there’s a Ford Foundation there’s a Rockefeller Foundation there’s a
Rockefeller Foundation there’s a
Rockefeller Foundation there’s a Carnegie Corporation which is actually a
Carnegie Corporation which is actually a
Carnegie Corporation which is actually a foundation but it’s called the
foundation but it’s called the
foundation but it’s called the corporation and many of us actually
corporation and many of us actually
corporation and many of us actually might have gone scholarships that have
might have gone scholarships that have
might have gone scholarships that have these names attached to it right or if
these names attached to it right or if
these names attached to it right or if not now maybe will in future some of you
not now maybe will in future some of you
not now maybe will in future some of you might be studying in the halls that are
might be studying in the halls that are
might be studying in the halls that are named after these individuals some of
named after these individuals some of
named after these individuals some of you might be driving cars that have
you might be driving cars that have
you might be driving cars that have these people’s names right some of you
these people’s names right some of you
these people’s names right some of you might be might have written in railroads
might be might have written in railroads
might be might have written in railroads across the country that were built by
across the country that were built by
across the country that were built by people who look like people in this room
people who look like people in this room
people who look like people in this room across the country with the steel that
across the country with the steel that
across the country with the steel that that the Kearney of the the Carnegie
that the Kearney of the the Carnegie
that the Kearney of the the Carnegie steel company built and created right
steel company built and created right
steel company built and created right and so not only that but you would take
and so not only that but you would take
and so not only that but you would take a look at the history of these these men
a look at the history of these these men
a look at the history of these these men they were active in politics they were
they were active in politics they were
they were active in politics they were active in creating policy right and
active in creating policy right and
active in creating policy right and again shaped and built what this country
again shaped and built what this country
again shaped and built what this country is about today so who are these people
is about today so who are these people
is about today so who are these people today who are their contemporaries today
today who are their contemporaries today
today who are their contemporaries today oh not that guy
Bill Gates Microsoft bill in the case
Bill Gates Microsoft bill in the case bill in Bill and Melinda Gates
bill in Bill and Melinda Gates
bill in Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon the
Foundation Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon the
Foundation Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon the bezel Family Foundation and Mark
bezel Family Foundation and Mark
bezel Family Foundation and Mark Zuckerberg Facebook the circle
Zuckerberg Facebook the circle
Zuckerberg Facebook the circle Zuckerberg San Francisco general right
Zuckerberg San Francisco general right
Zuckerberg San Francisco general right these are the companies that are built
these are the companies that are built
these are the companies that are built and these are the social institutions
and these are the social institutions
and these are the social institutions behind them that are driving social
behind them that are driving social
behind them that are driving social change right now these three gentlemen
change right now these three gentlemen
change right now these three gentlemen before you are the three individuals
before you are the three individuals
before you are the three individuals that are the wealthiest man in
that are the wealthiest man in
that are the wealthiest man in technology well these three men combined
technology well these three men combined
technology well these three men combined are worth more than most industrialized
are worth more than most industrialized
are worth more than most industrialized nations in this planet and so when you
nations in this planet and so when you
nations in this planet and so when you think about the for the Rockefellers the
think about the for the Rockefellers the
think about the for the Rockefellers the Carnegie’s of yesteryear today its gates
Carnegie’s of yesteryear today its gates
Carnegie’s of yesteryear today its gates as bezels as Zuckerberg its
as bezels as Zuckerberg its
as bezels as Zuckerberg its Sergey Brin and Larry Page it’s all of
Sergey Brin and Larry Page it’s all of
Sergey Brin and Larry Page it’s all of these gentlemen and so their work today
these gentlemen and so their work today
these gentlemen and so their work today the billions of dollars are generating
the billions of dollars are generating
the billions of dollars are generating through innovation through product
through innovation through product
through innovation through product development across the globe because
development across the globe because
development across the globe because it’s not just the United States now it’s
it’s not just the United States now it’s
it’s not just the United States now it’s across the globe right these are the
across the globe right these are the
across the globe right these are the ones these are the people this is the
ones these are the people this is the
ones these are the people this is the influence or they’re gonna have or how
influence or they’re gonna have or how
influence or they’re gonna have or how we leader lies for years to come and so
we leader lies for years to come and so
we leader lies for years to come and so we’re at the risk of missing that boat
we’re at the risk of missing that boat
we’re at the risk of missing that boat again because when you think about and
again because when you think about and
again because when you think about and when you read about your Rockefellers
when you read about your Rockefellers
when you read about your Rockefellers and your Carnegie’s and your melons and
and your Carnegie’s and your melons and
and your Carnegie’s and your melons and people like that we are not part of that
people like that we are not part of that
people like that we are not part of that history my story is not told through
history my story is not told through
history my story is not told through that legacy we’re at a point in time in
that legacy we’re at a point in time in
that legacy we’re at a point in time in which moving forward again when they
which moving forward again when they
which moving forward again when they recount the stories of these individuals
recount the stories of these individuals
recount the stories of these individuals in the influence and the things that
in the influence and the things that
in the influence and the things that they’ve done in the future again I’m not
they’ve done in the future again I’m not
they’ve done in the future again I’m not gonna be a part of that story and think
gonna be a part of that story and think
gonna be a part of that story and think about the consequences of that in the
about the consequences of that in the
about the consequences of that in the future we’re gonna replicate history all
future we’re gonna replicate history all
future we’re gonna replicate history all over again and so we need a mosaic right
over again and so we need a mosaic right
over again and so we need a mosaic right we need to infuse more color into this
we need to infuse more color into this
we need to infuse more color into this mosaic so in the future we could get
mosaic so in the future we could get
mosaic so in the future we could get people like Dante Alvarado who has built
people like Dante Alvarado who has built
people like Dante Alvarado who has built a company called mentor room and it’s
a company called mentor room and it’s
a company called mentor room and it’s creating a two-sided market for
creating a two-sided market for
creating a two-sided market for mentorship we need individuals like
mentorship we need individuals like
mentorship we need individuals like Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson created a company eiseley it’s a
created a company eiseley it’s a
created a company eiseley it’s a platform called levity which gives
platform called levity which gives
platform called levity which gives primarily african-american young
primarily african-american young
primarily african-american young professionals Millennials mainly the
professionals Millennials mainly the
professionals Millennials mainly the avenue for them to be able to curate and
avenue for them to be able to curate and
avenue for them to be able to curate and create content to be able to communicate
create content to be able to communicate
create content to be able to communicate with a brand new audience namely
with a brand new audience namely
with a brand new audience namely themselves and do it in a way that makes
themselves and do it in a way that makes
themselves and do it in a way that makes sense to the next wave in the next
sense to the next wave in the next
sense to the next wave in the next generation of leaders to come we need
generation of leaders to come we need
generation of leaders to come we need people like louder Gomez who built a
people like louder Gomez who built a
people like louder Gomez who built a company called a Topeka that is allowing
company called a Topeka that is allowing
company called a Topeka that is allowing for data analysis to be done for anybody
for data analysis to be done for anybody
for data analysis to be done for anybody who’s curious about how you hire more
who’s curious about how you hire more
who’s curious about how you hire more people of color and the biases that
people of color and the biases that
people of color and the biases that exist in your hiring practices that’s
exist in your hiring practices that’s
exist in your hiring practices that’s the kind of innovation that we need
the kind of innovation that we need
the kind of innovation that we need these are the kind of leaders that we
these are the kind of leaders that we
these are the kind of leaders that we need to infuse more color into this
need to infuse more color into this
need to infuse more color into this mosaic that we’re trying to build for
mosaic that we’re trying to build for
mosaic that we’re trying to build for the future right so the implication is
the future right so the implication is
the future right so the implication is not just that we’re building products
not just that we’re building products
not just that we’re building products it’s not just that we have the latest
it’s not just that we have the latest
it’s not just that we have the latest smartphone with the 12 megapixel HD
smartphone with the 12 megapixel HD
smartphone with the 12 megapixel HD camera phone with the latest app and the
camera phone with the latest app and the
camera phone with the latest app and the latest social media network but its
latest social media network but its
latest social media network but its implication of what is gonna build in
implication of what is gonna build in
implication of what is gonna build in the long term the legacy that they’re
the long term the legacy that they’re
the long term the legacy that they’re gonna leave behind right there’s a
gonna leave behind right there’s a
gonna leave behind right there’s a saying that goes something like this and
saying that goes something like this and
saying that goes something like this and I was butchered but it goes something
I was butchered but it goes something
I was butchered but it goes something like this if it’s about us but not by us
like this if it’s about us but not by us
like this if it’s about us but not by us it’s not for us right and so the reason
it’s not for us right and so the reason
it’s not for us right and so the reason why from a policy perspective when I was
why from a policy perspective when I was
why from a policy perspective when I was working as an advocate thinking about
working as an advocate thinking about
working as an advocate thinking about like how what kind of policies we need
like how what kind of policies we need
like how what kind of policies we need to craft to be able to create greater
to craft to be able to create greater
to craft to be able to create greater economic opportunity for Latino so
economic opportunity for Latino so
economic opportunity for Latino so Chicanos and Boyle Heights or to be able
Chicanos and Boyle Heights or to be able
Chicanos and Boyle Heights or to be able to do job growth and job creation to
to do job growth and job creation to
to do job growth and job creation to young black men in South LA how are we
young black men in South LA how are we
young black men in South LA how are we gonna empower women to greater
gonna empower women to greater
gonna empower women to greater contributors to the work force and allow
contributors to the work force and allow
contributors to the work force and allow them to still be mothers at home like
them to still be mothers at home like
them to still be mothers at home like these are the kinds of social questions
these are the kinds of social questions
these are the kinds of social questions these are the kinds of social issues
these are the kinds of social issues
these are the kinds of social issues that we’re trying to we’re trying to
that we’re trying to we’re trying to
that we’re trying to we’re trying to crack but in the meantime right the
crack but in the meantime right the
crack but in the meantime right the business community is moving forward and
business community is moving forward and
business community is moving forward and developing and innovating and creating
developing and innovating and creating
developing and innovating and creating things and building things but it’s
things and building things but it’s
things and building things but it’s still continuing to do so with a mosaic
still continuing to do so with a mosaic
still continuing to do so with a mosaic that’s pretty homogeneous and so that is
that’s pretty homogeneous and so that is
that’s pretty homogeneous and so that is the challenge I’m bringing to you today
the challenge I’m bringing to you today
the challenge I’m bringing to you today is come join me
is come join me
is come join me come with me where I exist
come with me where I exist
come with me where I exist professionally it’s lonely I need you we
professionally it’s lonely I need you we
professionally it’s lonely I need you we need you we need a we need us if we are
need you we need a we need us if we are
need you we need a we need us if we are gonna be successful in creating a mosaic
gonna be successful in creating a mosaic
gonna be successful in creating a mosaic that it’s really gonna be global if
that it’s really gonna be global if
that it’s really gonna be global if there’s gonna be successful in that the
there’s gonna be successful in that the
there’s gonna be successful in that the next time I’m up here I’m gonna be
next time I’m up here I’m gonna be
next time I’m up here I’m gonna be wearing a shirt that says not just Boyle
wearing a shirt that says not just Boyle
wearing a shirt that says not just Boyle Heights it’s gonna say Boyle Heights
Heights it’s gonna say Boyle Heights
Heights it’s gonna say Boyle Heights feminist then the people who are at the
feminist then the people who are at the
feminist then the people who are at the forefront of innovation the people who
forefront of innovation the people who
forefront of innovation the people who are at the forefront of building what
are at the forefront of building what
are at the forefront of building what the future looks like cannot just look
the future looks like cannot just look
the future looks like cannot just look like the homogenous group that it is
like the homogenous group that it is
like the homogenous group that it is today in Eastland it needs to look like
today in Eastland it needs to look like
today in Eastland it needs to look like this room so I’ve been inspired and I’ve
this room so I’ve been inspired and I’ve
this room so I’ve been inspired and I’ve been truly blessed to be up here with
been truly blessed to be up here with
been truly blessed to be up here with you today
you today
you today hearing the speakers that preceded me
hearing the speakers that preceded me
hearing the speakers that preceded me and thinking through what a really truly
and thinking through what a really truly
and thinking through what a really truly a mosaic world looks like and it’s a
a mosaic world looks like and it’s a
a mosaic world looks like and it’s a mosaic world for me is one that we
mosaic world for me is one that we
mosaic world for me is one that we create is not one that we allow to run
create is not one that we allow to run
create is not one that we allow to run its current course we talk about this
its current course we talk about this
its current course we talk about this eruption and take all the time let’s
eruption and take all the time let’s
eruption and take all the time let’s disrupt it ourselves thank you
disrupt it ourselves thank you
disrupt it ourselves thank you [Applause]
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