Dena Simmons: How students of color confront impostor syndrome | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Camille Martรญnez
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ืžืชืจื’ื: yael ring ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
ื”ืžืกืข ืฉืœื™ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ, ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง
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So, my journey began in the Bronx, New York,
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ื‘ื“ื™ืจืช ื—ื“ืจ
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in a one-bedroom apartment,
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with my two sisters and immigrant mother.
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ืขื ืฉืชื™ ืื—ื™ื•ืชื™ ื•ืืžื™ ื”ืžื”ื’ืจืช.
00:23
I loved our neighborhood.
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ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื•
00:27
It was lively.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžืœืืช ื—ื™ื™ื.
00:28
There was all this merengue blasting,
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ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืงืจื™ื‘ื™ืช ื ืฉืžืขื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื,
00:31
neighbors socializing on building stoops
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ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืžืจื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ืฉืคืช ื”ืžื“ืจื›ื”
00:33
and animated conversations over domino playing.
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ื•ืžืฉื—ืงื™ ื“ื•ืžื™ื ื• ืžืœื•ื•ื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืขืจื•ืช.
00:38
It was home,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื‘ื™ืช,
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and it was sweet.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืชื•ืง.
00:43
But it wasn't simple.
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ืื‘ืœ, ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜.
00:45
In fact, everyone at school knew the block where we lived,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืืช ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื•
00:49
because it was where people came to buy weed and other drugs.
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœืงื ื•ืช ื’ืจืืก ื•ืกืžื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
00:53
And with drug-dealing comes conflict,
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ื•ืขื ื”ืกืžื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ื”ืขื™ืžื•ืชื™ื
00:56
so we often went to sleep to the sound of gunshots.
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื ืจื“ืžื ื• ืœืงื•ืœ ื™ืจื™ื•ืช ืืงื“ื—ื™ื.
01:01
I spent much of my childhood worried,
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ ื‘ื“ืื’ื”,
ื“ืื’ื” ืœื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•.
01:05
worried about our safety.
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And so did our mother.
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ื•ื›ืš ื’ื ืืžื ื•.
01:11
She worried that the violence we witnessed would overtake our lives;
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ื”ื™ื ื“ืื’ื” ืฉื”ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื• ืชืฉืœื˜ ืขืœ ื”ื™ื™ื ื•
01:16
that our poverty meant
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ืฉื”ืขื•ื ื™ ื‘ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื›ืš
ืฉื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืื™ืชื ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื•ื—ืœืงื ื• ืžืงื•ื
01:18
that the neighbors with whom we lived and shared space
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would harm us.
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ื™ืคื’ืขื• ื‘ื ื•.
01:22
Our entire life was in the Bronx,
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ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก
01:26
but my mother's anxiety spurred her into action,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื—ืจื“ื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื™ ื”ื ื™ืขื” ืื•ืชื” ืœืคืขื•ืœื”
01:29
and soon we were driving so fast to Connecticut --
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ื•ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ืžืฆืื ื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ืœืงื•ื ื˜ื™ืงื˜
01:34
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:35
to boarding school campuses, with full scholarships in tow.
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ืœืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช, ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืœื’ื” ืžืœืื”.
01:39
Man, don't underestimate the power of a mother
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ืœืขื•ืœื ืขืœ ืชืžืขื™ื˜ื• ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื” ืฉืœ ืื
01:45
determined to keep her children safe.
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ื”ื ื—ื•ืฉื” ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœื‘ื˜ื—ื•ื ื ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื”
(ืชืจื•ืขื•ืช)
01:49
(Cheers)
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01:50
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:55
At boarding school,
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ื‘ืคื ื™ืžื™ื”,
01:58
for the first time,
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™,
02:01
I was able to sleep without worry.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ ืœืœื ื“ืื’ื”,
02:05
I could leave my dorm room unlocked,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืืช ื“ืœืช ื”ื—ื“ืจ ืœื ื ืขื•ืœื”,
02:07
walk barefoot in the grass,
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ืœืœื›ืช ื™ื—ืคื” ืขืœ ื”ื“ืฉื,
02:10
and look up to see a night sky full of stars.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉืžื™ื™ื ืžืœืื™ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื.
ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืžืฉืžื—ื™ื.
02:16
Happy novelties.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื• ื’ื ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
02:19
But there were other novelties as well.
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02:22
Very quickly, I felt like I didn't belong.
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ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืœื ืฉื™ื™ื›ืช.
02:26
I learned that I didn't speak the right way,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื”,
02:29
and to demonstrate the proper ways of speaking,
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื™ ืื™ืš ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ื‘ืจ
02:33
my teachers gave me frequent lessons, in public,
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ื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ื‘ืคื•ืžื‘ื™,
02:37
on the appropriate way to enunciate certain words.
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ืขืœ ื”ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื” ื‘ื” ื™ืฉ ืœื‘ื˜ื ืžื™ืœื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื•ืช.
ืคืขื ืžื•ืจื” ืื—ืช ื”ื“ืจื™ื›ื” ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืžืกื“ืจื•ืŸ:
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A teacher once instructed me in the hallway:
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"asking" (ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช)
02:47
"Aaaaaas-king."
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She said this loudly.
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืงื•ืœ
"ื“ื™ื ื”, ื–ื” ืœื axing ("ืœื’ืจื–ืŸ" ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช), ื›ืื™ืœื• ืืช ืจืฆื” ืขื ื’ืจื–ืŸ,
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"Dena, it's not 'axing,' like you're running around with an axe.
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02:59
That's silly."
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ื–ื” ืžื’ื•ื—ืš"
ืืชื ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื’ื™ื›ื•ื—ื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื›ื™ืชื” ืฉืœื™.
03:02
Now at this point, you can imagine the snickers of my classmates,
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but she continued:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื”:
03:11
"Think about breaking the word into 'ass' and 'king,'
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"ืชื ืกื™ ืœืคืจืง ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ืœ"ass" ื•"king",
03:16
and then put the two together to say it correctly --
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ื•ืื– ืœื—ื‘ืจ ืืช ืฉืชื™ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื™ื—ื“ --
03:20
'Asking.'"
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asking
03:23
There were some other moments that reminded me that I didn't belong.
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ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ื“ ืจื’ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื• ืœื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืฉื™ื™ื›ืช
03:28
Once, I walked into a classmate's dorm room,
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ืคืขื, ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœื—ื“ืจ ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื” ืœื›ื™ืชื”
ื•ืฉืžืชื™ ืœื‘ ืฉื”ื™ื ืฉื•ืžืจืช ืขืœ ื—ืคืฆื™ ื”ืขืจืš ืฉืœื” ืœื™ื“ื™.
03:32
and I watched her watch her valuables around me.
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03:36
Like, why would she do that? I thought to myself.
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™- ืœืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืชืขืฉื” ืืช ื–ื”?
03:40
And then there was the time
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืขื
03:42
when another classmate walked into my dorm room,
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ืฉื—ื‘ืจื” ืื—ืจืช ื ื›ื ืกื” ืœื—ื“ืจ ืฉืœื™,
03:46
and yelled, "Ew!" as I was applying hair grease to my scalp.
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ื•ืฆืขืงื” "ืื™ื›ืก" ื›ืฉื”ืฉืชืžืฉืชื™ ื‘ืงืจื ืœืฉื™ืขืจ.
ื™ืฉ ื ื–ืง ื ืคืฉื™ ืฉื ื’ืจื ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืขืฆืžื,
03:53
There is emotional damage done when young people can't be themselves,
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03:58
when they are forced to edit who they are in order to be acceptable.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื ื ืืœืฆื™ื ืœืขืจื•ืš ืืช ืžื™ ืฉื”ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืงื‘ืœ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”.
04:04
It's a kind of violence.
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ื–ื” ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช.
04:08
Ultimately, I'm a quintessential success story.
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืื ื™ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื”ืžื•ื‘ื”ืง.
04:13
I attended boarding school and college in New England,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ืžื™ื” ื•ื‘ืงื•ืœื’' ื‘ื ื™ื• ืื™ื ื’ืœื ื“,
04:17
studied abroad in Chile
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื•"ืœ ื‘ืฆ'ื™ืœื”
04:19
and returned to the Bronx to be a middle school teacher.
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ื•ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื›ืžื•ืจื” ื‘ื—ื˜ื™ื‘ืช ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื.
ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ืžืœื’ืช ื˜ืจื•ืžืŸ,
04:23
I received a Truman Scholarship,
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04:25
a Fulbright and a Soros Fellowship.
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ืžืขื ืง ืคื•ืœื‘ืจื™ื™ื˜ ื•ืกื•ืจื•ืก.
04:28
And I could list more.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืขื•ื“.
04:30
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืœื.
04:32
But I won't.
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04:33
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:35
I earned my doctorate at Columbia University.
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ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ื“ื•ืงื˜ื•ืจื˜ ืฉืœ ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื™ื”
04:39
(Cheers)
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(ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ืขื™ื“ื•ื“)
04:40
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:42
And then I landed a job at Yale.
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ื•ืื– ื”ืชืงื‘ืœืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ื™ื™ืœ.
(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:45
(Applause)
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04:47
I am proud of everything that I've been able to accomplish
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ืื ื™ ื’ืื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’
ื‘ืžืกืข ืฉืœื™ ืขื“ ื›ื”.
04:52
on my journey thus far.
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04:56
I have eternal imposter syndrome.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืชืกืžื•ื ืช ื”ืžืชื—ื–ื” ื”ื ืฆื—ื™.
ืื• ืฉื”ื•ื–ืžื ืชื™ ื›ืกืžืœ,
05:01
Either I've been invited because I'm a token,
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ืžื” ืฉืžืžืฉ ืœื ืงืฉื•ืจ ืืœื™,
05:04
which really isn't about me,
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05:06
but rather, about a box someone needed to check off.
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ืืœื ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืกืขื™ืฃ ื›ืœืฉื”ื• ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืžืœื.
05:10
Or, I am exceptional,
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ืื•, ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฆืืช ื“ื•ืคืŸ,
05:13
which means I've had to leave the people I love behind.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื•ืชื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืžืื—ื•ืจ.
05:19
It's the price that I and so many others pay for learning while black.
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ื–ื” ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉืื ื™ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืจื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืžืฉืœืžื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ื ื• ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
05:27
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:34
I police myself all the time.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื•ื—ื ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
ื”ืื ื”ืžื›ื ืกื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืฆืžื•ื“ื™ื ืžื“ื™?
05:40
Are my pants too tight?
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05:42
Should I wear my hair up or in a fro?
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ื”ืื ืœืกื“ืจ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขืจ ืื• ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืืคืจื• ืคื–ื•ืจ?
05:46
Should I speak up for myself,
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ื”ืื ืขืœื™ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ืฉืœื™,
05:49
or will the power of my words be reduced to: "She's angry"?
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ืื• ื”ืื ื›ื•ื—ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื™ืœื•ืชื™ ื™ืฆื•ืžืฆื ืœื›ื“ื™ "ื”ื™ื ื›ื•ืขืกืช"?
ืžื“ื•ืข ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก
05:56
Why did I have to leave the Bronx
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05:58
to gain access to a better education?
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ?
06:03
And why, in the process of getting that better education,
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ื•ืžื“ื•ืข, ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื”ืฉื’ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ
06:07
did I have to endure the trauma of erasing what made me, me --
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ืžื—ื™ืงืช ืžื™ ืฉืื ื™ --
06:15
a black girl from the Bronx, raised by an Antiguan mother?
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ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืžื”ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก, ืฉื’ื•ื“ืœื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืืžื ืžืื ื™ื˜ื•ื’ืื”?
06:21
So when I think about our current education reform initiatives,
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ืื– ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื™ื•ื–ืžื•ืช ื”ืจืคื•ืจืžื” ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ืช ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ื•ืช,
06:27
I can't help asking:
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืฉืœื ืœืฉืื•ืœ:
ืžื” ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื?
06:30
What are our students of color learning about themselves?
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06:35
Three -- three decades of research reveal
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื” -- ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื—ืงืจ ืžื’ืœื™ื
ืฉืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืžื•ืจื—ืงื™ื ื•ืžื•ืฉืขื™ื
06:39
that students of color are suspended and expelled
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06:42
at a rate three times greater than white students,
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ืคื™ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื,
ื•ืžื•ืขื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื•ื ืฉื™ื ืงืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ืื•ืชืŸ ื”ื”ืคืจื•ืช.
06:46
and are punished in harsher ways for the same infractions.
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ื”ื ื’ื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื”ื™ืขื“ืจ ืฉืœ ืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
06:53
They also learn this through the absence of their lives and narratives
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06:56
in the curricula.
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ื‘ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื.
06:59
The Cooperative Children's Book Center did a review of nearly 4,000 books
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ื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืฉื™ืชื•ืคื™ ืœืกืคืจื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขืจืš ืกืงืจ ืฉืœ ื›4,000 ืกืคืจื™ื
07:04
and found that only three percent were about African-Americans.
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ื•ืžืฆื ืฉืจืง ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ืกืคืจื™ื ืขืกืงื• ื‘ืืคืจื•-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื™ื.
07:10
And they further learn this
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ื•ื”ื ืขื•ื“ ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืืช ื–ื”
ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืกืจ ื‘ืžื•ืจื™ื ื”ื ืจืื™ื ื›ืžื•ืชื.
07:12
through the lack of teachers that look like them.
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07:17
An analysis of data
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ืกืงื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข
ืžื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืœืื•ืžื™ ืœืกื˜ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื•ืช ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืช
07:19
from the National Center for Education Statistics
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07:22
found that 45 percent of our nation's pre-K to high school students
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ืžืฆื ืฉ-45 ืื—ื•ื– ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื’ืŸ ืขื“ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื ื•
07:27
were people of color,
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ื”ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื,
07:30
while only 17 percent of our teachers are.
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืจืง 17 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
07:36
Our youth of color pay a profound price
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ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืžืฉืœืžื™ื ืžื—ื™ืจ ื›ื‘ื“
07:39
when their schooling sends them the message
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฉืœื”ื ืžืขื‘ื™ืจื” ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ืžืกืจ
07:41
that they must be controlled,
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ืฉื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ืขืฆืžื,
07:44
that they must leave their identities at home
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ืฉื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช
07:46
in order to be successful.
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—.
ืœื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ ืžื’ื™ืขื” ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœื—ื™ื ื•ืš
07:51
Every child deserves an education
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07:54
that guarantees the safety to learn
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ื”ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืืช ืžืจื—ื‘ ื”ืœืžื™ื“ื”
07:57
in the comfort of one's own skin.
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ืฉื™ื›ืœื•ืœ ืืช ืฆื‘ืข ืขื•ืจื• ืฉืœื•.
08:03
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:11
It is possible to create emotionally and physically safe classrooms
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื›ื™ืชื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ื•ืคื™ื–ื™ืช
08:16
where students also thrive academically.
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ื‘ื”ืŸ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื™ืคืจื—ื• ื’ื ืืงื“ืžื™ืช.
08:20
I know, because I did it in my classroom
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื–ืืช ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ืฉืœื™
08:23
when I returned to teach in the Bronx.
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ื›ืฉื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืœืžื“ ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก.
08:27
So what did that look like?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื ืจืื”?
ื”ืชืžืงื“ืชื™ ื‘ื”ื•ืจืื” ืฉืœื™
08:31
I centered my instruction
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ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื, ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื•ื”ื–ื”ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
08:33
on the lives, histories and identities of my students.
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08:38
And I did all of this because I wanted my students to know
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ื•ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืฉื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื™ื“ืขื•
08:41
that everyone around them was supporting them
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ืฉื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืกื‘ื™ื‘ื ืชื•ืžืš ื‘ื”ื
08:45
to be their best self.
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ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ื”ื’ืจืกื ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื.
ืื– ืืžื ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ืชื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
08:49
So while I could not control the instability of their homes,
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08:54
the uncertainty of their next meal,
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ื‘ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืžื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืชื’ื™ืข ื”ืืจื•ื—ื” ื”ื‘ืื”,
08:57
or the loud neighbors that kept them from sleep,
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ืื• ื‘ืฉื›ื ื™ื ื”ืจื•ืขืฉื™ื ืฉื”ืคืจื™ืขื• ืœื”ื ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ,
09:00
I provided them with a loving classroom
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ืื‘ืœ ืกื™ืคืงืชื™ ืœื”ื ื›ื™ืชื” ืื•ื”ื‘ืช
ืฉืืคืฉืจื” ืœื”ื ืœื”ืชื’ืื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ ืฉื”ื,
09:04
that made them feel proud of who they are,
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09:07
that made them know that they mattered.
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ืฉืืคืฉืจื” ืœื”ื ืœื“ืขืช ืฉื”ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื.
09:11
You know,
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
09:14
every time I hear or say the word "asking,"
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื•ืžืขืช ืื• ืื•ืžืจืช ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” "asking"
09:22
I am in high school again.
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ืื ื™ ืฉื•ื‘ ื—ื•ื–ืจืช ืœืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ.
ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ "ass" ื•"king"
09:26
I am thinking about "ass" and "king"
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ื•ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื™ื—ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื”
09:32
and putting the two together so that I speak in a way
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09:36
where someone in power will want to listen.
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ืฉื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืขื•ืฆืžื” ื™ืจืฆื• ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘.
ื™ืฉื ื” ื“ืจืš ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
09:42
There is a better way,
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09:44
one that doesn't force kids of color into a double bind;
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ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื ืžืืœืฆืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืœืžืกืจ ื›ืคื•ืœ;
09:48
a way for them to preserve their ties
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ื“ืจืš ืฉืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื”ื ืœืฉืžืจ ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
09:51
to their families, homes and communities;
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ืขื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช, ื”ื‘ืชื™ื ื•ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื;
09:54
a way that teaches them to trust their instincts
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ื“ืจืš ืฉืžืœืžื“ืช ืื•ืชื ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ืื™ื ืกื˜ื™ื ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
10:00
and to have faith in their own creative genius.
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ื•ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื’ืื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
ืชื•ื“ื”.
10:07
Thank you.
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10:08
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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