Harvard graduate's unique speech goes viral

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Published 2016-05-29
Harvard University has called 2016 graduate Donovan Livingston's spoken-verse commencement speech "one of the most powerful, heartfelt student speeches you will ever hear!"

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  • @equilibrium8144
    He's so confident and well spoken on stage: no stammering or stuttering, he's loud and clear. Wow
  • @Santo-Capro
    This man is gifted with literature flowing like a fountain
  • @IssoufBa42
    This is scary, he's so eloquent he gives president vibes 😳
  • @jackiel279
    Education is the key and they keep changing the locks. Well said.
  • @salinabrown281
    “I’ve been the black hole in a classroom for far too long absorbing everything but not allowing my light to escape”
  • @kannybright9210
    He's from a small town... And his parents are sooooo cool. Father's a preachers and moms a great wife... So happy to see him elevate even more 🌹💪
  • @TCOHHL
    "Education is the sleep that precedes the American dream..." Beautifully and eloquently stated!
  • I hope the English teacher who originally denied him to recite this at his high school graduation saw this and instantly felt Crummy!
  • @juanreveles9834
    “Sky’s not the limit, only the beginning” I love that
  • @poyoslippy
    It is amazing how much of a speech a person can recite without fail when they believe in their words ..
  • @chrxme3786
    Am I the only one who's surprised that he could remember the whole thing
  • @tabithasmith963
    "Injustice is saying education is the key, yet you keep changing the locks". Then that ending, " The sky is the beginning, Lift Off". I could feel his pain in that speech. Very moving and powerful.
  • @assholebyginger
    "Spill your emotions on the big dipper and pour out your soul, light up the world with your luminous allure." Gorgeous. If he ends up writing a novel, I'll be the first in line to buy it. He has a way with words.
  • @simplyme7711
    I loved, "...you say education is the key, but you keep changing the lock." Wow!
  • @neet2673
    Top 10 people Eminem was afraid to diss.