this is one of the best buzzfeed videos I have ever seen.

@caca-ov2oe

6 жыл бұрын

True...their content is sometimes trash...like me🤘🏼

@heatherdavies5886

6 жыл бұрын

THE BEST

@Sorrowsofthemoon

6 жыл бұрын

Rachel!! 💖💖

@propanda6584

6 жыл бұрын

Rachel O'leary me to

@DavidWoods255

6 жыл бұрын

Ikr - then you see their $2 bacon vs some other bacon video gets 10 mil views.

When he mention for the imposter syndrome... that hits me man. I can relate so much

@eagleridgehomes3589

6 жыл бұрын

Same! I attended the same high school (california academy of mathematics and science). The struggle was real for a guy that grew up in Inglewood.

I relate to this on a spiritual level. I’m from the projects and my parents have done everything to ensure my brother and I don’t fall in the bad group. I’m currently studying computer networking and science in college. If you believe you can achieve! Women in STEM!!!

@katepabito3153

6 жыл бұрын

Yesss 🙌🙌

@elliefried9579

6 жыл бұрын

Keep going dude 💜

@lauryrodriguez7229

6 жыл бұрын

Ellie F I’m a girl but thx!!!

@arizonalady7569

6 жыл бұрын

laury Rodriguez get it!!! 🤑🤑 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@jaapsingh9201

6 жыл бұрын

laury Rodriguez I

“God is the hero of my story and I’m just along for the ride.” That God over money shirt too 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@saddekko77

6 жыл бұрын

Melissa Kohler what kind of god ?

@MissLiss1215

6 жыл бұрын

Sid K - The God of the Bible, one true God of everything.

@gracetran

6 жыл бұрын

Right?! LOVE IT!

wow this man went through a lot, mad respect bro

Wow as a black guy working in Tech this definitely hit a nerve with me. Make more videos like this.

Props to this guy! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@zamn7094

6 жыл бұрын

Derp Ina cool I love it

@MikeADHD

6 жыл бұрын

I was adopted twice now my dream is music. I love success stories like this

@VIPkalzon

6 жыл бұрын

Props he got picked up by google to be a number in their recruiting system to not seem racist. This guy made it!!!

He should go speak at the AP computer science class in Compton High

Man I'm not always a fan of Buzzfeed, but the way the presented this guys story was handled really well. Props to them for letting him tell it how he wanted to and for including his experience with faith and God and not cutting that out. It's a part of his story that I think a lot of others could relate to who are from similar backgrounds

i’m sorry but his school mascot was a graphing calculator? that threw me off guard real quick

@sharon877

6 жыл бұрын

no the individual classes have mascots, for example, the juniors at my schools are c/o 2019 sharks. the mascots of the SCHOOL is a rebel

@felixliang7558

6 жыл бұрын

Lmao my school doesnt even have a mascot

This could be turned into a movie and it makes even better because he is an ordinary guy that struggled and made it out! So inspirational.

@fnava2642

6 жыл бұрын

GreyCloud, What i was just gonna say!! Movie/Book!!! Would be a best seller!

@evillemperor5447

6 жыл бұрын

I’d watch it!

Honestly we need a lot more content and videos like this! This was amazing.

Amazing life story! Proof that we can all overcome obstacles in life! What an amazing example he is! 💕💐

@benblexbenblex

6 жыл бұрын

Tieia Middleton yes but structural factors like deindustrialization, neoliberalism, and white supremacy still are factors.

@Gagakki

6 жыл бұрын

Tieia Middleton actually there is was a guy from my school i live in south central L.A. John C. Fremont high school and he went on to go to Harvard so that is more proof that anyone can make it, it doesnt matter were you are from, only your hard work and determination matter

@ansh0133

6 жыл бұрын

Cesar Not necessarily

If you believe it, you can achieve it.

@fatbeefjerky

6 жыл бұрын

_- lifeisablessing_

@George-lt9mj

6 жыл бұрын

*If you believe in it, and you're talented, and you work hard, and you have luck on your side, you can probably achieve some things.

@liz2880

6 жыл бұрын

Oh thank god you guys didn’t start that ant farm theme song!

@HowTO-pt2qv

6 жыл бұрын

lifeisablessing if your BLACK you have an advantage these days

@cadaver733

6 жыл бұрын

My school be saying that and he came to our school lol it was dope

this is very inspirational. it’s nice to see someone from humble beginnings make it. im from flint- a similar city with similar experiences. i hope i get to tell a success story like him one day. *knocks on wood so i dont jinx myself*

Awesome story Anthony! My dad is from LA, and we now live in Omaha. He grew up during the LA riots and experienced some of the same things you did as a child. I love that your story is going full circle and now inspiring so many people! Much love for you and for everyone who is giving back and lifting everyone up. #YouInspireMe

@Ishanamin

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I also was born and raised in LA and now live in Omaha. Yea Compton life in 80's~90's was hard and I'm glad you uplifted yourself and made it out. Anyone can do this Anthony!

He’s such a strong man, such an inspiration seeing someone from your hometown progress and strive is such a beautiful thing. God bless him ❤️✨

Thank you for sharing this, on multiple levels I can relate to what you're saying. I am currently going through that phase of doubt as you were. I talked myself out of it, but it comes back. The thing is, hearing you speak to the same issues helps me to understand that this thing I am going through is really not limited to just me, and I can get through this. thank you again. much blessings, all the best. let your church family pray for me also please. be blessed

I cried so much with this one!! Great job! Keep it up! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

This is amazing, this guy is a true inspiration ❤️❤️⭐️

This guy has.. Power Inspiration Determination Strength PRAISE FOR THIS GUYYY❤️😂

@jenniferloome8845

6 жыл бұрын

Nadya Islam Genuinely thought you would make it stand P.E.N.I.S That’s enough internet today for me, I guess.

@nadyaislam882

6 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Loome Your parents taught you very well..🙏😂..I had the same thought!😂😂😂

@wikityrl

6 жыл бұрын

pids

This is so great . All those great people from Compton . So proud of you .

I met him in person. His background story is so great it made me appreciate what I have now so much more.

Awesome video! Truly hits home and not just for one group of people but for anyone trying to change their life and do something more rewarding.

Your story moves me! It moves mountains. You're a good guy at heart too, I can feel it. Thank you.

I live in Compton right now and I drive 30 minutes to my school in Torrance so I could get a better education,my mom works 12 hours a day to provide for me and my 2 brothers and my sister

@juiceboy4924

6 жыл бұрын

FruityPebbles Dude you're mom is amazing.

I love this! Thank you for sharing your inspirational story.

Wow, that was so well told! What a great example you are. Thanks for sharing your story!

Please have more videos like this! Probably one of the best video I have ever seen on BuzzFeed.

man, I felt the same thing when I started out in uni for comp sci - it's hard not to compare yourself and your background to the other students but at the end of the day the effort you put in on your own and your work ethic will make you shine

Brother, your story moved me deeply. I rejoice in your resilience, generosity and success.

*Never give up* So inspiring ❤️❤️

Best Buzzfeed video I've seen! I can relate being from Watts, about to graduate from UC Irvine too!

This made me tear up because he reminds me so much of me and how my friends tell me i'm smart, but i tend to compare myself to others and that makes me feel like i'll never be good enough or smart enough and this was so so inspiring and i hope i get to meet him some day

This was so inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing your story.. lots of love and respect to you..

Please more stories like this!

Awesome story and message, Anthony, congratulations, though I think your best is yet to come.

thank you for sharing your story. I needed this so much.

I lived just outside Compton before I had to go through there all the time to get to work I think the Mayor is doing a great job there now, also cops will tell you it's Watts and Lynwood where more of the issues are now. Compton has a rep because of the 80's/90's but I'm not sure it's quite the same anymore.

@kgal1298

6 жыл бұрын

Really? I'm not familiar with Salina's, but I could see it I think between gentrification and general demo changes around LA certain cities have changed, I also know the Mayor's since 2009 in Compton have worked hard to try to shed that persona of it being a violent place to be.

@daedric5647

6 жыл бұрын

Chicago is worse

@Gagakki

6 жыл бұрын

Caillou the Pimp i never hear any stories about someone making it out of Chicago because the bad life

@alexlee6043

6 жыл бұрын

Cesar Flores derrick rose made it out of chicago

@jazzy679

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I live 15 min from Compton and it sure isnt as bad as before...its gotten so much better

CAMS c/o '01!!!...its crazy to see this and to know that he felt like an imposter too...I wish I would have known that...this was inspirational in a very personal way for me...Great Job Penny

@jonathanescobar3090

6 жыл бұрын

CAMS c/o 2014 here :)

This video deserves a lot more views. This chap's journey is so important and essential to show other people if you want it you can get it. Even if you don't believe someone else will to push you forward to be your best self.

Love this one... really given me the juice needed to push me...thank you guys...

This was really inspiring story Anthony, emotional at some point and convincing story. Thanks for sharing.

Such an inspiring story! What really got me was when you said that its not just yourself you let down but the whole community. It really got me.

This is by far my favorite video you’ve guys have done. I have grew up and still live in Compton to this day and I relate to this so much. Being a gay man/drag queen living in Compton was rough but through all the hardships I had to deal with made me want to strive and still work on making something with my life. To show people that if you believe you can do whatever you want no matter where you’re from. Yeah Compton has its bad reps and a lot are true, but it’s seriously not the worse place to live and grow up. It’s made me a stronger individual. This just makes me so happy to see a story on this like honestly it warms my heart.

Awesome story, Thank you for sharing and for paying it forward

This is amazing and motivating. It's beautiful to see how grateful and humble he is. 👍

I needed this today!

As a former foster youth and seeing your success I’m happy for you. Continue to motivate and make a difference. To God be the glory.

This is so inspirational to me because I’m a black FEMALE currently studying Computer Science! Google visited my campus & I fell in love with the company! I made it my goal to work at Google one day 💕

@devoue277

6 жыл бұрын

DeeBlackLotus sweet!~ I'm taking com sci this year and i don't know what to expect I'm scared and excited at the same time~~

@slaireawesome2824

6 жыл бұрын

Well you’re a black woman so clearly they’ll hire you on the spot

@cassielfikonic8626

6 жыл бұрын

Slaire Awesome lmao you wish it was that easy. Google doesn’t hire people simply because they’re black or female or whatever. The people they hire have an exceptional and outstanding skill and talent for what they do. Being black/female/etc is just another factor, not THE factor.

@mherrr8421

6 жыл бұрын

Cassielf ikonic but now companies have to fill a diversity quota, so if there is an equal skill level between two applicants, and one is a minority, they will be picked.

@lailaaoxx

6 жыл бұрын

Wishing you much success!! Keep it going! 🙌🙌

This is so cool. Thank you for sharing your story!

This is such a beautiful story :) I love to see stories like this where people are able to overcome their obstacles. It definitely inspired me, and I’m sure he inspires many more.

Very relatable and inspiring.. sending love from Compton ✊🏼

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing your story.

his story is amazing. truly touching and a great video. these are the videos BuzzFeed needs.

Wow. I love this♥️ More videos like these please Buzzfeed 🙏🏽

Man.....this right here.....thank you for this! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

The amount of happiness I feel for this guy right now, is indescribable. Amazed and greatful there are people like him in the world, paving the way for others to be inspired and follow... !

Thank you for sharing this story hope for many people to have or a better life

This is awesome! It’s crazy what you can achieve and overcome :)

So proud to work with Anthony and see all the great things he does like, touring and educating inner city youth. Along with teaching college students how to properly prepare and thus interview for tech positions. Dude is a legend.

What a wonderful story! God bless!

This healed my soul and cured my acne. Such a pure heart warming story ❤

I love his message, so powerful. Thank you for making this vid. 😘

I 👏🏾 love 👏🏾 when 👏🏾 black 👏🏾 men 👏🏾 achieve. 👏🏾 So impressed.

@divinehazrd

6 жыл бұрын

Erica O'Brien I love when anyone achieves.

Good for him for rising above and making something of himself! This is inspiring and great!!

Thanks for this inspiring story! It really motivates not to be afraid of your ambitions

this is a really amazing story -- awesome hearing about his path and passion.

So inspirational!! I'm freaking out because I have no idea what I want to do in my future.

@d_roi8689

6 жыл бұрын

lyrics ; Your future is still being developed. I encourage you to consider your passions and how to use those to better those around you. As you evaluate your current position on social, educational, and political stances, I believe your purpose shall be produced and developed. No matter one's current lot, this lays the foundation for where one wants to go and can go in life.

YAY! Keep on doing what you are doing! Absolutely inspiring story!

Wow. Your life is a testimony for my children. Thank you for your wonderful story.

it warms my heart to hear stories like this.

He lived just down the street from me here in Compton. That's crazy. Mad props to this man!!!

This is so cool to see someone else's story, to see their view. I love this video!

Personal experience while on a business trip in LA. We were close to Compton and I really wanted to visit the place, since a movie with the name was a hit back then, but I was strongly discouraged to go there; at one point our bus was driving past the place and the tour operator advised us to keep our heads low, don't look into the eyes of anyone and all these people standing around have guns. The atmosphere tensed up immediately. I still have that image in my mind and it's the same feeling that comes up every time someone says Compton.

This video is incredible! As a fellow black male at Google, from the inner city (Southside Chicago), this hit me on many levels. Thanks for sharing Bro! Much respect and love!

That's awesome I'm proud of you! we need to see more vids like this.

This is refreshing. I spent 30 + years on the streets of Compton as a law enforcement officer during the time this man was a youngster searching for safe passage. I regret the fact that he had to be separated from his parents but he and his siblings were blessed by God in that he placed their situation in the right household. I am 78 years old and my eyes are tearing with joy at his achievements.

He was my google tour guide!! I met himm

@bdong6640

6 жыл бұрын

lol

I didn’t want this video to end! I could listen to him for hours. So inspiring.

I can understand imposter syndrome. It really hurts sometimes when you feel like you don't deserve to be somewhere you've really worked hard to get to. Everyone around me is so smart that I just feel like I'm not as good and maybe shouldn't be at this school, but then I remind myself that we're different people and everyone learns differently. I believe in myself and sometimes it's hard, but I know I can do it. We all can! And thank you for your story it was beautiful and so relatable. :)

this video brought tears to my eyes an I hope everything goes good for you and your family, God Bless you

great story man! impressed and happy for you

This is the kind of buzzfeed videos I would like to see more of

This. Right here. And I love his shirt: "God Over Money".

This is a really good piece. Mr Mays is an excellent speaker.

You are a true inspiration to many aspiring young people! Keep up the good work!!

THE BEST!!! Good job representing Compton, Anthony! :)

Wow...such a really great story to learn about what he had to overcome in his past to get to where he is today. IMO, this story can be turned into a great film to watch.

I love this video so much. I hope that in the future, more kids from disadvantaged backgrounds will have these stories so that we no longer are the minority / the underdog that made it, but the norm.

Great message.

Awesome story! I'm cheering for you, Anthony!

More of this please!

Nothing but respect. Hustle till u make it 💯🙌🏼

This story is incredible! Love it!

AYYYYYY CAMS ALUMNI LETS GO. CLASS OF 2020 GRIFFINS

I had the chance to meet this dude at a google tour and I became so inspired from his vibes, an incredible and dedicated man for sure

You great man, thanks for shared your history.

I`m in a time of hardship in my life now, but i got some strong energy from him. Thanks for making this video.

Love you BuzzFeed this is an *amazing story*