My guy Sho!!!! This dude lived 100 yds away from me growing up. I often tell the kids at the very hs he graduated from about his story. I never knew why he didn't do well in hs, but I know he never gave up. Proud of you bro!
Thank you for this powerful conversation! I'm so pissed off with our system. These kids need resources and support; they deserve equal access and opportunity. We need serious reform. Shomari thank you again for sharing your story 🙏
@@KP-hi1om I think, as with most things, it's case-by-case. Sometimes it's the parents, sometimes it's the system. Even when it is the parents though, they still need serious intervention on how to be good parents and the funding for that comes from the govt.
I’m in a community college class and I’m the only one in it that grew up in poverty. The idea to them that poverty is a mental condition Is something they want to deny.. it’s very disheartening they want to argue with me about the importance of hope..
The might be one of the most important Ted Talks that I ever watched. I am curious... How did Shomari afford college??? I work in Higher Education at a community college and our students are hungry and struggling with housing insecurities... There are no Meal plans for them. Food insecurities and housing insecurities impact students at the community college and university level. Shomari's story is powerful... Not just college but education is a life line for so many of our students. But financing college is struggle for so many and many students are hungry on campus. How did he afford tuition, meal plans, and living expenses? Did he work while in school? Where did he go on break? Did he return home? Did he stay on campus? Did he stay with friends? I have so many questions but I also have much frustration at a system designed to oppress people of color and much gratitude for God and the grace that pulled this young man out of a pit and placed him today on this Ted Talk pedestal.
I grew up poor and graduated from a 4 year college. I live in NYC and the CUNY system allowed me to live at home, in poverty while attending university. I grew up on public assistance and was eligible for government grants that paid for college. I even had a stipend every semester. I worked a part-time job in retail when I entered college and by the time I completed my bachelors, I had a fulltime day job, while I attended classes fulltime in the evening. I attended an extra year because I took additional classes to learn more topics related to my criminal justice major. I knew that getting an education was crucial to breaking the poverty cycle and it worked for me. My long term goal was to attend law school, but unfortunately, I never learned the correct studying and memorization skills to excel beyond survival mode and it showed in my grades. That was almost 30 years ago! I never made it to law school, but I still work with lawyers in a law firm environment. I excelled beyond all expectations and survived through sheer will and determination.
As a high-school drop out this stands out to me and as a chick-fil-a worker at a college campus I'm happy to be feeding people food when they need it Ig I never thought about it like this
I am very proud of you. I grew up in Dayton Ohio, I lived in a four complex apartment on Salem Ave which had a serious roach problem, then we lived in a duplex at 134 Rockwood which is off of Five Oaks Ave. we were poor and my mother spent many years on welfare. I graduated from the old Colonel White HS in 1988 before they tore it down in 2007. I Went to Central State University on a mediocre Room and Board Band Scholarship, if you want to call it that , for a semester. I ended up joining the Army and Completed 24 years and retired. This was the best decision of my life., My point is that I totally understand your situation and choices we make can lead us in the right or wrong direction. My decision to join the army led me to a lifetime retirement, benefits and a paid education that earned me a bachelors degree in cybersecurity. I can tell that you very well mannered, very articulate, goal oriented. You made the right choice, despite your circumstance. Systematic racism, political and governmental corruption, and poverty is a plague that has destroyed millions of dreams for so many people globally.
This is a very inspirational story. This goes to show that you can be or do whatever you want to as long as you work hard and stay committed. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door!
When will talks that explain why the playing field is so un-level reach TED? We are missing the root cause analysis of our social diseases. As I see it, we are a meritocracy only if "merit" is actually just wealth. We are playing a giant game of Monopoly where earnings come mostly from wealth, and everyone is trying to disenfranchise all others. In other words, wealth is multiplicative, not additive, and a system of deliberate exclusion keeps most economic contenders at bay.
This Ted talk deserves much more views and likes. 🙌💯 y’all need to hear this.
My guy Sho!!!! This dude lived 100 yds away from me growing up. I often tell the kids at the very hs he graduated from about his story. I never knew why he didn't do well in hs, but I know he never gave up. Proud of you bro!
He now teaches at a high school and he his my advisor
@@carteralmand5730 did he quit?
@@oblivious3161 He teaches for OHVA now. Hes my teacher.
So heartbreaking to see and hear about what you had to overcome. I am so PROUD of you.
Thank you for this powerful conversation! I'm so pissed off with our system. These kids need resources and support; they deserve equal access and opportunity. We need serious reform. Shomari thank you again for sharing your story 🙏
I think the parents are more to blame than the system.
@@KP-hi1om I think, as with most things, it's case-by-case. Sometimes it's the parents, sometimes it's the system. Even when it is the parents though, they still need serious intervention on how to be good parents and the funding for that comes from the govt.
@@stewartmullings1552What funding did the government give your parents? Kids like the speaker need two good parents.
This is Vincent Gonzalez
Fam- We're proud of you.
I’m in a community college class and I’m the only one in it that grew up in poverty. The idea to them that poverty is a mental condition Is something they want to deny.. it’s very disheartening they want to argue with me about the importance of hope..
😢thanks for sharing you inspire me to finish my career
Wow I would have never imagine this was once upon a time. I just remember your smiles on campus! Great job!
i went through a rabbit hole and im so glad i came across this video. thank you so much
The might be one of the most important Ted Talks that I ever watched. I am curious... How did Shomari afford college??? I work in Higher Education at a community college and our students are hungry and struggling with housing insecurities... There are no Meal plans for them. Food insecurities and housing insecurities impact students at the community college and university level. Shomari's story is powerful... Not just college but education is a life line for so many of our students. But financing college is struggle for so many and many students are hungry on campus. How did he afford tuition, meal plans, and living expenses? Did he work while in school? Where did he go on break? Did he return home? Did he stay on campus? Did he stay with friends? I have so many questions but I also have much frustration at a system designed to oppress people of color and much gratitude for God and the grace that pulled this young man out of a pit and placed him today on this Ted Talk pedestal.
I grew up poor and graduated from a 4 year college. I live in NYC and the CUNY system allowed me to live at home, in poverty while attending university. I grew up on public assistance and was eligible for government grants that paid for college. I even had a stipend every semester. I worked a part-time job in retail when I entered college and by the time I completed my bachelors, I had a fulltime day job, while I attended classes fulltime in the evening. I attended an extra year because I took additional classes to learn more topics related to my criminal justice major. I knew that getting an education was crucial to breaking the poverty cycle and it worked for me.
My long term goal was to attend law school, but unfortunately, I never learned the correct studying and memorization skills to excel beyond survival mode and it showed in my grades. That was almost 30 years ago! I never made it to law school, but I still work with lawyers in a law firm environment. I excelled beyond all expectations and survived through sheer will and determination.
Probably loans...or a random scholarship that not everyone gets.
As a high-school drop out this stands out to me and as a chick-fil-a worker at a college campus I'm happy to be feeding people food when they need it Ig I never thought about it like this
So proud of this young man!
Excellent speaker, w/first-hand knowledge. Thank you for sharing this...
Wow 10:02….so true. This man is amazing 💎💎💫💫
Fantastic -- very powerful. Thank you for the vulnerability in sharing your story.
I am very proud of you. I grew up in Dayton Ohio, I lived in a four complex apartment on Salem Ave which had a serious roach problem, then we lived in a duplex at 134 Rockwood which is off of Five Oaks Ave. we were poor and my mother spent many years on welfare. I graduated from the old Colonel White HS in 1988 before they tore it down in 2007. I Went to Central State University on a mediocre Room and Board Band Scholarship, if you want to call it that , for a semester. I ended up joining the Army and Completed 24 years and retired. This was the best decision of my life., My point is that I totally understand your situation and choices we make can lead us in the right or wrong direction. My decision to join the army led me to a lifetime retirement, benefits and a paid education that earned me a bachelors degree in cybersecurity. I can tell that you very well mannered, very articulate, goal oriented. You made the right choice, despite your circumstance. Systematic racism, political and governmental corruption, and poverty is a plague that has destroyed millions of dreams for so many people globally.
Similar childhood 🙏🏾
I appreciated listening to your story. SHARE your story because it can create a change in these youth and educators lives.
Crying. Really helps empathized with what are labeled as "misbehaved children" ... you never know :(
Awesome young man
This is a very inspirational story. This goes to show that you can be or do whatever you want to as long as you work hard and stay committed. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door!
Good stuff love your story! 💯
Wow wow
Just disappointed that I can relate ..😢
This is my Personal Finance teacher
When will talks that explain why the playing field is so un-level reach TED? We are missing the root cause analysis of our social diseases.
As I see it, we are a meritocracy only if "merit" is actually just wealth. We are playing a giant game of Monopoly where earnings come mostly from wealth, and everyone is trying to disenfranchise all others. In other words, wealth is multiplicative, not additive, and a system of deliberate exclusion keeps most economic contenders at bay.
0mg dealt with that t0 and steel poor at 52.