkings of poetry! Stephen Hawkings was born in Oxford England, exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo.
@agustinsilva5789
@agustinsilva5789 Жыл бұрын
Heard this years ago… in 2 months I finish my masters program. Thank you, and to everyone, Lift off.
@meccawarren4644
@meccawarren4644 8 жыл бұрын
and this is a YOUNG BLACK EDUCATED KING...... Incase some people didn't know 👏👏👏👏
@EdDy4RheelZ
@EdDy4RheelZ 7 жыл бұрын
Aah yes. He beez a KANG n shit.
@gb_the_accuser
@gb_the_accuser 7 жыл бұрын
CORNY SYNTHETIC PLASTIC , I hope this black Harvard Graduate has more to contribute to his community than a FUCKing RAP Verse !
@b.m.d4771
@b.m.d4771 7 жыл бұрын
He's more than anything you will ever be!
@gb_the_accuser
@gb_the_accuser 7 жыл бұрын
he's degraded himself from educated Harvard Man, down to a simple rapper and Entertainer. All the education he got from this great school he would rather be labeled as a fucking rapper. Congratulations! What a fucking waste . 
@b.m.d4771
@b.m.d4771 7 жыл бұрын
ResearcherOne, I was talking to Mecca Warren. Im on your side lol
@EvanStark1994
@EvanStark1994 8 жыл бұрын
This was so powerful. I felt really inspired and amped up, until I just had to read the comments. It's ridiculous how many ignorant, cowards there are.
@Aglahad
@Aglahad 7 жыл бұрын
lol prep the bull
@lidyacabrales6172
@lidyacabrales6172 3 жыл бұрын
Most people know that speaking in public is not easy. You do it with such eloquence and creativity. I wish you the best through out your life you are a doctor in the making.
@gon3g1rl
@gon3g1rl 4 жыл бұрын
I just watched this for homework and I am so blown away! I think I'm bout to simp.
@bisondays6011
@bisondays6011 5 жыл бұрын
SHOOK THE ENTIRE BLOCK WITH THE TRUTH AND THE LIGHT ....
@jennieatkinson2919
@jennieatkinson2919 5 жыл бұрын
This brother right here gives me such hope for our future!
@leonessapientia5645
@leonessapientia5645 8 жыл бұрын
Soar you will Donovan. Thank you for this speech, your words have patched a hole in my sky. This speach's words mean so much to me, tears of joy.
@kitkatlavern6580
@kitkatlavern6580 6 жыл бұрын
Powerful and real. Don't ever stop the momentum or silence your voice.
@thorpemusic2019
@thorpemusic2019 3 жыл бұрын
Use me as an "I'm here for english class" button
@pjswag2118
@pjswag2118 3 жыл бұрын
Yee that is me
@Pimpishone
@Pimpishone 5 жыл бұрын
"Purpose purpose forget about nervous let it overflow surplus" P.S: This is my one line of motivation to all those that are afraid to speak in public.
@nigerianprince7775
@nigerianprince7775 4 жыл бұрын
I’m getting chills. I could listen to this forever.
@shamaijagibbs142
@shamaijagibbs142 7 жыл бұрын
Using this video for a class inspiration ❤️❤️🤞🏽✊🏽
@jessephillips3334
@jessephillips3334 5 ай бұрын
Taking education seriously is a choice. Most people choose to be cool rather than smart. A teacher can only do so much to encourage their students.
@shmesaalrawahi3492
@shmesaalrawahi3492 7 жыл бұрын
Hes so well spoken and confident
@gailbevilacqua4627
@gailbevilacqua4627 3 ай бұрын
Strong speech. Love it!
@Nike4426
@Nike4426 8 жыл бұрын
He's going to be such an amazing educator, wish I would have had him as a teacher
@jaceycorriveau503
@jaceycorriveau503 7 жыл бұрын
This young man is beautiful and brilliant!
@jendayitalibah885
@jendayitalibah885 8 жыл бұрын
Salute young man, salute!
@ksabree1206
@ksabree1206 8 жыл бұрын
Great speech. this is motivation
@tutiou1168
@tutiou1168 4 жыл бұрын
I had to comment cause there was 666, and I can’t let that happen. God bless
@Funkerbuster
@Funkerbuster 4 жыл бұрын
Tutiou the true hero we all need
@madferit9313
@madferit9313 4 жыл бұрын
Big deal 🙄
@insertclevernamehere9704
@insertclevernamehere9704 4 жыл бұрын
I can't tell if you're serious
@randomshmoe5028
@randomshmoe5028 4 жыл бұрын
Hail Satan
@Infinity-0033
@Infinity-0033 4 жыл бұрын
Eh 666 is the devil’s number but also a holy number that exists in God. It ain’t cursed but I also do prefer to not see the number🤣😈👎
@TheIncandescentSentinel
@TheIncandescentSentinel 8 жыл бұрын
that was an impressive speech; very fluent, very powerful and very compelling
@astronautkiidd353
@astronautkiidd353 8 жыл бұрын
He's not only talking about racism, but the race of humanity. That's what some of you guys fail to realize #FACTS
@lancemassey3484
@lancemassey3484 6 жыл бұрын
Billy Smith Yes, he did mention those things, but they were clearly used as a metaphor as well. He is a master's graduate, clearly not like most people in the world. A truly inspirational speech has personal emotion and convictions, in reflection of the choices of humanity as a whole. He knows fully well of the reality of humans as a whole, a species bent on killing itself, and for what? Language has context, it isn't dry as you suppose. He is human, he has emotions, he doesn't use just logic. What do you take him for? He has the same depths and heights of emotion as you, as me, as everyone else. Although it is his logic that separates himself from most.
@saltytsp
@saltytsp 6 жыл бұрын
All I heard was a future race hustler that wanted to bitch about history some more. Bet you wont hear a cool poem bitching about the real problems in the black community. ??????? But who knows, maybe. I wanna hear a poem about how to stop PRESENT TIME WRONGS. Like blaming white people and cops on everything. Maybe a swaggy poem about how its possible that 7% of the population is responsible for 50% of ALL MURDERS. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS EACH YEAR. LOL but want to use fake ass Tamir Rice type stories. Gentle giant Michael Brown strong arm robbing on video and becomes a hero for black power???? Hope this guy is productive for ALL RACES. Doesnt look like it after he gives the black power fist salute at the end.
@namdrea
@namdrea 6 жыл бұрын
Then maybe he should also mention the part that black men are 7 times more likely to be accused of and imprisoned for a crime while innocent than any other race.
@saltytsp
@saltytsp 6 жыл бұрын
IloveMonie LOLOLOLOL whatever...... thats crazy talk. 7% of the total USA population accounts for 50% of ALL MURDERS. wtf????? This FACT needs to be addressed.
@namdrea
@namdrea 6 жыл бұрын
saltytsp Do you even heat yourself you only believe the facts that help your argument. Want proof? In the 1850s-1860s, the same time that civil tensions were the greatest in American history, the murder and homicide rate mysteriously dropped to the lowest of the century, especially for white people. Speculation has been made that this was a result of many white crimes going unreported such as attacks made by the kkk and other hate groups agains black people. America has a history of changing the numbers to suit society’s opinions. Thankfully we live in the 21st century where we don’t need to rely solely on police officers and courts for the facts but technology has given us a chance to find the truth ourselves. I just told you the truth, and because you didn’t like it you denied it.
@IsahAbdullahi-bd1wb
@IsahAbdullahi-bd1wb 9 ай бұрын
Harvard university is always my dream university and graduating as the best student in Harvard university is also part of my goals to achieve and I believe in God and trust God that, that dream of mine will comes into reality In Sha Allah Kareem 🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲
@sipalingekonomi
@sipalingekonomi 2 ай бұрын
I hope you Will achieve your dream 👍 insha Allah
@IsahAbdullahi-bd1wb
@IsahAbdullahi-bd1wb 2 ай бұрын
@@sipalingekonomi Ameeen ya Allah 🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲
@sophielowe9751
@sophielowe9751 8 жыл бұрын
well done to this young man. I love this poem, well written :D
@pops1507
@pops1507 8 жыл бұрын
Fu**k this puerile bullshit.....it can be heard every Sunday in a hundred thousand black churches where the "slavery meme" is routinely invoked, where old wounds are re-opened, and lame couplets are spewed around in defiance of Standard American English. The furor over this kid's peroration simply illustrates the awful stagnation in this nation's black society.....and white folks' naive eagerness to (against all evidence) embrace the fiction that all will be OK so long as the stagnation is given a wink and a nod. Young Mr. Livingston has, quite simply, marched "The Cause" right on back to 1968.
@sophielowe9751
@sophielowe9751 8 жыл бұрын
Pops150 sweetheart you didn't need to get your thesaurus out to make simple comment. He knows what it's like to be told he won't amount to much, he has seen and heard the things people say about him. READ SOME OF THE COMMENTS BELOW (written by white people) and he is expressing his joy about graduating as an African american boy with TOP grades despite what people have said and what the history and present day America tells young boys like himself. He did a wonderful job, even if it upsets you that he touched upon american his troy that portrays white Americans in an evil light (because newsflash a lot of them were read a few of the comments on this video), he still did a fantastic job. Show some respect.
@sophielowe9751
@sophielowe9751 8 жыл бұрын
gorillas213 hahahahaha your comment holds no relevance to the speech or previous comment. Black people ridiculing other blacks about their accents, style of music and political affiliations HAS NOTHING to do with the fact that black students with the same or higher grades as their white counterparts are less likely to be accepted in to ivy league schools like harvard (something that this boy has achieved and managed to gain the best score in his graduating class), most black people AREN'T gang bangers, drug dealers etc, so the idea that those things hinder them when applying to these colleges is laughable IF THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE in illegal acts and just want a place at a great university. However I do agree that black children being hostile towards each other over irrelevant things is wrong and needs to stop. Secondly your statement has nothing to do with the fact that this guy has written an ORIGINAL poem that linked american history with his present day achievement; IMO it was so well written and articulated but I guess a lot of people wouldn't expect anything less :) And lastly if you think that America holds black boys up on a pedestal and kisses their asses then you have been living under a rock. I have seen more mediocre white men and women gain more money, ass kissing and opportunities just because of their outer appearance whilst not having nearly enough talent as their ethnic peers. If you think black people in the US have a greater advantage of whites then you must be drunk sir because that isn't the case, but AGAIN I agree that black ppl should stop insulting each other for no good reason and two parent homes are essential but not the main cause of inequality. FYI: most black ppl are congratulating him
@gorillas213
@gorillas213 8 жыл бұрын
+Sophie Lowe Just be thankful he wasn't reciting his poem at a T.I concert.
@sophielowe9751
@sophielowe9751 8 жыл бұрын
gorillas213 what has a TI concert got to do with the poem ?
@tuckerthomas8151
@tuckerthomas8151 Жыл бұрын
This man… 7 years ago delivered a speech that I interpret as a white, “redneck” 21 y/o man in 2023 as an empowering, righteous, and responsible example that ANYONE can succeed regardless of any predisposition they might have. Beautiful and eloquent. Progressive yet very much rooted in reality❤ All Love.
@jcquiroz8
@jcquiroz8 8 жыл бұрын
is it human nature to put someone down when they are trying to pick you up? All the bad comments make me think that we have no hope in humanity since a lot of ignorance is still a big part of society, but then again I think to myself no wonder he is talking about educating all the dumbass ignorant people trying to degrade the speech.
@nomercy4186
@nomercy4186 8 жыл бұрын
Ignorance is bliss. It will always be apart of today's society, but it's up for you to decide if your better than that.
@space0914
@space0914 8 жыл бұрын
A 2005 study by Princeton sociologists Thomas J. Espenshade and Chang Y. Chung compared the effects of affirmative action on racial and special groups at three highly selective private research universities. The data from the study represent admissions disadvantage and advantage in terms of SAT points (on the old 1600-point scale): Whites (non-recruited athlete/non-legacy status): 0 (control group) Blacks: +230 Hispanics: +185 Asians: -50 Recruited athletes: +200 Legacies (children of alumni): +160[74] In 2009, Princeton sociologist Thomas Espenshade and researcher Alexandria Walton Radford, in their book No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal, examined data on students applying to college in 1997 and calculated that Asian-Americans needed nearly perfect SAT scores of 1550 to have the same chance of being accepted at a top private university as whites who scored 1410 and African Americans who got 1100.[75] After controlling for grades, test scores, family background (legacy status), and athletic status (whether or not the student was a recruited athlete), Espenshade and Radford found that whites were three times, Hispanics six times, and blacks more than 15 times as likely to be accepted at a US university as Asian Americans.
@abigailjoseph6908
@abigailjoseph6908 8 жыл бұрын
Your comment is invalid as this man studied for his master's at Harvard and admission for that is not based in SAT scores. Take your negativity elsewhere. Just because you couldn't get into Harvard
@goMANgo84
@goMANgo84 8 жыл бұрын
You do know that ONE study is called anecdotal right? ONE study although has datum is still one data point in the continuous study of genre. The more appropriate genre of study would be to take into account the beginning of white education as a species vs. the beginning of black education as a species. Looking at the Ivy League which historically has the best education and attended by white children. Then look at the quality of education of those same white children starting with elementary school and follow them to college looking at how the progression of education prepares them for a school such as Harvard. Then look at the quality of education of black children following them up to college level and see if their educations prepare them for Harvard. I would propose that the disparity that your study is showing has nothing to do with intelligence nor affirmative action but systemic manifestation. This to me is metaphorically like feeding a child nothing but healthy food and another child nothing but unhealthy foods and then testing them both on a physical fitness test and then doing a study that shows the unhealthy child did worse and yet no etiology was explored. This also does not take into account in the metaphor that the parents of the healthy food eating kid also ate healthy foods and taught their kid at a young age of eating healthy. The study I would continue to suggest doing would show the beginning points (timeline) of black education and white education do a correlation of standardized testing scores project where the intersection of when and where will the scores will meet at the current pace.
@Melinamiu007
@Melinamiu007 4 жыл бұрын
So THAT’S why most prestigious universities are made up of POC! (Sarcasm) straight fool.🙄
@vivienleighfan
@vivienleighfan 8 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh this young man!!!!! What an amazing human being!
@sky3fall866
@sky3fall866 5 жыл бұрын
This man will rewrite the script of the world.
@jearl3054
@jearl3054 8 жыл бұрын
This young man is on the path to being an excellent educator who will be able to relate students of all SES ( Socioeconomic status). Having a Harvard degree ( Ivy League) and being able to relate to students who appreciate that type of poetry, puts him at a distinct advantage. And for those nay sayers who do not realize that Ivy League graduates are paid top salary, what can I say to you... Anyway this is just a reminder to this young man how the 'Green Eyed Monster' will present himself thought his life.Therefore, I say to him: Beware!
@cusargow3633
@cusargow3633 7 жыл бұрын
Powerful 👊🏻 respect
@Jj-oc7ub
@Jj-oc7ub Жыл бұрын
wonderful speech!
@cmebans35
@cmebans35 3 жыл бұрын
Reminder: Believe Again Begin Again
@cmebans35
@cmebans35 3 жыл бұрын
My vision for my children ❤️❤️
@rankin5313
@rankin5313 3 жыл бұрын
POV you're here in 2020 for an assignment
@ehsanulusa5610
@ehsanulusa5610 7 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary speech. Extraordinary.
@latoyawesson8504lw
@latoyawesson8504lw 8 жыл бұрын
thats beautiful
@jacksonfletcher9890
@jacksonfletcher9890 5 жыл бұрын
Imagine going after this guy
@bilqees786
@bilqees786 4 жыл бұрын
His parents must be very proud 💯
@joeomalley2835
@joeomalley2835 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing speech!
@basicfundamentals3564
@basicfundamentals3564 Жыл бұрын
What a smile he’s got
@coleabrahams9331
@coleabrahams9331 4 жыл бұрын
Notice how he didn't say "Thank you" at the end. It implies that the audience had a profound desire to be somewhere else, and thanking them suggests that you are thanking them for overruling that desire. Take not of this technique - The absence of "Thank you" at the end of a speech
@randallstephens4091
@randallstephens4091 8 жыл бұрын
i applaud this young man for his vision.
@Unknown.1953
@Unknown.1953 8 жыл бұрын
Loving this speech
@Gazzele00
@Gazzele00 8 жыл бұрын
YES! YES!!! Thank you brother Donovan!!!
@1982NitaJCares
@1982NitaJCares 5 жыл бұрын
Amen its powerful , love it🎓🎓✨✨
@vijaymohan10
@vijaymohan10 8 жыл бұрын
Great Speech !
@S955US84
@S955US84 8 жыл бұрын
I see a community organizer in the making.
@shannonswift2233
@shannonswift2233 7 жыл бұрын
Edward Hester No, MY people deserve, usually not receiving by the way, a pat on the back when we overcome a society that was engendered to put us at the bottom of the bottom. You may see equality, but I believe that you fail to see equity. That, in my opinion, was a key part of this speech. The fact that we can (in overview) rise, fly and soar in the ghetto, that we can rise despite discrimination, that we can rise when all signs are pointing to go left when we should go right for numerous reasons is commendable in and of itself. This fellow young Black man was asked to give a graduation speech at Harvard University! Why do you think the faculty and/or administrators would ask him to do that? Because the speech is a synthesis of thoughts that seem counterintuitive to people like you: a man of color displaying both pride and humility in the highest, prestigious academic institution while discussing the lowest and most troubling parts of Black society. I am a 20 years old Black and LGBT man and plan to graduate with top honors in the near future. Father in jail, mother on drugs and currently in jail. Several years of verbal abuse and labor from adopted family. No handouts, no expensive gifts, no sex (even as an attractive man), no therapy for many years, no drugs or alcohol and a lot of self-hatred. Just hard work. Just study in music and acting. I gave a similar graduation speech as Senior Class President along with many other honors about three years to the day. Why I reminisce about all of this is not to toot my own horn. I've made many mistake and have both figuratively shot myself in the head and jumped the gun. My, my, my. This is to say that there are MANY of us out here who do not have a platform like that. Then, there are people like you who have little to no comprehension of what he's speaking of and, more importantly, why he's speaking about it only to defame, defund and destroy the hope and gift of the slave. LIFE.
@jloza5839
@jloza5839 2 жыл бұрын
the quality had me thinking its from 1996, not 2016
@warriorsofsuccess9324
@warriorsofsuccess9324 7 жыл бұрын
Kick ass speech
@slayj7949
@slayj7949 Жыл бұрын
so what did y'all answer for the homework ?
@cullenharris3972
@cullenharris3972 8 жыл бұрын
Outstanding job. Very inspiring!!! God bless you.
@Bria.dances
@Bria.dances 6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful.. touching
@tiffanywilliams3733
@tiffanywilliams3733 8 жыл бұрын
wow, I'm inspired back to studying I go thanks for sharing 😊
@randerins
@randerins 3 жыл бұрын
What a legend. Very well spoken man. He knows what matters!
@ivea84
@ivea84 5 жыл бұрын
for those of you that have their thumbs down you probably didn't really understand what he was saying or you just don't want to give him props that is what's wrong with us we should give commands 2 people that works so hard to get where they are and to go where they're going just because you are not doing it that doesn't mean it's bad or it's no good or trashy or trash or he just woke you up to look within yourself and now you don't want to agree with him sad sad so sad
@adancanizales4353
@adancanizales4353 8 жыл бұрын
Powerful speech....remember that name that belongs to our future.
@thekidsarefine6303
@thekidsarefine6303 5 жыл бұрын
So original and makes you want to listen to him.
@daurissexton7409
@daurissexton7409 2 жыл бұрын
Wow
@ksabree1206
@ksabree1206 8 жыл бұрын
Great speech. this is motivatio
@darlene4048gmail
@darlene4048gmail 8 жыл бұрын
Job well done young man.
@dndjsksxhahhshdhahahsh
@dndjsksxhahhshdhahahsh 5 жыл бұрын
what a smart guy honestly
@rajibhasan4622
@rajibhasan4622 2 жыл бұрын
He is just an awesome to deliver incredible remarks. It always inspirational! Loved it !!
@denzild3129
@denzild3129 8 жыл бұрын
This guy seems like he would be an awesome battle rapper
@xavierlee7704
@xavierlee7704 7 жыл бұрын
Please rewatch the video if you think this speech was about racism for it was not. This speech was about education and the question to those that control it. Ultimately, it was about lifting up your dreams and spreading your contribution to the world. Btw amazing speech!
@levornspencer5752
@levornspencer5752 Жыл бұрын
Thank you,
@trevino3798
@trevino3798 5 жыл бұрын
Cool story!! Get a job, work your way up the ladder. Sucks at first but learning and getting better creates more lucrative results. Do your time and work hard. There is no shortcut to success
@levornspencer5752
@levornspencer5752 Жыл бұрын
Jealousy gets you no where dummy
@raoulmiller4340
@raoulmiller4340 8 жыл бұрын
What agreat speech, I almost cried because of his passion
@debbiepietrzykowski1771
@debbiepietrzykowski1771 5 жыл бұрын
I love this. His speech gave me chills. Amazing!
@Roxymtaylor
@Roxymtaylor 8 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! I was Lifted!
@jtheartist3831
@jtheartist3831 2 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps and teary eyes!
@nickeyg5516
@nickeyg5516 7 жыл бұрын
inspiring, thank you sir.
@adeshweye6059
@adeshweye6059 8 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful speech!
@مأرب-العزوالشموخ
@مأرب-العزوالشموخ 6 жыл бұрын
I wish he delivered it in non poetic way to show his strength if public speaking without the guidance of rap or musical rehearsal. I am sure this guy will be a one of kind once he does it with out repertoire. Genius.
@jwallah346
@jwallah346 4 жыл бұрын
Why? I love this as it is, poetry, beautiful spoken word and powerful that way.
@sickykass
@sickykass 8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful speech.
@durucilligol
@durucilligol 8 жыл бұрын
I love this guy:))
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