I have an idea
I don’t want to share with you and ID I
feel that if you consider it will have a
great impact my idea is that awareness
is the confirmation of responsibility in
other words the moment you become aware
is the moment you immediately become
responsible the moment you become aware
is the moment you immediately become
responsible now have a head as I did my
but allow me to share with you how it
came to it
imagine me in the sixth grade oh that
[Applause]
Jenny’s handsome did as I am today
back then where I’m from in the southern
parts of lumbridge in Mississippi you
have to know how to fight you have to
know how to go to war because kids and
people will continue to pick on you and
bully you and make your life a living
nightmare but so you were able to prove
that you were nobody to mess with and I
had a best friend his name was Jake
Smith and he and I always had each
other’s backs we trusted each other
we’ll call ourselves Michael Jordan and
Scott it fit my course is MJ
we did everything together y’all we
played basketball every day after school
and smoldering heat you played video
games every weekend talk to the girls
before I met my wife and we even looked
after each other siblings but one day
Jake gets into a fight with this kid
named Caleb Jackson now Caleb Ross is
the best fighter so I figured Jake had
this one in the bag
the only thing was Kayla had a best
friend – Trevor ropes nonetheless we
expected a man-to-man
mano-a-mano fight between the two where
jake of course winning but there’s not
how it went down so after school to
fight us underway Jake of course is
waiting when all of a sudden out of the
corner of my right eye I see what feels
like a monstrous brown blur lunch – the
fight in Audriana – oh one unfair brawl
Caleb and Trevor were aggressively
ganging up on my best friend Jake and I
froze I watched in shock as grass and
dust flew into the air from there
unbelievably violent attacks against my
best friend Jake I watched frightened
you could literally feel the sounds of
thuds smacks and base like vibrations as
fist after foot pummeled a best friend
Jake I saw that he was bleeding but I
couldn’t tell whether it was coming from
his nose or his lips as they arrogantly
danced on the back of my brother Jake
and I froze I just stood there
watching but as if it normal what’s
finally the fight stopped and they left
with their victory and left my best
friend lie on the ground I watched in
disbelief as my broken best friend
staggered just stand to his feet again I
don’t remember what I said to him in
those moments I just remember the
instant feelings of disappointment shame
guilt cowardice and the utter disgust I
felt for myself a coward
pachoo this not a good person and
definitely not a good friend I mean what
kind of person becomes aware of someone
in need and makes the decision not to
help them how did it make dick feel how
did it mean not intervening in his life
impact him that day so for the remainder
of his life what about his family
how did it make them feel to know that
somebody was there to do something but
didn’t what if I or Jake and I couldn’t
get something I could have intervened I
could have tried something but I didn’t
and I hated myself for it you see that
day I became aware that Jake needed my
help but I did not accept responsibility
and didn’t even try and I hated myself
for it I struggled with that open
tomorrow belt to her I wanted to be
somebody better somebody that when they
became aware that they could help
someone in need and they would accept
responsibility despite the risk dad
didn’t know how thankfully it would be
later on that would learn so I’m 15 now
I’m at a new school and I meet this tall
genius nerdy country white boy named
Ryan he was a skinny thing back then I
wanted to have that boy Afghan tanam
but Ryan wanted to make the high school
varsity basketball team impossible
I needed to pass mr. Powell’s ridiculous
poly to class also impossible but Ryan
and I were going to form and unlikely
bond in partnership we will become
teammates and best friends well although
our plan was impossible y’all that’s not
work to Ryan we’re gonna make the high
school men’s varsity basketball team and
went on to grow up to be an awesome
father a dad and it’s currently overseas
serving our armed forces that’s the part
of you Claire but that’s not the main
part of the story you see Ryan would
later go on introduce me to the hero of
my life his mom Nancy now Nancy was this
kind beautiful sweet courageous white
lady who was also firm militant she
carry guns
real talk her professional job was to
lead government operations but girls
demands of making home the time to bake
cookies and is the reason I feel loved
asparagus 99
she had me good because well club
leaders what batters but nevertheless
Nancy was phenomenal she was supportive
at every basketball game she supported
our teammates and our friends kept us
out of fights she gave me a Vitamix we
put money in my pocket she always showed
up for us she knew about my struggles
adjusting to living with my aunt and
uncle she knew about my childhood trauma
battling chronic depression and anxiety
and whenever I run the streets and run
away from home she would allow me to
spend the weekend with Ryan and she
never judged me well one day I came home
from school and I had a horrible fight
with my uncle and my younger brother
young it was so bad I knew if I didn’t
get out of that house I was going to do
something dangerous or harmful to
somebody or myself and I ran out of the
house crying and I called Nancy on the
phone and I will never forget these
words she said to me she said sweetie
you only just come live with us Nancy
would become my new mom later on she
would make it official she would adopt
me her family would embrace me I will
[Music]
and five or five children she gave me my
own room she gave me a car she taught
him how to cut steak but the amazing
thing was she did this while going
through a divorce fighting for custody
of my other brothers and sisters working
a full-time job putting us through
school taking care of us doing personal
renovations on her own home by herself
and she never complained badly make your
time for herself so if you ever see that
movie The Blind Side with Sandra Bullock
or that Bonanno sitcom this is us just
and that’s the thing that’s the idea is
that my mom gonna have to do what she
did I was not a responsibility she had
to have but she became aware of how
badly I needed her and she made me her
responsibility mom didn’t know how to
raise an african-american teenager
cheerleader think about hair grease had
a do-rag she had or anything about swag
or the latest little way out but neither
did she allowed that nor the social
awkward pressure from anybody white or
black to deter her from being the mom I
needed her to be and saving my life my
momma does a great risk trying to take
me in something could’ve very well go
wrong but even if it did and thank God
it didn’t I would still be proud because
she will try and it’s because she tried
I became the man I am today and now I’m
a family of my own
moreover undiscovered all those years
ago who I never wanted to be when I
failed my best friend Jade by not
accepting responsibility and doing
something to help him and I knew I never
wanted to be that person again but
because of my mom she was able to show
me what it looked like to accept
responsibility and to do something and
make a difference two years ago my
family and I moved to the city of
Charlotte we were working full-time jobs
no family of friends doing crazy
community service trying to save the
church work with law enforcement boxes
unopened garage packed us sleeping on
mattresses when this happened I still
remember the images I still remember the
news cycles the fear the hysteria right
and immediately I remember Jake
he was ganged up on him beating how he
was bleeding from his nose or his lips I
couldn’t tell as his green eyes search
for solace and I remembered that I
didn’t have his back and those memories
birthed strong emotion a beckoning
almost redemptive except this time I
wasn’t seeing Jake but protesters police
destruction but also opportunity and I
remember how I felt about myself the
feelings of instant disappointment guilt
shame and cowardice and utter disgust
and how I never wanted to be that person
again so I remember my mom who accepted
an obligation she didn’t have to who
inspired me to become the man I am today
and who through her awareness birth her
responsibility and the pride and the joy
and the fulfillment of becoming aware
accept the responsibility and doing
something to make a difference and I
every time we talk a text she left me
know that she’s proud of me
and with that inspiration I accepted the
call of my awareness that beckoning one
evening during the riots I I got off
work I called my wife I said these words
I said babe
I have to do something and she said I
love you and be safe I was very
concerned walking those dangerous
streets those nights I didn’t know what
what happened but I’ve met the most
amazing people I met protesters police
preachers citizens and more who would
later become family I found solace in
their eyes and in trying I found both
comfort and confirmation and accept the
responsibility furthermore I finally
accepted who I was and so that whatever
we were going to do to make a difference
even if we failed I would be proud of
myself to have failed try and so many
beautiful relationships in issues and
things have happened in the city because
of BF Skinner said that a failure isn’t
always a mistake the real mistake is to
stop trying you see I believe that we
are all uniquely aware of something or
someone that we can help become better
in our world in our society in our
community furthermore I believe that we
are now more aware than every time in
human history we humanity we have got to
decide who are we going to be are we
going to be like I work with Jake when I
felt my best friend by watching is if I
was ignoring but with my eyes wide open
seeing the impact of the Third’s the
smacks face like vibrations as our
society is becoming pummeled and do
nothing about it
or can we do like my Elvis or also mommy
cool with our cowboy boots and shotguns
and the asparagus became aware accepting
responsibility and did something I want
to make you aware of something this is
why we have to try I literally feel like
if I don’t do something I’ll die the
need to try is insatiable and whether we
succeed or fail doesn’t really matter
all that matters is that I do something
we do something you do something lastly
I want to make you aware of one more
thing is that when you attempt to make
someone or something your community your
society our world much better that you
become much better as a result and in my
preacher voice I’m closing the moment
you become aware of that is the moment
you immediately become responsible thank
you for allowing me to share that with
[Applause] you
I don’t want to share with you and ID I
feel that if you consider it will have a
great impact my idea is that awareness
is the confirmation of responsibility in
other words the moment you become aware
is the moment you immediately become
responsible the moment you become aware
is the moment you immediately become
responsible now have a head as I did my
but allow me to share with you how it
came to it
imagine me in the sixth grade oh that
[Applause]
Jenny’s handsome did as I am today
back then where I’m from in the southern
parts of lumbridge in Mississippi you
have to know how to fight you have to
know how to go to war because kids and
people will continue to pick on you and
bully you and make your life a living
nightmare but so you were able to prove
that you were nobody to mess with and I
had a best friend his name was Jake
Smith and he and I always had each
other’s backs we trusted each other
we’ll call ourselves Michael Jordan and
Scott it fit my course is MJ
we did everything together y’all we
played basketball every day after school
and smoldering heat you played video
games every weekend talk to the girls
before I met my wife and we even looked
after each other siblings but one day
Jake gets into a fight with this kid
named Caleb Jackson now Caleb Ross is
the best fighter so I figured Jake had
this one in the bag
the only thing was Kayla had a best
friend – Trevor ropes nonetheless we
expected a man-to-man
mano-a-mano fight between the two where
jake of course winning but there’s not
how it went down so after school to
fight us underway Jake of course is
waiting when all of a sudden out of the
corner of my right eye I see what feels
like a monstrous brown blur lunch – the
fight in Audriana – oh one unfair brawl
Caleb and Trevor were aggressively
ganging up on my best friend Jake and I
froze I watched in shock as grass and
dust flew into the air from there
unbelievably violent attacks against my
best friend Jake I watched frightened
you could literally feel the sounds of
thuds smacks and base like vibrations as
fist after foot pummeled a best friend
Jake I saw that he was bleeding but I
couldn’t tell whether it was coming from
his nose or his lips as they arrogantly
danced on the back of my brother Jake
and I froze I just stood there
watching but as if it normal what’s
finally the fight stopped and they left
with their victory and left my best
friend lie on the ground I watched in
disbelief as my broken best friend
staggered just stand to his feet again I
don’t remember what I said to him in
those moments I just remember the
instant feelings of disappointment shame
guilt cowardice and the utter disgust I
felt for myself a coward
pachoo this not a good person and
definitely not a good friend I mean what
kind of person becomes aware of someone
in need and makes the decision not to
help them how did it make dick feel how
did it mean not intervening in his life
impact him that day so for the remainder
of his life what about his family
how did it make them feel to know that
somebody was there to do something but
didn’t what if I or Jake and I couldn’t
get something I could have intervened I
could have tried something but I didn’t
and I hated myself for it you see that
day I became aware that Jake needed my
help but I did not accept responsibility
and didn’t even try and I hated myself
for it I struggled with that open
tomorrow belt to her I wanted to be
somebody better somebody that when they
became aware that they could help
someone in need and they would accept
responsibility despite the risk dad
didn’t know how thankfully it would be
later on that would learn so I’m 15 now
I’m at a new school and I meet this tall
genius nerdy country white boy named
Ryan he was a skinny thing back then I
wanted to have that boy Afghan tanam
but Ryan wanted to make the high school
varsity basketball team impossible
I needed to pass mr. Powell’s ridiculous
poly to class also impossible but Ryan
and I were going to form and unlikely
bond in partnership we will become
teammates and best friends well although
our plan was impossible y’all that’s not
work to Ryan we’re gonna make the high
school men’s varsity basketball team and
went on to grow up to be an awesome
father a dad and it’s currently overseas
serving our armed forces that’s the part
of you Claire but that’s not the main
part of the story you see Ryan would
later go on introduce me to the hero of
my life his mom Nancy now Nancy was this
kind beautiful sweet courageous white
lady who was also firm militant she
carry guns
real talk her professional job was to
lead government operations but girls
demands of making home the time to bake
cookies and is the reason I feel loved
asparagus 99
she had me good because well club
leaders what batters but nevertheless
Nancy was phenomenal she was supportive
at every basketball game she supported
our teammates and our friends kept us
out of fights she gave me a Vitamix we
put money in my pocket she always showed
up for us she knew about my struggles
adjusting to living with my aunt and
uncle she knew about my childhood trauma
battling chronic depression and anxiety
and whenever I run the streets and run
away from home she would allow me to
spend the weekend with Ryan and she
never judged me well one day I came home
from school and I had a horrible fight
with my uncle and my younger brother
young it was so bad I knew if I didn’t
get out of that house I was going to do
something dangerous or harmful to
somebody or myself and I ran out of the
house crying and I called Nancy on the
phone and I will never forget these
words she said to me she said sweetie
you only just come live with us Nancy
would become my new mom later on she
would make it official she would adopt
me her family would embrace me I will
[Music]
and five or five children she gave me my
own room she gave me a car she taught
him how to cut steak but the amazing
thing was she did this while going
through a divorce fighting for custody
of my other brothers and sisters working
a full-time job putting us through
school taking care of us doing personal
renovations on her own home by herself
and she never complained badly make your
time for herself so if you ever see that
movie The Blind Side with Sandra Bullock
or that Bonanno sitcom this is us just
and that’s the thing that’s the idea is
that my mom gonna have to do what she
did I was not a responsibility she had
to have but she became aware of how
badly I needed her and she made me her
responsibility mom didn’t know how to
raise an african-american teenager
cheerleader think about hair grease had
a do-rag she had or anything about swag
or the latest little way out but neither
did she allowed that nor the social
awkward pressure from anybody white or
black to deter her from being the mom I
needed her to be and saving my life my
momma does a great risk trying to take
me in something could’ve very well go
wrong but even if it did and thank God
it didn’t I would still be proud because
she will try and it’s because she tried
I became the man I am today and now I’m
a family of my own
moreover undiscovered all those years
ago who I never wanted to be when I
failed my best friend Jade by not
accepting responsibility and doing
something to help him and I knew I never
wanted to be that person again but
because of my mom she was able to show
me what it looked like to accept
responsibility and to do something and
make a difference two years ago my
family and I moved to the city of
Charlotte we were working full-time jobs
no family of friends doing crazy
community service trying to save the
church work with law enforcement boxes
unopened garage packed us sleeping on
mattresses when this happened I still
remember the images I still remember the
news cycles the fear the hysteria right
and immediately I remember Jake
he was ganged up on him beating how he
was bleeding from his nose or his lips I
couldn’t tell as his green eyes search
for solace and I remembered that I
didn’t have his back and those memories
birthed strong emotion a beckoning
almost redemptive except this time I
wasn’t seeing Jake but protesters police
destruction but also opportunity and I
remember how I felt about myself the
feelings of instant disappointment guilt
shame and cowardice and utter disgust
and how I never wanted to be that person
again so I remember my mom who accepted
an obligation she didn’t have to who
inspired me to become the man I am today
and who through her awareness birth her
responsibility and the pride and the joy
and the fulfillment of becoming aware
accept the responsibility and doing
something to make a difference and I
every time we talk a text she left me
know that she’s proud of me
and with that inspiration I accepted the
call of my awareness that beckoning one
evening during the riots I I got off
work I called my wife I said these words
I said babe
I have to do something and she said I
love you and be safe I was very
concerned walking those dangerous
streets those nights I didn’t know what
what happened but I’ve met the most
amazing people I met protesters police
preachers citizens and more who would
later become family I found solace in
their eyes and in trying I found both
comfort and confirmation and accept the
responsibility furthermore I finally
accepted who I was and so that whatever
we were going to do to make a difference
even if we failed I would be proud of
myself to have failed try and so many
beautiful relationships in issues and
things have happened in the city because
of BF Skinner said that a failure isn’t
always a mistake the real mistake is to
stop trying you see I believe that we
are all uniquely aware of something or
someone that we can help become better
in our world in our society in our
community furthermore I believe that we
are now more aware than every time in
human history we humanity we have got to
decide who are we going to be are we
going to be like I work with Jake when I
felt my best friend by watching is if I
was ignoring but with my eyes wide open
seeing the impact of the Third’s the
smacks face like vibrations as our
society is becoming pummeled and do
nothing about it
or can we do like my Elvis or also mommy
cool with our cowboy boots and shotguns
and the asparagus became aware accepting
responsibility and did something I want
to make you aware of something this is
why we have to try I literally feel like
if I don’t do something I’ll die the
need to try is insatiable and whether we
succeed or fail doesn’t really matter
all that matters is that I do something
we do something you do something lastly
I want to make you aware of one more
thing is that when you attempt to make
someone or something your community your
society our world much better that you
become much better as a result and in my
preacher voice I’m closing the moment
you become aware of that is the moment
you immediately become responsible thank
you for allowing me to share that with
[Applause] you
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