The story we tell about millennials -- and who we leave out | Reniqua Allen

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael Ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Allon Sasson
00:12
So on the surface,
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ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื”ืฉื˜ื—,
00:14
Troy is the kind of millennial that think pieces are made of.
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ื˜ืจื•ื™ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื—ืชื™ื›ื•ืช ืขืฉื•ื™ื•ืช.
00:18
He's arrogant, self-centered
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื—ืฆืŸ, ืžืจื•ื›ื– ื‘ืขืฆืžื•
00:20
and convinced that he is smarter than people give him credit for.
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ื•ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ื›ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื.
00:23
His favorite topics of conversation are girls, sneakers and cars --
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ื ื•ืฉืื™ ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื ื‘ื ื•ืช, ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ื•ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช --
00:28
not a surprise for someone who was a teenager just a few years ago.
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ืœื ืžืคืชื™ืข ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืชื™ื›ื•ื ื™ืกื˜ ืจืง ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื.
00:32
But Troy's mannerisms --
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื˜ืจื•ื™ --
00:34
they reveal the patterns of someone who is scared,
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ื”ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉืคื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ืคื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืžืคื—ื“,
00:37
troubled and unsure of the future.
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ืžื•ื“ืื’ ื•ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“.
00:40
Now Troy also embodies the many positive qualities
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ื˜ืจื•ื™ ื’ื ืžื’ืœื ืืช ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื•ืช
00:44
his generation is known for.
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ืฉื”ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื• ื™ื“ื•ืข ื‘ื”ืŸ.
00:46
An entrepreneurial spirit,
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ืจื•ื— ื™ื–ืžื™ืช,
00:48
an independent streak
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ื ื˜ื™ื” ืœืขืฆืžืื•ืช
00:50
and a dedication to his parents.
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ื•ื‘ืŸ ืžืกื•ืจ ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื•.
00:52
He believes in hard work
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ื”ื•ื ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื”
00:53
and has tried gigs in both the licit and underground economies,
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ื•ื”ืชื ืกื” ื‘ื›ืœื›ืœื•ืช ืงื•ื ื‘ื ืฆื™ื•ื ืœื™ื•ืช ื•ื—ืชืจื ื™ื•ืช ื›ืื—ื“,
00:58
but he hasn't had any luck
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืžื–ืœ
00:59
and is just trying to find his way
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื ืกื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื“ืจื›ื•
01:01
and still dances between both worlds.
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืจื•ืงื“ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœืžื•ืช.
01:04
When I met Troy a few years ago,
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ื›ืฉืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื˜ืจื•ื™ ืœืคื ื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื ื™ื,
01:06
he had been employed as a golf caddy at a local country club,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ืขืกืง ื›ื ื•ืฉื ื›ืœื™ื ืœื’ื•ืœืฃ ื‘ืงืื•ื ื˜ืจื™ ืงืœืื‘ ืžืงื•ืžื™,
01:09
carrying bags for rich men and women
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ื‘ืกื—ื™ื‘ืช ืชื™ืงื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื
01:11
who often never even acknowledged his existence.
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ืฉืœืจื•ื‘ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืฉืžื• ืœื‘ ืœืงื™ื•ืžื•.
01:14
Before that, he sold sneakers on Facebook.
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ, ื”ื•ื ืžื›ืจ ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ื‘ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง.
01:17
He even tried selling candy bars and water bottles,
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ื”ื•ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื ื™ืกื” ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ื—ื˜ื™ืคื™ ืฉื•ืงื•ืœื“ ื•ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืงื™ ืžื™ื,
01:21
but he wasn't making enough money to help his parents out
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื— ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ืกืฃ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื•
01:24
or save up for a car any time soon.
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ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ืกื•ืš ืœืจื›ื‘ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืงืจื•ื‘.
01:27
So Troy saw how hard his immigrant mother from Jamaica worked
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ืื– ื˜ืจื•ื™ ืจืื” ื›ืžื” ืงืฉื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ืื™ืžื• ื”ืžื”ื’ืจืช ืžื’'ืžื™ื™ืงื”
01:31
and how little she got back in return,
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืžืขื˜ ื”ื™ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ื‘ื—ื–ืจื”,
01:33
and he vowed --
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื ืฉื‘ืข ืœืขืฆืžื• --
01:35
Troy vowed to take a different path.
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ื˜ืจื•ื™ ื ืฉื‘ืข ืœื ืงื•ื˜ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉื•ื ื”.
01:37
So he ended up selling drugs.
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ืื– ื”ื•ื ื”ื“ืจื“ืจ ืœืžื›ื™ืจืช ืกืžื™ื.
01:38
And then he got caught,
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ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื ื ืชืคืก,
01:39
and right now, he's trying to figure out his next steps.
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ื•ื›ื™ื•ื, ื”ื•ื ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ื™ื”ื™ื• ื”ืฆืขื“ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืฉืœื•.
01:43
In a country where money equals power,
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื‘ื” ื”ื›ืกืฃ ืฉื•ื•ื” ืขื•ืฆืžื”,
01:46
quick money, at least for a while, gives young men and women like him
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ื›ืกืฃ ืžื”ื™ืจ, ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืœื–ืžืŸ ืžื”, ืžืขื ื™ืง ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื›ืžื•ื”ื•
01:51
a sense of control over their lives,
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ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ื,
01:53
though he said he mainly did it because he wanted stability.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืขืฉื” ื–ืืช ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืจืฆื” ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช.
01:57
"I wanted a good life," he told me.
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"ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื", ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืœื™.
01:59
"I got greedy and I got caught."
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"ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื—ืžื“ืŸ ื•ื ืชืคืกืชื™".
02:01
Yet the amazing thing about Troy
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื” ืฉืžื“ื”ื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื˜ืจื•ื™
02:04
is that he still believes in the American dream.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื—ืœื•ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™.
02:06
He still believes that with hard work,
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ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื”,
02:08
despite being arrested,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืขืฆืจ,
02:10
that he can move on up.
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ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืชืงื“ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.
02:13
Now, I don't know if Troy's dreams came true.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืื ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื˜ืจื•ื™ ื”ืชื’ืฉืžื•.
02:16
He disappeared from the program for troubled youth that he was involved in
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ื”ื•ื ื ืขืœื ืžื”ืชื›ื ื™ืช ืœื ื•ืขืจ ื‘ืžืฆื•ืงื” ื‘ื” ื”ืฉืชืชืฃ
02:20
and slipped through the cracks,
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ื•ื—ืžืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื—ืจื›ื™ื,
02:22
but on that day that we spoke,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ื‘ื• ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื•,
02:24
I could tell that more than anything,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื›ืœ,
02:26
Troy was happy that someone listened to his dreams
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ื˜ืจื•ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืฉืžื— ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื•
02:30
and asked him about his future.
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ื•ืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื• ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืฉืœื•.
02:32
So I think about Troy and his optimism
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ืื– ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื˜ืจื•ื™ ื•ื”ืื•ืคื˜ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื•
02:35
when I think of the reality that so many young, black millennials face
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืื™ืชื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื, ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื, ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื ื™ื•ื ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื
02:39
when it comes to realizing their dreams.
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ื›ืฉื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืžื™ืžื•ืฉ ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
02:41
I think about all the challenges
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื
02:43
that so many black millennials have to endure
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ืฉื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื™ื•ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืžื•ืœื
02:46
in a world that tells them they can anything they want to be
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ืจืฆื•
02:49
if they work hard,
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ืื ืจืง ื™ืขื‘ื“ื• ืงืฉื”,
02:51
but actually doesn't sit down to listen to their dreams
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืœื ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื•ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื
02:54
or hear stories about their struggle.
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ืื• ืฉื•ืžืข ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืงืฉื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
02:56
And we really need to listen to this generation
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืืžืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœื“ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”
02:59
if we hope to have a healthy and civil society going forward,
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ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ืจื™ืื” ื•ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช ื‘ืขืชื™ื“,
03:03
because millienials of color,
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ื›ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ื‘ืขืœื™ ืฆื‘ืข ืขื•ืจ,
03:05
they make up a fair chunk of the US and the world population.
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ื”ื ืžื”ื•ื•ื™ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื“ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ืช ืืจื”"ื‘ ื•ื”ืขื•ืœื.
03:11
Now when we talk about millennials,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y,
03:12
a group that is often labeled as entitled, lazy, overeducated,
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ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœืจื•ื‘ ืžืชื•ื™ื’ืช ื›ืžืคื•ื ืงื™ื, ืขืฆืœื ื™ื ื•ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ืžื™ื•ืชืจืช,
03:16
noncommittal and narcissistic,
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ื ืžื ืขื™ื ืžืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื ืจืงื™ืกื™ืกื˜ื™ื,
03:18
the conversations often swirl around avocado toast,
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ื”ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืœืจื•ื‘ ืกื•ื‘ื‘ื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื˜ื•ืกื˜ ืื‘ื•ืงื“ื•,
03:21
overpriced lattes and fancy jobs abroad --
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ืงืคื” ื™ืงืจ ื•ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืžืคื•ืืจื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•"ืœ --
03:24
you probably have heard all these things before.
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ืืชื ื‘ื˜ื— ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉืžืขืชื ืืช ื›ืœ ื–ื”.
03:26
But millennials are not a monolith.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ืื™ื ื ืื—ื™ื“ื™ื.
03:28
Actress Lena Dunham may be the media's representation
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ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ืช ืœื ื” ื“ื ื”ืื ืื•ืœื™ ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ืช ื‘ืžื“ื™ื”
03:33
of this generation,
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ืืช ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”,
03:34
but Troy and other voices like his are also part of the story.
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ืื‘ืœ ื˜ืจื•ื™ ื•ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ื ื›ืžื•ื”ื• ื”ื ื’ื ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ.
03:38
In fact, millennials are the largest and most diverse adult population
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ื”ื ืคืœื— ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ื‘ื•ื’ืจืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:43
in this country.
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื”.
03:44
44 percent of all American millennials are nonwhite,
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44 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ืื™ื ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื,
03:48
but often, you wouldn't even know it at all.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืœืœ.
03:51
Now sure, there are similarities within this population
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ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉื™ืฉื ื ืงื•ื•ื™ ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช
03:54
born between 1981 and 1996.
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ืฉื ื•ืœื“ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ 1981 ื•-1996.
03:57
Perhaps many of us do love avocado toast and lattes --
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ืื•ืœื™ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืืชื ื• ื‘ืืžืช ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื˜ื•ืกื˜ ืื‘ื•ืงื“ื• ื•ืงืคื” ืœืื˜ื” --
04:00
I know I do, right?
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื–ื”, ื‘ืกื“ืจ?
04:02
But there are also extreme differences,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉื ื ื’ื ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื ืขืฆื•ืžื™ื
04:05
often between millennials of color and white millennials.
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ืœืจื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ื‘ืขืœ ืฆื‘ืข ืขื•ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื‘ื ื™ื.
04:09
In fact, all too often,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžื“ื™,
04:10
it seems as though we're virtually living in different worlds.
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ื ืจืื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
04:14
Now black millennials,
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ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
04:15
a group that I have researched for a book I recently wrote,
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ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉื—ืงืจืชื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืกืคืจ ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
04:19
are the perfect example of the blind spot that we have
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ื”ื ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื”ืžืฆื•ื™ื ืช ืœืฉื˜ื— ื”ืขื™ื•ื•ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื•
04:22
when it comes to this group.
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ื›ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื–ืืช.
04:24
For example,
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ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื,
04:26
we have lower rates of homeownership,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ื ืžื•ื›ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื‘ืชื™ื,
04:29
we have higher student debt,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ืืœื™ื™ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
04:31
we get ID'd more at voter registration booths,
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ื‘ื•ื“ืงื™ื ืืช ืชืขื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœืงืœืคื™ ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ,
04:35
we are incarcerated at higher rates ...
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื›ืœืื™ื ื‘ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ...
04:39
we make less money,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ื›ืกืฃ.
04:42
we have higher numbers of unemployment --
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืื—ื•ื–ื™ ืื‘ื˜ืœื” ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ --
04:45
even when we do go to college, I should say --
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื›ืŸ ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืงื•ืœื’', ืขืœื™ ืœื•ืžืจ --
04:47
and we get married at lower rates.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื—ืชื ื™ื ื‘ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ื ืžื•ื›ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:49
And honestly, that's really just the beginning.
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ื•ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช, ื–ืืช ืจืง ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื”.
04:52
Now, none of these struggles are particularly new, right?
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžืืชื’ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืื™ื ื• ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
04:55
Young black people in America have been fighting,
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ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื,
04:58
really fighting hard to get their stories told for centuries.
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ืžืžืฉ ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ืงืฉื” ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื”ื ื™ืกื•ืคืจ ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื.
05:01
After the Civil War in the 1800s,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื‘ืžืื” ื”-19,
05:04
Reconstruction failed to deliver the equality
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ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ื ื›ืฉืœ ื‘ื”ื ื—ืœืช ื”ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ
05:07
that the end of slavery should have heralded,
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ืฉืงืฅ ื”ืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ืืžื•ืจ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื,
05:09
so young people moved to the North and the West
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ืื– ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื’ืจื• ืœืฆืคื•ืŸ ื•ืœืžืขืจื‘
05:12
to escape discriminatory Jim Crow policies.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ืžืœื˜ ืžื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืคืœื” ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืงื™ ื’'ื™ื ืงืจื•ืื•.
05:14
Then, as segregation raged in much of the country,
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ืื–, ื›ืฉืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื”ืคืจื“ื” ื—ื’ื’ื” ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”,
05:18
young black people helped spearhead civil rights campaigns
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ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืกื™ื™ืขื• ื‘ื”ื•ื‘ืœืช ื”ืคื’ื ื•ืช ื‘ืขื“ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื–ืจื—
05:20
in the 1950s and 1960s.
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ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-50 ื•ื”-60.
05:23
After that, some people embraced black power and then became Black Panthers
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ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื”ื™ื• ืฉืื™ืžืฆื• ืืช ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ื›ื•ื— ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื•ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืคื ืชืจื™ื ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
05:27
and then the next generation,
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ื•ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ,
05:29
they turned to hip-hop to make sure their voices were heard.
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ื”ื ืคื ื• ืœื”ื™ืค ื”ื•ืค ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ื•ื“ื ืฉืงื•ืœื•ืชื™ื”ื ื ืฉืžืขื™ื.
05:32
And then Barack Obama,
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ื•ืื– ืœื‘ืจืง ืื•ื‘ืžื”,
05:33
hopeful that he, too, may bring about change.
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ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื’ื ื”ื•ื ื™ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
05:35
And when that failed,
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ื•ืื– ื›ืฉื–ื” ื ื›ืฉืœ,
05:37
when we realized we were still brutalized and battered,
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ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืžืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื•ื‘ืจื•ื˜ืœื™ื•ืช,
05:40
we had to let the world know that our lives still mattered.
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื•ื“ื™ืข ืœืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืขืจืš.
05:43
Now, when technology allows more video of our pain and struggle
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืฉื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื›ืื‘ ื•ื”ืžืื‘ืง ืฉืœื ื•
05:49
to be broadcast to the world,
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ืœื”ืชืคืจืกื ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
05:51
we wonder, like, what is next?
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืชื•ื”ื™ื, ืžื” ื”ืฆืขื“ ื”ื‘ื?
05:54
Our country feels more polarized than ever,
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ื ื“ืžื” ืฉื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืงื•ื˜ื‘ืช ืžืื™ ืคืขื.
05:57
yet we are still being told to pull up our pants,
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืืžืจ ืœื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื™ื™ืฉืจ ืงื•,
06:00
be respectable, be less angry,
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื›ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื, ืคื—ื•ืช ื›ื•ืขืกื™ื,
06:03
smile more and work harder.
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ืœื—ื™ื™ืš ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:05
Even the attitudes of millennials themselves are overdue for an update.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ืขืฆืžื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืžื™ื•ืฉื ื•ืช.
06:10
Research done by the Washington Post in 2015 about this supposedly "woke" group
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ื‘ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉื ืขืจืš ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ ืคื•ืกื˜ ื‘ 2015 ืขืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช "woke"
06:16
found that 31 percent of white millennials think that blacks are lazier than whites,
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ืžืฆื ืฉ- 31 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืขืฆืœื ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืœื‘ื ื™ื,
06:22
and 23 percent say they're not as intelligent.
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ื•- 23 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืœื ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื”ืžื™ื“ื”.
06:26
These are, like, surprising things to me, and shocking.
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ืืœื” ื”ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืคืชื™ืขื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจื™, ื•ืžื–ืขื–ืขื™ื.
06:29
And these responses are not that much different
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ื•ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืœืื” ืื™ื ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื”
06:31
than generations in the past,
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ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื,
06:32
and it shows that unfortunately,
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืจืื” ืฉืœืจื•ืข ื”ืžื–ืœ,
06:34
this generation is repeating the same old stereotypes
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ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœ ืื•ืชื ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ื™ืฉื ื™ื
06:38
and tropes of the past.
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ื•ื”ืงืœื™ืฉืื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ืจ.
06:39
Now, a study conducted by David Binder Research and MTV in 2014 --
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ื‘ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉื ืขืจืš ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื“ื™ื•ื™ื“ ื‘ื™ื ื“ืจ - ืžื—ืงืจ ื•- MTV ื‘- 2014 --
06:44
it found that 84 percent of young millennials were taught by their families
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ืžืฆื ืฉ- 84 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืžื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื”ื
06:49
that everyone should be equal.
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ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ื™ื.
06:50
This is a really great thing, a really positive step.
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ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืฆื•ื, ืฆืขื“ ืžืžืฉ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™.
06:53
But only 37 percent in that group
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืง 37 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื–ื•
06:56
actually talked about race with their families.
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ืžืžืฉ ื“ื™ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ื’ื–ืข ืขื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
06:59
So I could understand why things may be confusing to some.
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ืื– ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืžื” ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืœ.
07:02
There are definitely black millennials who are succeeding.
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ื™ืฉ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ืฉืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื
07:05
Marvel's "Black Panther,"
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ื”ืกืจื˜ "ืคื ืชืจ ืฉื—ื•ืจ" ืฉืœ ืžืืจื•ื•ืœ,
07:07
directed by black millennial Ryan Coogler and showcasing many others,
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ืฉื‘ื•ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y, ืจื™ืืŸ ืงื•ื’ืœืจ ื•ืฉื™ื—ืงื• ื‘ื• ืจื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
07:11
broke all sorts of records.
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ืฉื‘ืจ ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืฉื™ืื™ื.
07:13
There's a crop of television shows by creatives like Donald Glover,
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ื™ืฉ ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืกื“ืจื•ืช ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืงื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ื—ื•ืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื ื›ืžื• ื“ื•ื ืœื“ ื’ืœื•ื‘ืจ,
07:16
Lena Waithe and Issa Rae.
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ืœื ื” ื•ื•ื™ืื˜ ื•ืื™ื–ื” ืจื™ืื”.
07:18
Beyoncรฉ is, like, the queen, right?
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ืกื” ื”ื™ื ื”ืžืœื›ื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
07:20
She is, like, everything.
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขืฆื ื”ื›ืœ.
07:22
Young black authors are winning awards,
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ืกื•ืคืจื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ื‘ืคืจืกื™ื,
07:24
Serena Williams is still dominating on the tennis court
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ืกืจื ื” ื•ื™ืœื™ืืžืก ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืœื˜ืช ื‘ืžื’ืจืฉ ื”ื˜ื ื™ืก
07:27
despite all her haters,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื•ื ืื™ื ืฉืœื”,
07:29
and there's a crop of new politicians and activists running for office.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืžืกืคืจ ืจื‘ ืฉืœ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ื•ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืœืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
07:33
So I don't want to, like, kill these moments of black joy
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืืช ื”ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉืœ ืฉืžื—ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื”
07:36
that I too revel in,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื’ื ืžืชืžื•ื’ื’ืช ืžื”ื.
07:38
but I want to make it clear
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ
07:39
that these wins are too few and far between
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ืฉื”ื ืฆื—ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื”ื ืžืขื˜ื™ื ืžื“ื™ ื•ืจื—ื•ืงื™ื ืžื“ื™ ื–ื” ืžื–ื”
07:42
for a people that's been here for over 400 years.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขื ืฉื—ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืขืœ ืœ- 400 ืฉื ื”.
07:45
Like, that's insane, right?
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ื–ื” ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
07:47
And most people still don't really understand the full picture, right?
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ื•ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื›ืœืœื™ืช, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
07:51
Our stories are still misunderstood,
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ื ื ืžื•ื‘ื ื™ื,
07:53
our bodies are still taken advantage of,
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ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื ื•ืฆืœ,
07:55
and our voices?
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ื•ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•?
07:56
Our voices are silenced
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ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืžื•ืฉืชืงื™ื
07:58
in a world that still shows little concern for our everyday struggles.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืคื’ื™ืŸ ื“ืื’ื” ืžื•ืขื˜ื” ืœืžืื‘ืงื™ื ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
08:02
So our stories need to be told
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ืื– ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ืคืจื™ื
08:04
in a multitude of ways
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ื‘ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ื
08:06
by a range of voices
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืจื‘ ืฉืœ ืงื•ืœื•ืช
08:07
talking about diverse and nuanced topics,
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ื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืขืœ ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืžื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื ื•ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื
08:10
and they really need to be listened to.
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ื•ืžืžืฉ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœื”ื.
08:12
And it is not just here in America, right?
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
08:14
It's all around the world.
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ื–ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
08:16
Millennials make up 27 percent of the world's population.
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ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ืžื”ื•ื•ื™ื 27 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
08:19
That's around two billion people.
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ื–ื” ืงืจื•ื‘ ืœ- 2 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ืื ืฉื™ื.
08:22
And with countries like India, China, Indonesia and Brazil,
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ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื”ื•ื“ื•, ืกื™ืŸ, ืื™ื ื“ื•ื ื–ื™ื” ื•ื‘ืจื–ื™ืœ
08:26
along with the United States,
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช,
08:28
accounting for 50 percent of the world's millennials,
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ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื›-50 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y,
08:30
it's clear that the white, often male, heterosexual narrative of the millennial
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื”ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ ื”ืœื‘ืŸ, ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ ืœืจื•ื‘, ื”ื”ื˜ืจื•ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y
08:36
is only telling half the story.
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ืœืจื•ื‘ ืžืกืคืจ ืจืง ื—ืฆื™ ืžืŸ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ.
08:38
Now, there's many people trying to broaden the palette.
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ.
08:41
They're fighting to get their stories told and bust the millennial stereotype.
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ื”ื ื ืœื—ืžื™ื ืœืกืคืจ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื•ืœืคื•ืฆืฅ ืืช ื”ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืขืœ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y.
08:44
Whether it's students in South Africa protesting statues of Cecil Rhodes,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืืœื” ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืžื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืฉืžืคื’ื™ื ื™ื ื ื’ื“ ืคืกืœื™ื ืฉืœ ืกืกื™ืœ ืจื•ื“ืก,
08:49
Michaela Coel making us laugh from the UK,
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ืžื™ื™ืงืœื” ืงื•ืœ ืฉืžืฆื—ื™ืงื” ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ื”,
08:52
or Uche Eze, who's framing views about Nigerian life, online.
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ืื• ืื•ืฆ'ื” ืื™ื–ื”, ืฉืžื ืฆื™ื— ืชืคื™ืกื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื” ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
08:56
But I want to make it clear --
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ --
08:57
I want to make it really clear to everyone
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ ืœื›ื•ืœื
09:00
that just because things look more equal than they did
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ืฉืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืจืื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื ื”ื™ื•
09:02
in the 20th century,
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ื‘ืžืื” ื”- 20,
09:04
doesn't mean that things are equitable at all.
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ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื•ื•ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
09:07
It doesn't mean our experiences are equitable,
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ื–ื” ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืŸ ื“ื•ืžื•ืช,
09:09
and it certainly doesn't mean that a post-racial society,
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื—ื‘ืจื” ืคื•ืกื˜-ื’ื–ืขื ื™ืช,
09:12
that thing that we talked about so much,
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ืขืœื™ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš,
09:14
ever became close to being a reality.
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vpfv ืื™ ืคืขื ืงืจื•ื‘ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืชื™.
09:17
I think of Joelle,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื’'ื•ืืœ,
09:19
a middle-class 20-something who did everything the "right way,"
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ื ืขืจื” ื‘ืช 20 ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืžืขืžื“ ื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืขืฉืชื” ื”ื›ืœ "ื ื›ื•ืŸ"
09:22
but she couldn't go to her dream school, because it was simply too expensive.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื™ื›ืœื” ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื” ื›ื™ ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื™ื” ื™ืงืจ ืžื“ื™.
09:26
Or Jalessa,
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ืื• ื’'ืœื–ื”,
09:28
who knows she can't be mediocre at her job
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ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ื™ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื”
09:30
the same way that her white peers can.
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉืขืžื™ืชื™ื” ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช.
09:34
Or Trina, who knows that people judge her unconventional family choices
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ืื• ื˜ืจื™ื ื”, ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื•ืคื˜ื™ื ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ืœื ืงื•ื ื‘ื ืฆื™ื•ื ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”
09:38
in a different way than if she were a white woman.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื• ืื ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืื™ืฉื” ืœื‘ื ื”.
09:41
Or actor AB,
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ืื• ืฉื—ืงืŸ AB,
09:42
who knows that the roles he takes and gets in Hollywood are different
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ืฉื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื•ืงื— ื•ืžืงื‘ืœ ื‘ื”ื•ืœื™ื•ื•ื“ ืฉื•ื ื™ื
09:46
because of his skin color.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฆื‘ืข ืขื•ืจื•.
09:49
And then there's Simon.
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ื•ืื– ื™ืฉ ืืช ืกื™ื™ืžื•ืŸ.
09:50
So Simon, by all means, would be an example of someone who's made it.
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ืกื™ื™ืžื•ืŸ, ืžื›ืœ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืช, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ืฆืœื™ื—.
09:54
He's a CFO at a tech company in San Francisco,
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ื”ื•ื ืกืžื ื›"ืœ ื›ืกืคื™ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจืช ื”ื™ื™-ื˜ืง ื‘ืกืŸ ืคืจื ืกื™ืกืงื•,
09:58
he has a degree from MIT
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ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืชื•ืืจ ืž-MIT
10:00
and he's worked at some of the hottest tech companies in the world.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืขื‘ืจ ื‘ื›ืžื” ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ื—ืžื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
10:04
But when I asked Simon if he had achieved the American dream,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืกื™ื™ืžื•ืŸ ืื ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™,
10:10
it took him a while to respond.
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ืœืงื— ืœื• ืžืขื˜ ื–ืžืŸ ืœืขื ื•ืช.
10:14
While acknowledging that he had a really comfortable life,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื›ื™ืจ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื• ืžืžืฉ ื ื•ื—ื™ื,
10:17
he admitted that under different circumstances,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ื“ื” ืฉืชื—ืช ืชื ืื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
10:20
he might have chosen a different path.
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ื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืื—ืจืช.
10:23
Simon really loves photography,
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ืกื™ื™ืžื•ืŸ ืžืžืฉ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืฆื™ืœื•ื,
10:25
but that was never a real option for him.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืื•ืคืฆื™ื” ืžืžืฉื™ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื•.
10:29
"My parents weren't able to subsidize me
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"ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื ืœืžืžืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจื™
10:31
through that sort of thing," Simon said.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื›ื–ื”", ืกื™ื™ืžื•ืŸ ืืžืจ.
10:33
"Maybe that's something my children could do."
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"ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช".
10:36
So it's these kinds of stories --
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ืื– ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืกื•ื’ ื›ื–ื” --
10:38
the quieter, more subtle ones --
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ื”ืฉืงื˜ื™ื, ื”ื“ืงื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ --
10:40
that reveal the often unique and untold stories of black millennials
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ืฉื—ื•ืฉืคื™ื ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื ื•ื”ืœื ืžืกื•ืคืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
10:44
that show how even dreaming may differ between communities.
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ื”ื ืฉืžืจืื™ื ืื™ืš ืืคื™ืœื• ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช.
10:48
So we really need to listen and hear the stories of this generation,
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ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืžืฉ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ื•ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”,
10:52
now more than ever,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื™ ืคืขื,
10:54
as the baby boomers age and millennials come to prominence.
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ื›ืฉื“ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ื™ื‘ื™-ื‘ื•ืžืจื– ื•ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ืชื•ืคืกื™ื ืืช ืžืจื›ื– ื”ื‘ืžื”.
10:57
We can talk all we want to about pickling businesses in Brooklyn
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ืจืฆื” ืขืœ ืขืกืงื™ ื”ื—ืžื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ื‘ืจื•ืงืœื™ืŸ
11:03
or avocado toast,
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ืื• ื˜ื•ืกื˜ ืื‘ื•ืงื“ื•,
11:05
but leaving out the stories and the voices of black millennials,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื ืฉืื™ืจ ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื•ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื,
11:08
large swaths of the population --
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ื—ืœืงื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” --
11:10
it will only increase divisions.
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ืขืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื.
11:12
So stories of black millennials, brown millennials
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ืื– ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื, ื”ื—ื•ืžื™ื
11:14
and all millennials of color
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ื•ื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจ ื”-Y ื‘ืขืœื™ ืฆื‘ืข ืขื•ืจ
11:15
really need to be told,
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ืžืžืฉ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืฉื™ืกืคืจื• ืื•ืชื.
11:17
and they also need to be listened to.
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ื•ื’ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื™ืงืฉื™ื‘ื• ืœื”ื.
11:18
We'd be a far better-off country and world.
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ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื•ืขื•ืœื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘.
11:22
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
11:23
(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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