Writer and activist Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes lights up the stage with a powerful poem about hope, truth and the space between who we are and who we want to be.
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wow! I can’t believe I am here so early and witnessing this amazing speech. You can tell she is passionate about helping others.
libtard detected
literally what? I live in Australia. Our government is different to yours so your comment really has no relevance and makes absolutely no sense in this context.
What a name
Very beautiful and moving. Thank you for sharing, TED.
i don’t think most of the audience knows what “hard in the paint” means
and when people leave the church, they’ll go about their business as before
Sometimes people forget that they’re talking to an international audience.
Just don’t get pregnant before marriage, and try to hold on to a job, any job, and you will be where you want to be. It’s not hard.
Yup, Graduate Highschool, Hold a job, and get married before getting preggo. 97% chance to get to middle class if you do it all.
Yes! Control your hormones, please! I did this twice, at 25 and 33. There were a lot of things I wanted, but being a single mom of 2 from 2 different idiots was not one of them. If I could go back, I would get married first, then come the babies.
I love this lady.
I want old ted back
Dimetropteryx “old” is relative to the OP’s perspective and denotes a sense of nostalgia. A time when this individual believed TED to be at its pinnacle, at least as far as entertainment value is concerned. This of course being relegated to what few videos they may have seen summating their experience.
Your short fuse seems to be a you problem. Not OP’s
Wild MissingNo
“Old” is relative to the channel’s existence, not OP’s perspective.
Lol you mean you want less people of color? You idiot
Kozmikōcēlōtl he probably does, but would never say it
Oh great! Another pity party speech with tones of you can overcome in it. So basically she just changed the words of what 1000 people before her said. SO WHAT? Not impressed at all.
Can you put subtitles on this videos ?
Bad poetry
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation
where they qualify for Ted Talks not because of the content of their speeches
but by the braiding of their hair.
woww lovely
Beautiful
BRILLIANT………… Justice is getting restless in its chains.
“we’re enslaved yet think of our shackles as gifts” and no clicks? this was great!
Sad how I still see the prejudice and xenophobia against minorities smh. This is beautiful yet people want to complain about Ted talks not showing preference to them lol. Newsflash!!!! Ted provides us with variety.. something that some of y’all hate.. hate stems from anger that stems from fear of people that are different than you. Peace
Npc spotted.
TED’s dead