Last night, I read about the poem Royce Mann, age 14, presented in a school competition… he won the competition. This morning I found it on YouTube. I knew it would be controversial but was still surprised at the flood of nasty comments the video received.
Whether you agree with it or not, I think the content deserves to be heard and thought about.
The words to the poem can be found at the bottom of http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/13/us/teen-slam-poet-white-privilege-hln/index.html
Note: A slam competition is a competition where poets read or recite their original work
That took balls to say.
Love it!
“It’s time to take that ladder and turn it into a bridge.”
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Yes it did. Thanks for reblogging it.
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Reblogged this on Picnic with Ants and commented:
This is amazing.
I’m so proud of this boy.
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This kid is something else!! Good for him. I had JUST listened to it minutes before I read your post. It was featured on the MSN homepage this AM.Thanks for passing it on.
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Someone raised that boy the right way. He is great and the parents should be so proud.
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I saw his mother sitting by him during an interview. She was obviously SO proud.
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Wow-that gave me chills. What powerful words and passion from a young man. Indeed, I am sure his parents are proud. It will be young leaders like him, and others, who will continue to make progress in the world…if we don’t destroy each other before they are ready to take the lead.
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I saw an interview a news organization did with him. His mother was sitting beside him and radiating her pride! I fully agree with your last sentence, both parts of it.
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I saw one too, maybe the same one. I was so glad you posted this as I had not seen it. What a refreshing piece of good news among all the bad. I shared it with all my friends too.
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I’m glad I will have it on my blog to look at as often as I want to, even years from now.
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Wow, an eighth grader wrote that? I don’t think I could write that at 40. I love the last line, gave me chills too.
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So do I. It is a wonderful metaphor.
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Wow! A future president in the making, maybe?
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Could be! 🙂
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I don’t know about future president, but definitely a needed activist!
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Wow, how timely I just did a blog about this. Not the push this received.
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I did read this last night actually and shared the video on my facebook…thanks for sharing.
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I viewed the video and thought this young man did an excellent job. There is so much fear out there when it comes to discussing racial issues. Kudos to this young man for pointing out the benefits of white priviledge. Thank you for sharing, Karuna.
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You might want to do a YouTube search and look for one he did soon after this one. It is so nice to hear from you. I have missed you. I hope you are feeling okay.
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