so if I were arrested here’s what they might say about me on the news 26 year
might say about me on the news 26 year
might say about me on the news 26 year old black male 5 foot 11 dashingly
old black male 5 foot 11 dashingly
old black male 5 foot 11 dashingly handsome raised in the inner city by a
handsome raised in the inner city by a
handsome raised in the inner city by a single mother father’s been in prison
single mother father’s been in prison
single mother father’s been in prison since 1992 on a number of charges not
since 1992 on a number of charges not
since 1992 on a number of charges not much hope for this dude he did it that
much hope for this dude he did it that
much hope for this dude he did it that description doesn’t look too promising
description doesn’t look too promising
description doesn’t look too promising as a matter of fact I couldn’t use it to
as a matter of fact I couldn’t use it to
as a matter of fact I couldn’t use it to claim great power or privilege in
claim great power or privilege in
claim great power or privilege in American society unless we look deeper
American society unless we look deeper
American society unless we look deeper you see what you might not know from
you see what you might not know from
you see what you might not know from those few words is that my mother is a
those few words is that my mother is a
those few words is that my mother is a multiple time Teacher of the Year in
multiple time Teacher of the Year in
multiple time Teacher of the Year in Houston Independent School District her
Houston Independent School District her
Houston Independent School District her status as a teacher alone afforded me
status as a teacher alone afforded me
status as a teacher alone afforded me the ability to go to any public school I
the ability to go to any public school I
the ability to go to any public school I wanted in the city so naturally I
wanted in the city so naturally I
wanted in the city so naturally I achieved the best education in the city
achieved the best education in the city
achieved the best education in the city of Houston furthermore my mother is a
of Houston furthermore my mother is a
of Houston furthermore my mother is a college graduate and has her master’s
college graduate and has her master’s
college graduate and has her master’s degree in curriculum instruction and my
degree in curriculum instruction and my
degree in curriculum instruction and my father while he has been incarcerated
father while he has been incarcerated
father while he has been incarcerated for the majority of my life attended
for the majority of my life attended
for the majority of my life attended college at the University of Wisconsin
college at the University of Wisconsin
college at the University of Wisconsin on a full basketball scholarship my
on a full basketball scholarship my
on a full basketball scholarship my parents status as college attendees
parents status as college attendees
parents status as college attendees alone means that I am far more likely to
alone means that I am far more likely to
alone means that I am far more likely to have gone to college and it just so
have gone to college and it just so
have gone to college and it just so happens that I did I graduated from this
happens that I did I graduated from this
happens that I did I graduated from this fine institution of higher learning
fine institution of higher learning
fine institution of higher learning Texas State University which is the best
Texas State University which is the best
Texas State University which is the best university in the world yeah we can clap
university in the world yeah we can clap
university in the world yeah we can clap for that
I’m also finishing my masters in
I’m also finishing my masters in curriculum and instruction right now I
curriculum and instruction right now I
curriculum and instruction right now I have a beautiful amazing hot wife and I
have a beautiful amazing hot wife and I
have a beautiful amazing hot wife and I have three beautiful amazing children
have three beautiful amazing children
have three beautiful amazing children I’m a teacher myself I get the chance to
I’m a teacher myself I get the chance to
I’m a teacher myself I get the chance to inspire and empower students every
inspire and empower students every
inspire and empower students every single day I am black and I love that
single day I am black and I love that
single day I am black and I love that and last I am dashingly handsome
and last I am dashingly handsome
and last I am dashingly handsome I mean how you think I got this gig you
I mean how you think I got this gig you
I mean how you think I got this gig you know you see what you just heard was not
know you see what you just heard was not
know you see what you just heard was not a presentation of new information it was
a presentation of new information it was
a presentation of new information it was the other side of the rap sheet
the other side of the rap sheet
the other side of the rap sheet it was the same information just viewed
it was the same information just viewed
it was the same information just viewed under a different lens you see through
under a different lens you see through
under a different lens you see through this different lens I’ve been able to
this different lens I’ve been able to
this different lens I’ve been able to claim power for myself by viewing my own
claim power for myself by viewing my own
claim power for myself by viewing my own identities in a completely different way
identities in a completely different way
identities in a completely different way it’s no secret that in the United States
it’s no secret that in the United States
it’s no secret that in the United States of America that people of color are
of America that people of color are
of America that people of color are consistently marginalized it’s safe to
consistently marginalized it’s safe to
consistently marginalized it’s safe to say that economically socially
say that economically socially
say that economically socially culturally and in terms of education we
culturally and in terms of education we
culturally and in terms of education we do not hold power or privilege in this
do not hold power or privilege in this
do not hold power or privilege in this country but in the words of my man my
country but in the words of my man my
country but in the words of my man my best friend Barack Obama yes we can I
best friend Barack Obama yes we can I
best friend Barack Obama yes we can I want to introduce you to a concept
want to introduce you to a concept
want to introduce you to a concept called the culture of power the culture
called the culture of power the culture
called the culture of power the culture of power represents the set of values
of power represents the set of values
of power represents the set of values beliefs and ways of acting that unfairly
beliefs and ways of acting that unfairly
beliefs and ways of acting that unfairly and unevenly privilege certain groups of
and unevenly privilege certain groups of
and unevenly privilege certain groups of people based on aspects with their
people based on aspects with their
people based on aspects with their identity the term culture of power was
identity the term culture of power was
identity the term culture of power was coined in 1988 by the current executive
coined in 1988 by the current executive
coined in 1988 by the current executive director for education and innovation at
director for education and innovation at
director for education and innovation at Florida International University Lisa
Florida International University Lisa
Florida International University Lisa Delfin dumped its original intention
Delfin dumped its original intention
Delfin dumped its original intention with the culture of power was to inform
with the culture of power was to inform
with the culture of power was to inform instructional practice to show teachers
instructional practice to show teachers
instructional practice to show teachers how to teach students of color so I
how to teach students of color so I
how to teach students of color so I adapted her message for my own purposes
adapted her message for my own purposes
adapted her message for my own purposes so that I could empower and transform my
so that I could empower and transform my
so that I could empower and transform my classroom while at the same time
classroom while at the same time
classroom while at the same time bringing them together with other
bringing them together with other
bringing them together with other students so I hope today to empower you
students so I hope today to empower you
students so I hope today to empower you and help you transform your identity and
and help you transform your identity and
and help you transform your identity and in the process bring this entire room
in the process bring this entire room
in the process bring this entire room together guys we’re gonna kind of
together guys we’re gonna kind of
together guys we’re gonna kind of operate today like The Oprah Winfrey
operate today like The Oprah Winfrey
operate today like The Oprah Winfrey Show everybody today is going home with
Show everybody today is going home with
Show everybody today is going home with something and you don’t have to check
something and you don’t have to check
something and you don’t have to check under your seats to get it either let me
under your seats to get it either let me
under your seats to get it either let me tell you about Chris Chris is a cool kid
tell you about Chris Chris is a cool kid
tell you about Chris Chris is a cool kid with cool hair and cool clothes and he’s
with cool hair and cool clothes and he’s
with cool hair and cool clothes and he’s got every pair of Jordan sneakers known
got every pair of Jordan sneakers known
got every pair of Jordan sneakers known to man I swear he jokes that Michael
to man I swear he jokes that Michael
to man I swear he jokes that Michael Jordan one day is gonna invite him to
Jordan one day is gonna invite him to
Jordan one day is gonna invite him to his house as a guest of honor cuz he’s
his house as a guest of honor cuz he’s
his house as a guest of honor cuz he’s bought so many Jordan sneakers and the
bought so many Jordan sneakers and the
bought so many Jordan sneakers and the crazy thing is he’s probably right he’s
crazy thing is he’s probably right he’s
crazy thing is he’s probably right he’s got a lot of Jay’s I met Chris as he
got a lot of Jay’s I met Chris as he
got a lot of Jay’s I met Chris as he slowly strolled into my summer school
slowly strolled into my summer school
slowly strolled into my summer school government classroom one year he sits
government classroom one year he sits
government classroom one year he sits down and
down and
down and tells me that his greatest dream in life
tells me that his greatest dream in life
tells me that his greatest dream in life is to go to jail all summer I pushed
is to go to jail all summer I pushed
is to go to jail all summer I pushed hard with Chris trying to transform his
hard with Chris trying to transform his
hard with Chris trying to transform his mindset about himself to tell him that
mindset about himself to tell him that
mindset about himself to tell him that no you are not just a poor Mexican kid
no you are not just a poor Mexican kid
no you are not just a poor Mexican kid from Fort Worth you can change the world
from Fort Worth you can change the world
from Fort Worth you can change the world and so that summer I rolled out my
and so that summer I rolled out my
and so that summer I rolled out my culture of power of presentation and
culture of power of presentation and
culture of power of presentation and experiment on this classroom hoping that
experiment on this classroom hoping that
experiment on this classroom hoping that it would change Chris’s life and it did
it would change Chris’s life and it did
it would change Chris’s life and it did about halfway through the summer I was
about halfway through the summer I was
about halfway through the summer I was met at my summer school classroom by
met at my summer school classroom by
met at my summer school classroom by Chris and his mom and she had that real
Chris and his mom and she had that real
Chris and his mom and she had that real concerned mom look on her face know when
concerned mom look on her face know when
concerned mom look on her face know when you failed the test you would home you
you failed the test you would home you
you failed the test you would home you know when tell your mom but you did
know when tell your mom but you did
know when tell your mom but you did anyway
anyway
anyway or when you came home too late from
or when you came home too late from
or when you came home too late from being out with your friends that
being out with your friends that
being out with your friends that concerned mom look so I knew it wasn’t
concerned mom look so I knew it wasn’t
concerned mom look so I knew it wasn’t good before I could even open the door
good before I could even open the door
good before I could even open the door to the classroom she started talking
to the classroom she started talking
to the classroom she started talking wasting no time in no words she told me
wasting no time in no words she told me
wasting no time in no words she told me that I was wasting my time trying to
that I was wasting my time trying to
that I was wasting my time trying to convince her son that he could go to
convince her son that he could go to
convince her son that he could go to college and he would not go to college
college and he would not go to college
college and he would not go to college that he was going to play his part and
that he was going to play his part and
that he was going to play his part and that did not involve going to college
that did not involve going to college
that did not involve going to college but I still pushed I was convinced that
but I still pushed I was convinced that
but I still pushed I was convinced that Chris would prove his mother wrong and
Chris would prove his mother wrong and
Chris would prove his mother wrong and then he would change to plan it a year
then he would change to plan it a year
then he would change to plan it a year ago I got a phone call from Chris and he
ago I got a phone call from Chris and he
ago I got a phone call from Chris and he made that phone call from the middle of
made that phone call from the middle of
made that phone call from the middle of the Bryan Brown University campus yo he
the Bryan Brown University campus yo he
the Bryan Brown University campus yo he made it
made it
made it and he told me that the culture of power
and he told me that the culture of power
and he told me that the culture of power was the single most important thing that
was the single most important thing that
was the single most important thing that he had ever learned about in school
he had ever learned about in school
he had ever learned about in school because he finally knew how to see
because he finally knew how to see
because he finally knew how to see himself differently and he made me
himself differently and he made me
himself differently and he made me promise on that phone that no matter
promise on that phone that no matter
promise on that phone that no matter what group of students or people I stood
what group of students or people I stood
what group of students or people I stood in front of I would share this message
in front of I would share this message
in front of I would share this message with them and so you guys are not my
with them and so you guys are not my
with them and so you guys are not my students but I’m gonna keep that promise
students but I’m gonna keep that promise
students but I’m gonna keep that promise to Chris today I’m gonna teach you how
to Chris today I’m gonna teach you how
to Chris today I’m gonna teach you how to see yourself differently say I’ve had
to see yourself differently say I’ve had
to see yourself differently say I’ve had the fortune of teaching this lesson in
the fortune of teaching this lesson in
the fortune of teaching this lesson in front of two very different audiences
front of two very different audiences
front of two very different audiences the first was mostly students of color
the first was mostly students of color
the first was mostly students of color from Italian public school and the title
from Italian public school and the title
from Italian public school and the title one designation if you don’t know means
one designation if you don’t know means
one designation if you don’t know means that many of them are low-income then I
that many of them are low-income then I
that many of them are low-income then I adapted this to a mostly white private
adapted this to a mostly white private
adapted this to a mostly white private school in the heart of Austin Texas
school in the heart of Austin Texas
school in the heart of Austin Texas where students paid twenty thousand
where students paid twenty thousand
where students paid twenty thousand dollars a year for tuition you see the
dollars a year for tuition you see the
dollars a year for tuition you see the only difference in teaching the culture
only difference in teaching the culture
only difference in teaching the culture of power to these two different groups
of power to these two different groups
of power to these two different groups of people is the angle of the approach
of people is the angle of the approach
of people is the angle of the approach you see each approach helps one audience
you see each approach helps one audience
you see each approach helps one audience see its opposite and understand them
see its opposite and understand them
see its opposite and understand them better a great and respected teacher of
better a great and respected teacher of
better a great and respected teacher of mine once told me that once we stop
mine once told me that once we stop
mine once told me that once we stop pretending to be colorblind and we start
pretending to be colorblind and we start
pretending to be colorblind and we start really trying to understand one another
really trying to understand one another
really trying to understand one another we can finally be the human race thus
we can finally be the human race thus
we can finally be the human race thus understanding equals unity and unity is
understanding equals unity and unity is
understanding equals unity and unity is about closing the gaps between diverse
about closing the gaps between diverse
about closing the gaps between diverse groups of people which means that
groups of people which means that
groups of people which means that understanding is a tool that we can use
understanding is a tool that we can use
understanding is a tool that we can use to close the gaps between groups of
to close the gaps between groups of
to close the gaps between groups of people so here’s how that works for the
people so here’s how that works for the
people so here’s how that works for the title one student of color from a public
title one student of color from a public
title one student of color from a public school closing the gaps looks like
school closing the gaps looks like
school closing the gaps looks like telling them yes power relationships
telling them yes power relationships
telling them yes power relationships exist in school and what you guys call
exist in school and what you guys call
exist in school and what you guys call the real world
the real world
the real world and know those power relationships often
and know those power relationships often
and know those power relationships often do not advantage people of color but
do not advantage people of color but
do not advantage people of color but that doesn’t mean that you’re doomed it
that doesn’t mean that you’re doomed it
that doesn’t mean that you’re doomed it doesn’t mean that you’re down and out
doesn’t mean that you’re down and out
doesn’t mean that you’re down and out you can claim power for yourself over
you can claim power for yourself over
you can claim power for yourself over your own identities which ultimately
your own identities which ultimately
your own identities which ultimately teaches you what it’s like to live with
teaches you what it’s like to live with
teaches you what it’s like to live with privilege in America humanizing those
privilege in America humanizing those
privilege in America humanizing those who do live with privilege or white
who do live with privilege or white
who do live with privilege or white privilege as we can call it which in the
privilege as we can call it which in the
privilege as we can call it which in the end brings us together because now we
end brings us together because now we
end brings us together because now we understand what it’s like to be the same
understand what it’s like to be the same
understand what it’s like to be the same for the white affluent private school
for the white affluent private school
for the white affluent private school kid closing the gaps for them
kid closing the gaps for them
kid closing the gaps for them looks like transforming their
looks like transforming their
looks like transforming their relationship with their own privilege
relationship with their own privilege
relationship with their own privilege research pointed out power relationships
research pointed out power relationships
research pointed out power relationships in the workplace and in education to
in the workplace and in education to
in the workplace and in education to tell
tell
tell that those with privilege are the least
that those with privilege are the least
that those with privilege are the least likely in the least willing to admit
likely in the least willing to admit
likely in the least willing to admit that they even have it step 1
that they even have it step 1
that they even have it step 1 admit that you have privilege once that
admit that you have privilege once that
admit that you have privilege once that happens you can start the process of
happens you can start the process of
happens you can start the process of closing the gap between them and their
closing the gap between them and their
closing the gap between them and their neighbor by understanding what it’s like
neighbor by understanding what it’s like
neighbor by understanding what it’s like to live without privilege once you do
to live without privilege once you do
to live without privilege once you do this you’ll start to achieve what we
this you’ll start to achieve what we
this you’ll start to achieve what we call unity a perfect example of this is
call unity a perfect example of this is
call unity a perfect example of this is a student I teach this year named
a student I teach this year named
a student I teach this year named Sheridan
Sheridan
Sheridan Sheridan is a white girl and she goes to
Sheridan is a white girl and she goes to
Sheridan is a white girl and she goes to a title one public school of that title
a title one public school of that title
a title one public school of that title in public school she goes through rich
in public school she goes through rich
in public school she goes through rich private school where she pays twenty
private school where she pays twenty
private school where she pays twenty thousand dollars a year for tuition but
thousand dollars a year for tuition but
thousand dollars a year for tuition but she stands out in this crowd
she stands out in this crowd
she stands out in this crowd pretty starkly you see Sheridan was born
pretty starkly you see Sheridan was born
pretty starkly you see Sheridan was born in the Virgin Islands and she moved to
in the Virgin Islands and she moved to
in the Virgin Islands and she moved to North Carolina and then to Florida and
North Carolina and then to Florida and
North Carolina and then to Florida and now to Austin Texas because she grew up
now to Austin Texas because she grew up
now to Austin Texas because she grew up in diverse communities and had her
in diverse communities and had her
in diverse communities and had her relationship with her privilege
relationship with her privilege
relationship with her privilege transformed on a daily she leads the way
transformed on a daily she leads the way
transformed on a daily she leads the way in my classroom as I help my students
in my classroom as I help my students
in my classroom as I help my students transform their relationship with their
transform their relationship with their
transform their relationship with their privilege just watching one student who
privilege just watching one student who
privilege just watching one student who gets it it’s a great example of how we
gets it it’s a great example of how we
gets it it’s a great example of how we can start to close gaps between you and
can start to close gaps between you and
can start to close gaps between you and the person you’re sitting next to so
the person you’re sitting next to so
the person you’re sitting next to so let’s do this thing let’s do this
let’s do this thing let’s do this
let’s do this thing let’s do this experiment right now everyone imagine
experiment right now everyone imagine
experiment right now everyone imagine that you’re playing a card game and you
that you’re playing a card game and you
that you’re playing a card game and you don’t know the rules to this card game
don’t know the rules to this card game
don’t know the rules to this card game at the table where you’re sitting
at the table where you’re sitting
at the table where you’re sitting nobody’s speaking but everybody knows
nobody’s speaking but everybody knows
nobody’s speaking but everybody knows the game they’re putting down cards
the game they’re putting down cards
the game they’re putting down cards they’re scoring points and every time
they’re scoring points and every time
they’re scoring points and every time you try to ask for the rules you’re
you try to ask for the rules you’re
you try to ask for the rules you’re scolded and then there’s some annoying
scolded and then there’s some annoying
scolded and then there’s some annoying dude at the end of the table who writes
dude at the end of the table who writes
dude at the end of the table who writes something that you can’t read it on a
something that you can’t read it on a
something that you can’t read it on a sticky note frustrated you make it
sticky note frustrated you make it
sticky note frustrated you make it through the game and you get to the end
through the game and you get to the end
through the game and you get to the end of the round and you lose chances are if
of the round and you lose chances are if
of the round and you lose chances are if you played that game a thousand times
you played that game a thousand times
you played that game a thousand times you would lose every single time you
you would lose every single time you
you would lose every single time you didn’t know the rules it would be easier
didn’t know the rules it would be easier
didn’t know the rules it would be easier if somebody just told you what the
if somebody just told you what the
if somebody just told you what the unspoken and unwritten rules of the game
unspoken and unwritten rules of the game
unspoken and unwritten rules of the game were you may have just experienced your
were you may have just experienced your
were you may have just experienced your first or your 100th time feeling what
first or your 100th time feeling what
first or your 100th time feeling what marginalization feels like if this is
marginalization feels like if this is
marginalization feels like if this is your
your
your time with marginalization it’s safe to
time with marginalization it’s safe to
time with marginalization it’s safe to say that you live a privileged life and
say that you live a privileged life and
say that you live a privileged life and that’s not a bad thing I’m not going to
that’s not a bad thing I’m not going to
that’s not a bad thing I’m not going to attack you
attack you
attack you privilege is powerful when you use it to
privilege is powerful when you use it to
privilege is powerful when you use it to uplift those around you if you are all
uplift those around you if you are all
uplift those around you if you are all too familiar with what it’s like to feel
too familiar with what it’s like to feel
too familiar with what it’s like to feel marginalized then you don’t have
marginalized then you don’t have
marginalized then you don’t have privilege but you’re not helpless either
privilege but you’re not helpless either
privilege but you’re not helpless either we can teach you to claim power for
we can teach you to claim power for
we can teach you to claim power for yourself and over your identities so
yourself and over your identities so
yourself and over your identities so let’s do that now I like to use in my
let’s do that now I like to use in my
let’s do that now I like to use in my classroom and we’re going to use today
classroom and we’re going to use today
classroom and we’re going to use today Peggy McIntosh’s invisible backpack
Peggy McIntosh’s invisible backpack
Peggy McIntosh’s invisible backpack imagine that you’re holding a backpack
imagine that you’re holding a backpack
imagine that you’re holding a backpack and I want you to actually hold the
and I want you to actually hold the
and I want you to actually hold the backpack remember I told you you’re
backpack remember I told you you’re
backpack remember I told you you’re going home with something today right
going home with something today right
going home with something today right now the backpack is empty but we’re
now the backpack is empty but we’re
now the backpack is empty but we’re about to fill it out inside of this
about to fill it out inside of this
about to fill it out inside of this invisible backpack you were going to
invisible backpack you were going to
invisible backpack you were going to fill it with all of the positive aspects
fill it with all of the positive aspects
fill it with all of the positive aspects of your identity if you can walk you
of your identity if you can walk you
of your identity if you can walk you have power put that in your backpack if
have power put that in your backpack if
have power put that in your backpack if you speak English in the United States
you speak English in the United States
you speak English in the United States of America you have power put that in
of America you have power put that in
of America you have power put that in your backpack
your backpack
your backpack if you speak multiple languages you have
if you speak multiple languages you have
if you speak multiple languages you have power put that in your backpack if you
power put that in your backpack if you
power put that in your backpack if you have access to education you have power
have access to education you have power
have access to education you have power put that in your backpack if you have
put that in your backpack if you have
put that in your backpack if you have somebody at home who cares about you you
somebody at home who cares about you you
somebody at home who cares about you you have power put that in your backpack
have power put that in your backpack
have power put that in your backpack find all of the positive identities
find all of the positive identities
find all of the positive identities about yourself even identify the ones
about yourself even identify the ones
about yourself even identify the ones that you think are negative view them in
that you think are negative view them in
that you think are negative view them in a different way put them in that
a different way put them in that
a different way put them in that backpack you carry that backpack around
backpack you carry that backpack around
backpack you carry that backpack around with you proudly everywhere you go
with you proudly everywhere you go
with you proudly everywhere you go because that’s not just who you are it’s
because that’s not just who you are it’s
because that’s not just who you are it’s the best of who you are you see once we
the best of who you are you see once we
the best of who you are you see once we transform our mindsets about who we are
transform our mindsets about who we are
transform our mindsets about who we are we can start accurately thinking about
we can start accurately thinking about
we can start accurately thinking about our neighbor for who they are the last
our neighbor for who they are the last
our neighbor for who they are the last step in this process is kind of like
step in this process is kind of like
step in this process is kind of like Facebook and I realize my students tell
Facebook and I realize my students tell
Facebook and I realize my students tell me that I’m getting old because I don’t
me that I’m getting old because I don’t
me that I’m getting old because I don’t use snapchat and Instagram but this
use snapchat and Instagram but this
use snapchat and Instagram but this one’s like Facebook so if you don’t use
one’s like Facebook so if you don’t use
one’s like Facebook so if you don’t use Facebook get one on Facebook you like
Facebook get one on Facebook you like
Facebook get one on Facebook you like things you comment and you share them
things you comment and you share them
things you comment and you share them that’s what we’ve got to do with this
that’s what we’ve got to do with this
that’s what we’ve got to do with this message the more people we reach with
message the more people we reach with
message the more people we reach with this message the better a student of
this message the better a student of
this message the better a student of mine liken this to being unplugged from
mine liken this to being unplugged from
mine liken this to being unplugged from the matrix now we have to unplug some
the matrix now we have to unplug some
the matrix now we have to unplug some more people
more people
more people sitter this in this room right now there
sitter this in this room right now there
sitter this in this room right now there are so many gaps and in those gaps
are so many gaps and in those gaps
are so many gaps and in those gaps misunderstandings and preconceived
misunderstandings and preconceived
misunderstandings and preconceived notions wait to separate us from one
notions wait to separate us from one
notions wait to separate us from one another but they don’t have to now
another but they don’t have to now
another but they don’t have to now there’s obviously a gap amongst the
there’s obviously a gap amongst the
there’s obviously a gap amongst the privileged and the underprivileged
privileged and the underprivileged
privileged and the underprivileged in terms of access there’s a gap between
in terms of access there’s a gap between
in terms of access there’s a gap between how those two groups relate to one
how those two groups relate to one
how those two groups relate to one another there’s a gap even within our
another there’s a gap even within our
another there’s a gap even within our individual selves concerning the power
individual selves concerning the power
individual selves concerning the power that we think we have and the power that
that we think we have and the power that
that we think we have and the power that we actually have it’s the understanding
we actually have it’s the understanding
we actually have it’s the understanding that by claiming aspects of our identity
that by claiming aspects of our identity
that by claiming aspects of our identity as powerful we can close those gaps
as powerful we can close those gaps
as powerful we can close those gaps which means that when we face
which means that when we face
which means that when we face underprivileged situations they’re not
underprivileged situations they’re not
underprivileged situations they’re not actually underprivileged because we are
actually underprivileged because we are
actually underprivileged because we are powerful and powerful people overcome
powerful and powerful people overcome
powerful and powerful people overcome now is the time that this room becomes
now is the time that this room becomes
now is the time that this room becomes like the Oprah Winfrey Show see cuz you
like the Oprah Winfrey Show see cuz you
like the Oprah Winfrey Show see cuz you got some power in the front and you got
got some power in the front and you got
got some power in the front and you got some power in that striped shirt and in
some power in that striped shirt and in
some power in that striped shirt and in the middle you got some power and in the
the middle you got some power and in the
the middle you got some power and in the back you get some power and look under
back you get some power and look under
back you get some power and look under your seats you got some power and all
your seats you got some power and all
your seats you got some power and all the way in the hallway you got some
the way in the hallway you got some
the way in the hallway you got some power everybody’s going home with the
power everybody’s going home with the
power everybody’s going home with the bow
put it in your backpack thank you
put it in your backpack thank you [Applause]
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