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

@xofiy-.-2606

4 жыл бұрын

fr bruh

@talkinsportswithrc4837

4 жыл бұрын

hes a graduate of Harvard you wouldnt think anything else tbh

@VivekSingh-ts1ec

4 жыл бұрын

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

@claragrassel618

4 жыл бұрын

Its Harvard

@stratosm3154

4 жыл бұрын

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

Whoever went up next 💀...

@joanchepleting52

4 жыл бұрын

😂 😂 😂 😂

@Sallyskin

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@hussainrixx4328

3 жыл бұрын

he was like tf! why me

@sundaySEC

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes 😬

@Megha486

3 жыл бұрын

shit.

This man is gifted with literature flowing like a fountain

@noun_trips

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@sannin4569

2 жыл бұрын

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

@sannin4569

2 жыл бұрын

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

@wespicedmemes

2 жыл бұрын

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

@mk_sgt

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@staticshockfan

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@staticshockfan sad

@thorstark4114

2 жыл бұрын

Obama

@crazychimp1039

2 жыл бұрын

@@thorstark4114 Obama was bad

@djwolf4651

Ай бұрын

No president sounds this good

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

@Junkman2008

4 жыл бұрын

Deep.

@pegangagamakeranaitusiapak576

4 жыл бұрын

The remark that cut deep

@katelvine3147

4 жыл бұрын

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

@ChiefJayBinns

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

Fact !

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

@backpackadventures6054

4 жыл бұрын

Antifa Member What country?

@backpackadventures6054

4 жыл бұрын

Antifa Member you’re the only dog eater!

@antifamember8431

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

Backpack Adventures I was talking to lo o not you lol

@loo5405

4 жыл бұрын

@@antifamember8431 LIBERTARD.

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

@xJUDAZ

3 жыл бұрын

What is the american dream?

@omerginawi9768

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@omerginawi9768 Woah you blew my mind for a second

@Strawberry-dz6dw

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

He has a instagram or somethin?

@averageamogusenjoyer5240

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@wonderwoman1199

5 жыл бұрын

So true

@jamieingels1190

5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite parts too.

@JemmFam-ww4bd

5 жыл бұрын

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

@jackiel279

4 жыл бұрын

@Michael Snyder Technology

@verycoolnot8145

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Antbeast23

7 жыл бұрын

Crip Dep yea lol

@bruh-no-bruh2882

7 жыл бұрын

Crip Dep - What if he just freestyled ??

@Septiviumexe

7 жыл бұрын

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

@viridian9673

7 жыл бұрын

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

@MRLONG758

7 жыл бұрын

+RECKLESS KING mind blown

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

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

@bethrobb3684

3 жыл бұрын

Noel Bockholt Brilliant! 👍🏻❤️

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

@nadenemanuel9519

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Rahman 😂

@hugoadvincula9761

4 жыл бұрын

Someone gotta make a video lmaooo

@aspin2624

4 жыл бұрын

interpretation 21 fuck u on about

@aspenin

4 жыл бұрын

@interpretation 21 the fuck you talking about and why

@meeks726

4 жыл бұрын

@interpretation 21 mans just made up history or something idk

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

@authra6595

6 жыл бұрын

What is the 'lock'?

@freaknable

6 жыл бұрын

Standards.

@suvesoko_1584

6 жыл бұрын

no life

@MarioUcomics

6 жыл бұрын

TRUTH!

@authra6595

6 жыл бұрын

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

"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

3 жыл бұрын

A glorious bar

@azitafallahi8483

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ryanteddy_

Жыл бұрын

So true.... I'd buy too

"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.

Top 10 people Eminem was afraid to diss.

@EvanReichert

4 жыл бұрын

NEET but why would u diss this man?

@coryfreeman151

3 жыл бұрын

Dick

@daniyaparvez502

3 жыл бұрын

hahhahaa

@anthonyp2883

3 жыл бұрын

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

@RukoHaruki

3 жыл бұрын

@linkclicker karen detected

this guy is an amazing speaker

@skr4207

7 жыл бұрын

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

@charlesdeng686

7 жыл бұрын

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

7 жыл бұрын

+Charles Deng EL OH EL thank you for that

@hahaownedlolz

7 жыл бұрын

+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

7 жыл бұрын

hahaownedlolz your just uneducated

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

You have to get in first lol

@aravgeorge1138

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@aravgeorge1138

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@aravgeorge1138 Hmm. Thanks for clarifying, brother.

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

@OMMCOMHD

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Campbell same

@AleksDinic

6 жыл бұрын

fuck off

@AleksDinic

6 жыл бұрын

@suvesoko

@davnoble8472

6 жыл бұрын

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

@PhilipThrosselMusic

6 жыл бұрын

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

he could be the next president for sure.

@gabplante7756

7 жыл бұрын

Why because he did a fucking speech?

@Daniel-yp6mm

7 жыл бұрын

no because its just how he has like an apperance to be one jsut dont hate on him he could achive goals and many more things just dont hate ok?.

@gabplante7756

7 жыл бұрын

I bet in your lifetime you only had Obama as a president

@Daniel-yp6mm

7 жыл бұрын

What do you mean ? only obama.

@gabplante7756

7 жыл бұрын

implying that you're young and don't know what you're talking about

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

The KZread algorithm is finally recommending relevant videos.

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

@johnholmes8315

7 жыл бұрын

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

@geekhamza

7 жыл бұрын

buy a join

@zed9712

7 жыл бұрын

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

@connorraposo6297

7 жыл бұрын

do you have a brain

@MrSurZero

7 жыл бұрын

Zed stupid?

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

7 жыл бұрын

Good shit. how long did this take you

@nsastef

7 жыл бұрын

ethos lotus not sure.. around 20 minutes

@spambamkeija634

7 жыл бұрын

Andreas Philippou This makes bella sense as well.

@bcstephe

7 жыл бұрын

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

7 жыл бұрын

Benjamin thanks bro....this interpretation was needed

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!

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!

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

4 жыл бұрын

@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

4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Absolutely brilliant response. Respect

@alanwattz2519

4 жыл бұрын

Well said

@jackingofftoraelilblack2342

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Bro-zz9tg

5 жыл бұрын

I learned how not to be Jealous! Lmao

@thegunner2161

5 жыл бұрын

Ima kms Lol when you hear the student loans lmao jk

@gardymarcelin791

5 жыл бұрын

BlackRock Tile And

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.

My jawline dropping watching him eloquently. Simply amazing..brilliant speech!

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

@danielharp822

5 жыл бұрын

Sky is the starting point

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

@tempieward1054

5 жыл бұрын

joye blessed xtra .

@zwiamudau7049

5 жыл бұрын

Profound

@jt48

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

5 жыл бұрын

YEVY TIVER look out guys we got a woke one here

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

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!

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

@Tkdanso

3 жыл бұрын

HL Watts I felt that that’s was🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Cbreezy510

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

yo get him in a room with kendrick lamar

@Latiash

8 жыл бұрын

thinkin the same thing

@timeman6821

8 жыл бұрын

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

8 жыл бұрын

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

@timeman6821

8 жыл бұрын

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

@ms.6703

8 жыл бұрын

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

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!

i’m SO inspired wow - this is so eloquently written and so confidently spoken.

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

@EBENEZER565

4 жыл бұрын

Just read this as he said it

@petalmist0288

3 жыл бұрын

@@EBENEZER565 same

@xJUDAZ

3 жыл бұрын

Dont understand.What it mean?

@billbillson5082

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

8 жыл бұрын

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

8 жыл бұрын

+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

8 жыл бұрын

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

8 жыл бұрын

+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

8 жыл бұрын

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.

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@westonwheeler2311

5 жыл бұрын

Perhaps philosophy

@willywowzers6202

5 жыл бұрын

Including yours....

@maureenboycehurley1337

5 жыл бұрын

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

@nielsnielsen9013

5 жыл бұрын

Quantitative Social Science

@corierayvonssidenigga7508

5 жыл бұрын

I major in fornite, can’t beat that

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

@cutiemeowie8352

3 жыл бұрын

And I commented on this quote

@Riperoo123

2 жыл бұрын

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

@NazriB

2 жыл бұрын

Lies again? King Power

@narutofan4545

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@MASTERBUILDER-dd1rg

Жыл бұрын

it's obvious he learned nothing in university.

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

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

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

@dreday6369

5 жыл бұрын

Hundreds of years ✊🏿✌🏿

@MaoDev

4 жыл бұрын

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

@blazingexil4003

4 жыл бұрын

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

@billsmlth5381

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

but they needed an opinion from an expert

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

@sebtho4876

4 жыл бұрын

interpretation 21 k

@flav0r735

4 жыл бұрын

interpretation 21 LMAO check out this guy

@commonsense2821

4 жыл бұрын

@interpretation 21 r/whitepeople

@bensimmons6149

4 жыл бұрын

interpretation 21 what the hell you smoking bruh

@marcuslea6821

4 жыл бұрын

WV WV well that’s pretty racist but cool

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 ❤️❤️❤️

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

@ColinDSouza-ed2eq

2 жыл бұрын

He’s a student.

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

@jamieingels1190

5 жыл бұрын

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

@billsmlth5381

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@hxpewxrld

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@sarahi5635

5 жыл бұрын

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

@fullthrottlealways

5 жыл бұрын

Are you really that ignorant?

@kimgray4154

5 жыл бұрын

OK, thank you

@johnmalta5630

5 жыл бұрын

Dad Man the very heart of communism

@genidor

4 жыл бұрын

Graduate School of Education EdM | 2016 Learning and Teaching

So much charisma. He's so gifted. Love this speech! Thank you!! 🌸❤️

This was profound! Awesome and inspiring! I hope the message sunk in... His parents and family members have to be extremely proud of him...All the best...you only have good things for the future so continue to RISE!!!! Beautiful!

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

@Snggle

7 жыл бұрын

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

7 жыл бұрын

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

@bennartey3409

7 жыл бұрын

"I trust you". That's touching

@1212zeek1212

7 жыл бұрын

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 KZread 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

6 жыл бұрын

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

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

@kausamsalam8543

5 жыл бұрын

Eliman Gibba beautiful speech by a beautiful person

@zerbit

5 жыл бұрын

You can

@waynehammond7145

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

@Dee038

5 жыл бұрын

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

His words sound great, even though I didn’t understand most of it, this is amazing 💯

This man can speak so well. Coherent, poetic, powerful.

No comments about his oratorical skills. All i read was "hes black, hes rhyming about slavery, hes self centered". His speech had nothing to do with slavery but how he found his calling to become an educator. We're fucking doomed as a nation.

@witchplease9695

7 жыл бұрын

There's nothing wrong with his oratorical skills, but you're correct that this nation is doomed because of bigots.

@southpaw602

7 жыл бұрын

Des i meant to compliment his oratorical skills. The kid is a great speaker.

@witchplease9695

7 жыл бұрын

walter yanez​​ I apologize for the misunderstanding. I completely agree. The morons in the comments are intimidated by his vernacular so they pretend that they don't understand and criticize everything irrelevant. Racists did the same to Martin Luther King in response to his speeches, so I'm not concerned about anybody not getting the message just because the comments suck. The ignorant are always the loudest.

@OttoGrainer27

7 жыл бұрын

Haha, your comment is pessimistic but it's funny.

@communitychaplaincyoutreac6736

7 жыл бұрын

We are doomed because those that control think ignorance is a tool for continued control but in reality it is just the opposite as you have eloquently stated. Damnation is the price of hate and ignorance.

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

@MeetMyGreenBud7

7 жыл бұрын

stfu and go do your homework you lazy ass

@yudahel9821

7 жыл бұрын

u can do it Chris, now go be great.

@loganmontuori

7 жыл бұрын

+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

7 жыл бұрын

you got 178 likes, that's great

@benshakes6905

7 жыл бұрын

Chris Cardenas Just be

He is so confident. I am really proud of him. Great sharing and inspiration.

Very inspired. A LOT of work went into this tremendous work. Well done!

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

@AccentBwoy

5 жыл бұрын

What he means

@lemunz4280

5 жыл бұрын

The worlds bad

@sandsblue429

5 жыл бұрын

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

@78musiksphere

5 жыл бұрын

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

@Akinsh58

5 жыл бұрын

THAT, was Powerful. 👏🏼👏🏼

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

@Phyoomz

5 жыл бұрын

precedes*

@kennyosunde4999

5 жыл бұрын

Big Facts

@shak9558

5 жыл бұрын

You edited it and still used the wrong word.

@crimson1763

5 жыл бұрын

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

@Phyoomz

5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

We need more people to stand up and love each other....

Excellent speech, powerful and confident young man. He will definitely be reaching great heights in this life

So when is his book coming up

@mirrbaby9854

5 жыл бұрын

when you find out let me know .

@vicariouss

5 жыл бұрын

Its out the book is called lift off

@vimeanmeng3097

5 жыл бұрын

Ylli Bicaj is this real or a joke?

@Berries20

5 жыл бұрын

@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

5 жыл бұрын

out.

I've melted brother, amazing

@SumanthLazarus

8 жыл бұрын

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

@mohammedessa29

8 жыл бұрын

+Jonny Stugotts racist loser

@jondohnson5538

8 жыл бұрын

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

8 жыл бұрын

+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

8 жыл бұрын

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

I seen this when it came back and year's later I am back watch this beautiful video and I still love it 💝

I like the confidence & well spoken

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

@AdityaPillai009

3 жыл бұрын

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

@JohnSmith-cc3ud

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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

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

Education IS the great equalizer. I too hope the high school teacher listened to Donavon’s amazing speech. She didn’t quiet him she ignited him.

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

@pelin.7992

5 жыл бұрын

really ? is he a professor rn

@jaybsampat

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

5 жыл бұрын

Jay Sampat your classes must be really enjoyable i envy

@comedyworldwidelmao9412

5 жыл бұрын

No shit?

@PineappledoesnotbelongonPizza2

5 жыл бұрын

Wait... what does he teach?

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

@laurajohnson2840

4 жыл бұрын

Because he is smarter than the blob we call president.

@ShyraR

4 жыл бұрын

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

@timmcveigh5056

4 жыл бұрын

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

@karlconnolly3994

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

"Our stories are the ladders that make it easier for us to touch the stars. So climb!" - How powerful is that word!

Fantastic, passionate and heartfelt ........well done young man!

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

@IAMJUDAH707

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@urekmazino2485

4 жыл бұрын

@@lalalaura4382 Inaccurate. Don't falsify info.

@katelvine3147

4 жыл бұрын

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

@loo5405

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@JamesOsyris

8 жыл бұрын

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

@1yabeyabe

5 жыл бұрын

Tayo Akinmuyisan So true, lol!!

@andrewwu2012

5 жыл бұрын

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

@konlanjoshua2041

5 жыл бұрын

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

@deniseandrews113

5 жыл бұрын

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

This guy could be an actor or an international speaker. 💓

Yea! The emotions transcend even here in the Philippines. Thanks man

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

@anubhabsaha2080

6 жыл бұрын

Black "hole".

@SalvadorTarantino22

6 жыл бұрын

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

@SalvadorTarantino22

6 жыл бұрын

J W oh go it . Thank you very much

@myislo8855

6 жыл бұрын

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.

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

8 жыл бұрын

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

@HiroshiKoto

8 жыл бұрын

+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

8 жыл бұрын

That's right!

@HiroshiKoto

8 жыл бұрын

+ShaF F 😆

@wj6695

8 жыл бұрын

Kirito :3

So powerful and moving I got teary-eyed!

This speech is incredible, remarkable sound.

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

@JohnSmith-bw6pv

5 жыл бұрын

Now you can post that cheese on facebook :|

@mohittiwari8934

5 жыл бұрын

Mind-blowing

@jamesbruce5257

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

​@@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 :/

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

@JohnSmith-bw6pv

5 жыл бұрын

so dumb

@piAustin

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

Thanks for your wonderful words of encouragement, well needed l am grateful for you integrity and compassion for humanity is who you are, stay humble and stay focused.

wow! what a confident speech. I've got to let my son watch this. I am amazed. Thank you. ♥️

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

@ElroyMcDuff

5 жыл бұрын

Classy...

@andresviajandocontacto3902

5 жыл бұрын

lmao

@seaneredia5199

5 жыл бұрын

@@Karpov2 wtf?

@Cisco661Barber

5 жыл бұрын

They must be in tears of joy

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

7 жыл бұрын

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

7 жыл бұрын

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

6 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

Your destined for the greater and more blessings shall you share to the world. Continue to Lift Up 👏👏👏

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

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

@KaribeCuebas

3 жыл бұрын

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

@nachiketsharma4507

3 жыл бұрын

Hell ya. My vote too

@sylviasmiths4909

3 жыл бұрын

@Rebecca Hope I'll vote for him.

@loganblevenson

3 жыл бұрын

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

@tintin3366

3 жыл бұрын

Because he is black? He didn’t policy.

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

@fullthrottlealways

5 жыл бұрын

‘Sounds’

@paikea990

5 жыл бұрын

TPAB type poem

I was emotional listening to this - thank you!

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