These are the role models that the black community needs. It's good that there are all these successful black men and women in sports and entertainment but we need more black people pursuing academic opportunities and excelling in institutions of higher learning.
I don't know this young man but I am so proud of him and how the fire within him burned so brightly to allow him the opportunity to attend Harvard despite his struggles. Good luck to you. I am so proud of you.
Seeing young blacks especially young black men like him expressing himself carefree ‘DOING YOU & not caring what anyone thinks’🤘🏿🤘🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🔥 while at the same time going to college and just doing great things academically🔥🔥🔥, makes me proud to be a mechanical engineer senior in college!!!!, the pink suit is 🔥🔥🔥 bro
His story is very inspirational and good for him! It's important to point out that he went to a private school from k-12, he had the opportunity to grow and had those resources such as books and modern technology. Sure, he put in the hard work and earned it, but he was lucky to have the opportunity that some kids never get. Hard work is part of the equation and so is exposure to opportunities that make greatness more achievable.
and he took advantage of that from a scholarship he was given (probably from earning it) and then maintained that scholarship in that private school. He did all that extracurricular activities and maintained straight A's. Many with the same resources aren't able to do well like him. He understood what he had to do. There should be nothing critical about this.
Very important point. In addition, his mother earned a masters degree which automatically makes him less disadvantaged than most children living in Compton.
I SWEAR I SAW THIS KID WHEN I VISITED HARVARD TO SEE MY COUSIN IM 13 I SAW SITTING NEAR THE HARVARD STAUES ON THE GRASS ON HIS MAC BOOK WTF THATS AMAZING
May GOD CONTINUE to give you the peace place his hedge of protection around and about you son ,be proud reach beyond the trerestials, His mercy and his grace is always sufficient for your need peace and blessings always
Good for him. He’s a very bright young man who will make a very special impact in this world. He kept going despite the hardships and clearly is very talented. I wish the best for him in the future and nothing but continued success. Also the mom is a wonderful woman who is beautiful inside and out.
This is amazing ! My family and I ran into big problems, we were sometimes almost homeless. Worried our cells are gonna be turned off, worried about food and clothes. My brother served 8 years then went to Harvard, got his dream job and salary. Then my sister got accepted to Stanford and got her dream job and salary as well. Right now my siblings have everything they want with their kids and wife and husband. I finished Highschool and got accepted to Stanford as well. I have 1 more year left so we are so blessed and happy for the life god has gave us. We support our parents still. (My brother is a doctor, and my sis is also a doctor. And I’m studying to be a doctor.)
Why are people saying he got in because of affirmative action. HE GOT A 33 on his ACT!!!! Or does that not fit your narrative. Americans annoy me sometimes
Affirmative action is a problem, but you can tell he would've had a great chance of getting into Harvard even if he was asian. He participates in countless extracurriculars and maintains straight A's.
Very happy for the young man that's going to college at Harvard congratulations very proud of a young man that was raised in Compton because I was raised in Compton myself I got out of Compton and I did good for myself too
I noticed the same thing. As a parent with a student who has a partial scholarship and a prepaid plan, she still had to take off a semester because of expenses. Harvard is not easy to get into. It was very disappointing to see the reward that was given to him. I am quite sure he and his mother were not looking for a handout but an ugly bike and a plane ticket was insulting for lack of a better word. How can you possibly think that will help him. (It will help him not get a date.) Lol A bike and plane ticket? His mother could have done that. Giving a check to help with meals, which lots of kids in college kids suffer from lack thereof or books, pencils, a lap top. (A basket of supplies with all or a gift card for $500 at least.) Lol Basic living expenses. I am not sorry for the rant... But, in the same segment Chick-fil-A gave a check for $25,000. (A great donation!) GMA could not find a sponsor for him? Their faces were like, really? This young man has beaten so many odds to get where he is today. I love his story just hate the lack of consideration for his accomplishments. Js
Supposedly, Harvard and all the Ivies, meet all of a student's demonstrated financial need. If mom's a school teacher, he's probably got all expenses covered. That includes books, computers..... Giving him a car might seem nice but many universities don't allow freshman to have a car on campus. I don't know about Cambridge, but Boston has horrible parking. Plus it snows there. I doubt he's ever driven in the snow living in Compton?
Kimberley Laurent Harvard pays for all the plane tickets, meals (on and off campus), books, hangers, clothes, etc. if you are on a full financial need package
Ivy league institutions are wonderful in financial aid. My 72,000 cost was broken up into 1300 per semester for a 2600 total. My family couldn't cover it and despite having bad credit, we got a 1000 dollar loan for 3.7% interest. My public state school prior to transfer required loans, private, and my interest was 11%. Ivy takes care of their own.
He accomplished this not because he is black or because of God. He made it this far due to having a strong motivation to want to move forward, he saw an opportunity of a life time and he took it. Stop giving credit to his race or God this young man strived relentlessly and achieved what many fail to achieve as they have depended solely on the latter to move them forward. Anybody who said he did it because of his race or God should be ashamed there are young kids reading these comments and you all know dam well at the end of the day it all comes down to studying. Peace...
WHAAAT??? I can not BELIEVE they gave him a rusty azz bike with a stupid basket in front!!! Seriously!? For getting into HARVARD?? We thought he was going to at least get a smart car or a segway!! Wow GMA.. that was so embarrassing.
Lita A. i thought the exact same thing! Harvard doesnt pay for your books or lunch, they could've at least gave him 5K. But they can give the military mom $25,000
Lita A, Giving him a car might create more issues than it's worth. He'd have to drive it from Compton to Cambridge, as in, 3 days if you're going alone. He's probably never driven in the snow or ice. MA gets a lot of both. Believe it or not, a bicycle is a very practical gift for a college student.
You don't know that? The Ivies claim to meet all of a student's demonstrated financial need. His mom is a school teacher. Chances are, he is going for free. Tuition, room, board,.....
ViFabulous I SAAID.. "or a segway." and besides, if they were going to give him a bike, it could've been a NICE ONE. Not a ugly rusty as lookin bike that'd be embarrassing to ride. and trust me, if they were paying for ANYTHING they'd make sure EVERYONE knew about it.
Lita A, again, a segway needs to be stored away. It does snow, a LOT, in MA. It isn't a rusty old bike, it's brand new! He seems like a humble young man. I wish him the best at Harvard.
Goes to show that what is missing in too many of our young kids lives are positive images. Dad made his mistakes, but instead of mom sitting around with a negative attitude, she pushed on, fulfilled her dreams and inspired Jr. to do likewise.
Acid Plug So let me just explain why I think that’s wrong. Let’s say, your parents had you when they were young. They didn’t go to college or university and worked jobs that didn’t pay that good. They bought a home in a rough neighborhood because that was the only place the could afford. While you grew up your parents always worked, no one was there to take care of you. You had to find things to occupy yourself while they weren’t home. You make some friends at school, you aren’t the best student though- always talking and never listening. You don’t really care about school because the teachers don’t even care. Why should they? It’s not like they even like their jobs.. Eventually your friends get into drugs. And eventually you do too. It takes you away from everything at home. Every other day some fight happens in our neighborhood. When your finally an adult your dad grows sick. Instead of attending college you decided to start working. The job doesn’t pay well but you have too. If you don’t.. your mother, father, all of you may end up on the street. And the streets are dangerous- so you decided the best thing to do is work. Eventually you meet this really nice girl. When you finally become romantic she ends up getting pregnant. You guys were never taught sex Ed and you never were taught how to avoid unwanted pregnancies. So now you have a baby to raise. Eventually your mom dies, so does your father. You work each day only to come up short when trying to pay for food for your wife, your baby.. You decided theft is the best course of action. As long as you don’t get caught.. right? So you start pick pocketing wallets, then you start stealing from the gas station.. until you get caught.. You were only trying to feed your family... right? You aren’t a bad person..but everyone else thinks you are. So you go to jail. Your daughter grows up only knowing her father through a glass screen. She grows up without you. That’s even harder on her mother though. She works twice as hard to provide now but it isn’t enough. Her daughter grows up trying to not make the same mistakes but she can’t avoid them. How can she focus on school when she has to work to keep her mother and herself off the streets. Eventually she does end up going to college.. but only to be stuck in the same city with no opportunity’s to show her worth. The cycle repeats This happens all the time all over the world. Sometimes your just born in poverty. Sometimes it takes fighting like hell for generations just to get out of that hole but sometimes that never happens.
Congratulations for getting into Harvard but it should be a norm rather than the exception. It's sad that it makes national TV when a black man enters Harvard university like it's some kind of super natural event. If only black people reject the stereotypes that are created by the media to keep us down, and strive towards education and perfection in character, there is nothing that we couldn't achieve.
i agree though I'm happy for him and it should make news to inspire others. Though I agree, it should be normalized. Let's strive for it to be that way 💪🏿
-Good Kid Mad City (Kendrick Lamar’s past) -Dope (Compton kid gets Ivy scholarship) Crazy how there’s a classic hip-hop album, and a major motion picture where the plot is identical to his real life. Mad respect 👍🏾
Evelyn Dtx - A car takes maintenance and as a college newby he doesn't need that extra expense . The bike is perfect to get around campus without having to worry about insurance, gas etc. Think people!!😐
He also went to a private high school on a scholarship, which would boost his resume. It’s not like he went to the public high school in Compton. I personally don’t think this student was accepted because of affirmative action, though a lot of the times that is the reason why
Hanlin Wang wrong; there’s no quotas under federal law....research! The only affirmative action is the legacy admits like Kushner, Trump, Bush and their imbecilic ilk; if whites had to compete openly, with Iranians, Asians, Nigerians, they’d never go to school. 😑
We need more stories like this father got out now working full-time mother went to University got her degree son's at Harvard getting an education in higher learning my people would need my stories like this
Man I tell you, those single black mothers are the most horrible mothers ever........................... Wait he was raised in a single parent home!!!!!!! Lmao. This changes the narrative for all of the single mother haters. Much respect to that beautiful black single mother who raised a bright young MAN!
Please enlighten me. I'm not from US and I have no intention to moving there. But whats so special about Harvard? Does getting admission there gaurantees success in life? My thinking is you can achieve success in any other good university.
In addition to having the exceptional grades, test scores, and extracurriculars, in order to get into this school, you need to be seen as someone who has done something that sets you apart from the millions of kids that apply. Harvard doesn't accept nobodies.
IN honor of our blessed Lord AND savior JESUS CHRIST PLEASE PRAY THAT people everywhere DO 33 acts of kindness everyday and everynight forever Thank You. Please spread the holy word THANK YOU.
Why did they have to disclose that this young man is from a single- parent home???? Was that really necessary??? His accomplishment should be the focus of this story
These are the role models that the black community needs. It's good that there are all these successful black men and women in sports and entertainment but we need more black people pursuing academic opportunities and excelling in institutions of higher learning.
Paul N. All communities
Serena Williams is the greatest female tennis player
Paul N. Say it again!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I agree
true only 0.0000000001% are succesful in sports
I don't know this young man but I am so proud of him and how the fire within him burned so brightly to allow him the opportunity to attend Harvard despite his struggles. Good luck to you. I am so proud of you.
Mark Coleman affirmative action
I'm just loving how he gives gratitude and acknowledged God.
Amen
The DeVaughns, LOVE GOD!!
Most people of Boston and Cambridge either walk and use public transportation or bike. So I believe GMA gave him a practical gift.
I live in Cambridge and this is sooo true haha. Drivers hate bikers though
I don't understand how anyone can dislike this video. this is amazing, he's amazing and motivating. I'm so happy for him.
Reklezz Nyx probably cyz they dont want the news on their home page and thats the only way to not have it up there
@Sono what does any of this have to do with race? Fucking pathetic...
Jealous people with no dreams
Seeing young blacks especially young black men like him expressing himself carefree ‘DOING YOU & not caring what anyone thinks’🤘🏿🤘🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🔥 while at the same time going to college and just doing great things academically🔥🔥🔥, makes me proud to be a mechanical engineer senior in college!!!!, the pink suit is 🔥🔥🔥 bro
Leo
Black is a color not a race. Let’s get that straight
@@Gen3ralGrimReaper it's a race
He's such a gen! He'll do great, man!
This is not the last we will hear from him; he will do great things.
No just because he's accepted doesn't make him mark Zuckerberg
@@HasSalute Nobody insinuated that except you.
Beyond proud. Black education is marginalized and so so pivotal to our advancement
M. Greene I see way more black people at the University of Arizona than there are blacks in Phoenix.
God*
huh
You are "not that much educated" apparently either.
africans are making it there was a Nigerian kid who got into all ivies
His story is very inspirational and good for him! It's important to point out that he went to a private school from k-12, he had the opportunity to grow and had those resources such as books and modern technology. Sure, he put in the hard work and earned it, but he was lucky to have the opportunity that some kids never get. Hard work is part of the equation and so is exposure to opportunities that make greatness more achievable.
Meltem O WELL SAID. MANY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS.
and he took advantage of that from a scholarship he was given (probably from earning it) and then maintained that scholarship in that private school. He did all that extracurricular activities and maintained straight A's. Many with the same resources aren't able to do well like him. He understood what he had to do. There should be nothing critical about this.
Very important point. In addition, his mother earned a masters degree which automatically makes him less disadvantaged than most children living in Compton.
Type of dude who deserves to be in Harvard. Respect!!
I SWEAR I SAW THIS KID WHEN I VISITED HARVARD TO SEE MY COUSIN IM 13 I SAW SITTING NEAR THE HARVARD STAUES ON THE GRASS ON HIS MAC BOOK WTF THATS AMAZING
Kerim Kerimov - Exactly how is that amazing?
Kerim Kerimov yeah that is amazing ✨
It's amazing because he could've saw anyone else out of the many students there
GOD IS ABLE! You betta say that EJ!
This is so awesome! Great example of what happens when opportunity is offered!
They let me down with that bike lmao. I thought it would be a car. Should've went to Oprah.
Jacqueline Bell - Yeah going around getting handouts.
Jacqueline Bell 💀
Jacqueline Bell or ellen
Jacqueline Bell or ellen
Or ellen lmao
Amazing story very inspiring as well , he is smart and charming all the best
Did I cry, yes!
As a single mother am I inspired, yes!
He's so handsome inspiring and smart!
Maroon Horizon he's ugly af
Great job young man! Stay away from jealous and hateful people who believe that you're not deserving.
I met him when I went to Los Angeles, he's my cousins friend.
KAAN ok
I met him as well, he's the son of the sister of my aunt's friend.
Spectrum wth 😂🤦🏾♂️
Spectrum 😆😆😆😆
So the fuck What!?!?!?!?!?
Rumble young man rumble. Proud of this swagger soldier, and his mother.
THIS IS MY SONS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU ELIJAH!
WE LOVE YOU MRS. LEWIS-DEVAUGHN! ❤❤❤
May GOD CONTINUE to give you the peace place his hedge of protection around and about you son ,be proud reach beyond the trerestials, His mercy and his grace is always sufficient for your need peace and blessings always
GMA thanks for sharing this wonderful story.
Good for him. He’s a very bright young man who will make a very special impact in this world. He kept going despite the hardships and clearly is very talented. I wish the best for him in the future and nothing but continued success. Also the mom is a wonderful woman who is beautiful inside and out.
This is amazing ! My family and I ran into big problems, we were sometimes almost homeless. Worried our cells are gonna be turned off, worried about food and clothes. My brother served 8 years then went to Harvard, got his dream job and salary. Then my sister got accepted to Stanford and got her dream job and salary as well. Right now my siblings have everything they want with their kids and wife and husband. I finished Highschool and got accepted to Stanford as well. I have 1 more year left so we are so blessed and happy for the life god has gave us. We support our parents still. (My brother is a doctor, and my sis is also a doctor. And I’m studying to be a doctor.)
Congratulations EJ may all your dreams in life be fulfilled! Remember keep God 1st in all that you do❤🎓
Congratulations to u too Mom!👏
What an incredible family. Thank you Lord for these young boy, keep him in your care,🙏🏾
GOD IS ABLE!
GOD DIDNT DO NOTHING THIS WAS ALL HARD WORK
Jón Árnason
Just stop.
@@jonarnason7002 Your a GOT DARN LIE... GOD did it ALL says HIS Mom!
So are humans
Why are people saying he got in because of affirmative action. HE GOT A 33 on his ACT!!!! Or does that not fit your narrative. Americans annoy me sometimes
They give higher score to black students in acts not saying he ain’t smart just saying
Hcaz Htims The ACT is a standardized test. The scoring scale is identical for everyone who takes it.
Hcaz Htims wow your stupid
Affirmative action is a problem, but you can tell he would've had a great chance of getting into Harvard even if he was asian. He participates in countless extracurriculars and maintains straight A's.
A 33 on the ACT does not get you into an ivy. Too low
I'm sooooo proud of this young man. When he graduates from Harvard take no prisoners homie. Very very inspirational story.
Very happy for the young man that's going to college at Harvard congratulations very proud of a young man that was raised in Compton because I was raised in Compton myself I got out of Compton and I did good for myself too
I don’t know him but I’m so proud and happy for him
This video makes me want to turn off my phone and do my homework. Congrats Ej. Even though im late lol
I smiled this whole interview
2:50 his mother is beautiful, that makeup is BOMB ❤
His mom is suuper pretty
Thank you!
Beautiful and intelligent 👌
I pray for nothing but good to him.
I noticed the same thing. As a parent with a student who has a partial scholarship and a prepaid plan, she still had to take off a semester because of expenses. Harvard is not easy to get into. It was very disappointing to see the reward that was given to him. I am quite sure he and his mother were not looking for a handout but an ugly bike and a plane ticket was insulting for lack of a better word. How can you possibly think that will help him. (It will help him not get a date.) Lol A bike and plane ticket? His mother could have done that. Giving a check to help with meals, which lots of kids in college kids suffer from lack thereof or books, pencils, a lap top. (A basket of supplies with all or a gift card for $500 at least.) Lol Basic living expenses. I am not sorry for the rant... But, in the same segment Chick-fil-A gave a check for $25,000. (A great donation!) GMA could not find a sponsor for him? Their faces were like, really? This young man has beaten so many odds to get where he is today. I love his story just hate the lack of consideration for his accomplishments. Js
Kimberley Laurent amen. Preach!!!! 💯💯💯
Supposedly, Harvard and all the Ivies, meet all of a student's demonstrated financial need. If mom's a school teacher, he's probably got all expenses covered. That includes books, computers.....
Giving him a car might seem nice but many universities don't allow freshman to have a car on campus. I don't know about Cambridge, but Boston has horrible parking. Plus it snows there. I doubt he's ever driven in the snow living in Compton?
Kimberley Laurent EXACTLY!!
Kimberley Laurent Harvard pays for all the plane tickets, meals (on and off campus), books, hangers, clothes, etc. if you are on a full financial need package
Ivy league institutions are wonderful in financial aid. My 72,000 cost was broken up into 1300 per semester for a 2600 total. My family couldn't cover it and despite having bad credit, we got a 1000 dollar loan for 3.7% interest. My public state school prior to transfer required loans, private, and my interest was 11%. Ivy takes care of their own.
He accomplished this not because he is black or because of God. He made it this far due to having a strong motivation to want to move forward, he saw an opportunity of a life time and he took it. Stop giving credit to his race or God this young man strived relentlessly and achieved what many fail to achieve as they have depended solely on the latter to move them forward. Anybody who said he did it because of his race or God should be ashamed there are young kids reading these comments and you all know dam well at the end of the day it all comes down to studying. Peace...
Congratulations!!
So inspirational! God bless EJ and his Mom.
This year, my brother won several scholarships and became the first of our family to go straight to a 4 year university
WHAAAT??? I can not BELIEVE they gave him a rusty azz bike with a stupid basket in front!!! Seriously!? For getting into HARVARD?? We thought he was going to at least get a smart car or a segway!! Wow GMA.. that was so embarrassing.
Lita A. i thought the exact same thing! Harvard doesnt pay for your books or lunch, they could've at least gave him 5K. But they can give the military mom $25,000
Lita A, Giving him a car might create more issues than it's worth. He'd have to drive it from Compton to Cambridge, as in, 3 days if you're going alone. He's probably never driven in the snow or ice. MA gets a lot of both. Believe it or not, a bicycle is a very practical gift for a college student.
You don't know that? The Ivies claim to meet all of a student's demonstrated financial need. His mom is a school teacher. Chances are, he is going for free. Tuition, room, board,.....
ViFabulous I SAAID.. "or a segway." and besides, if they were going to give him a bike, it could've been a NICE ONE. Not a ugly rusty as lookin bike that'd be embarrassing to ride.
and trust me, if they were paying for ANYTHING they'd make sure EVERYONE knew about it.
Lita A, again, a segway needs to be stored away. It does snow, a LOT, in MA. It isn't a rusty old bike, it's brand new!
He seems like a humble young man. I wish him the best at Harvard.
Wishing EJ all the success in his studies at Harvard and thank you mum for raising a fine young man.👍👍👍👍💖
Goes to show that what is missing in too many of our young kids lives are positive images. Dad made his mistakes, but instead of mom sitting around with a negative attitude, she pushed on, fulfilled her dreams and inspired Jr. to do likewise.
He is such a great person and I hope he had a great tenure at Harvard!
Straight outta Compton, to cloud nine!
He is indeed a fine young man. Thumbs up.
Congratulations EJ ❤️
When people say the streets picked them they're wrong; they picked the streets... This guy obviously didn't good luck at Harvard
they were BORN to it
Madness you're taught in school to not do drugs and be in gangs, so no they weren't born into it, they choose it
Acid Plug So let me just explain why I think that’s wrong.
Let’s say, your parents had you when they were young. They didn’t go to college or university and worked jobs that didn’t pay that good. They bought a home in a rough neighborhood because that was the only place the could afford.
While you grew up your parents always worked, no one was there to take care of you. You had to find things to occupy yourself while they weren’t home. You make some friends at school, you aren’t the best student though- always talking and never listening. You don’t really care about school because the teachers don’t even care. Why should they? It’s not like they even like their jobs..
Eventually your friends get into drugs. And eventually you do too. It takes you away from everything at home. Every other day some fight happens in our neighborhood.
When your finally an adult your dad grows sick. Instead of attending college you decided to start working. The job doesn’t pay well but you have too. If you don’t.. your mother, father, all of you may end up on the street. And the streets are dangerous- so you decided the best thing to do is work.
Eventually you meet this really nice girl. When you finally become romantic she ends up getting pregnant. You guys were never taught sex Ed and you never were taught how to avoid unwanted pregnancies.
So now you have a baby to raise. Eventually your mom dies, so does your father. You work each day only to come up short when trying to pay for food for your wife, your baby.. You decided theft is the best course of action. As long as you don’t get caught.. right?
So you start pick pocketing wallets, then you start stealing from the gas station.. until you get caught.. You were only trying to feed your family... right? You aren’t a bad person..but everyone else thinks you are. So you go to jail.
Your daughter grows up only knowing her father through a glass screen. She grows up without you. That’s even harder on her mother though. She works twice as hard to provide now but it isn’t enough.
Her daughter grows up trying to not make the same mistakes but she can’t avoid them. How can she focus on school when she has to work to keep her mother and herself off the streets. Eventually she does end up going to college.. but only to be stuck in the same city with no opportunity’s to show her worth.
The cycle repeats
This happens all the time all over the world. Sometimes your just born in poverty. Sometimes it takes fighting like hell for generations just to get out of that hole but sometimes that never happens.
Brilliant--- the future is bright
He is so amazing wow
Congrats ☺️ moms are so awesome wonderful young man
He's an inspiration
Congratulations for getting into Harvard but it should be a norm rather than the exception. It's sad that it makes national TV when a black man enters Harvard university like it's some kind of super natural event. If only black people reject the stereotypes that are created by the media to keep us down, and strive towards education and perfection in character, there is nothing that we couldn't achieve.
i agree though I'm happy for him and it should make news to inspire others. Though I agree, it should be normalized. Let's strive for it to be that way 💪🏿
hey she is my old english teacher
yo she's my english teacher rn and i love your profile pic LOL ;)
I MISS YOU MICHELLE :'(
Very articulate person 👍 good luck my man
Inspirational
Am so glad and more much proud of you, brother work hard and in order to get more successful degree, all the best then bro .
Good looks bro. This is an example to young people in the struggle that you can make it out.
Should of appeared on the Ellen show. Maybe next year
KC Roeder *HAVE🤦🏾♂️
PROTOSTAR - Hahaha. Another one.
No
👏👏👏 inspiring 👏👏👏
Congratulations ❤️Proud of you young man
-Good Kid Mad City (Kendrick Lamar’s past)
-Dope (Compton kid gets Ivy scholarship)
Crazy how there’s a classic hip-hop album, and a major motion picture where the plot is identical to his real life. Mad respect 👍🏾
Real story starts at 1.23. Well done kid!
Cause and effect... Plain and simple!
Whats with all the jealoisy?
izunagi_stamina_ninja NumerOrludo
I think you mean *most* black men are not gangsters.
Terraj yes they are it's statistically proven.
Oprah would of gave him a Car
Evelyn Dtx - A car takes maintenance and as a college newby he doesn't need that extra expense . The bike is perfect to get around campus without having to worry about insurance, gas etc. Think people!!😐
Aggie Lefurty lol yeah ik it was just an inside joke bc oprah gave everybody in her audience a car
Evelyn Dtx - Always looking for a handout.
Evelyn Dtx *HAVE.....*HAVE, god dammit🤦🏾♂️
PROTOSTAR - Right, and these people are getting accepted into ivy league schools.
good lookin kid. that hair is on point. super saiyan style
Hi i am Evens i am haitian l'm so happy to here 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
Congratulations Elijah! #CrimsonLove
He also went to a private high school on a scholarship, which would boost his resume. It’s not like he went to the public high school in Compton. I personally don’t think this student was accepted because of affirmative action, though a lot of the times that is the reason why
Hanlin Wang wrong; there’s no quotas under federal law....research! The only affirmative action is the legacy admits like Kushner, Trump, Bush and their imbecilic ilk; if whites had to compete openly, with Iranians, Asians, Nigerians, they’d never go to school. 😑
He recently became a Rhodes Scholar. The guy is good!
That's the sort of story we need more of and more focus on..
Beautiful story
Being from Compton today is not the same as being from Compton 20 to 30 years ago.
Wish we had musicals and plays at my highschool that shyt would of been lit
Very inspiring
"Its not he size of the pond, but the hustle in the fish!" -CTG
"My mom is my superwoman!"
The black community needs more role models like this instead of the thug rap gangster culture they idolize.
That’s awesome!! Congrats from Asian girl
Congrats see you here.
We need more stories like this father got out now working full-time mother went to University got her degree son's at Harvard getting an education in higher learning my people would need my stories like this
She was my old teacher
Well done Mama!!!
Stay away from alcohol and weed 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Jesse Alexander weeds good for u
Jesse Alexander people need medical weed for stuff so it’s not bad for you
Then skip college. Lmao
Jesse Alexander - And white women
Man I tell you, those single black mothers are the most horrible mothers ever........................... Wait he was raised in a single parent home!!!!!!! Lmao. This changes the narrative for all of the single mother haters. Much respect to that beautiful black single mother who raised a bright young MAN!
My nigga repping 👊🏽🙏🏽
Ik how it feels to get in Harvard I was crying
Please enlighten me. I'm not from US and I have no intention to moving there.
But whats so special about Harvard? Does getting admission there gaurantees success in life? My thinking is you can achieve success in any other good university.
robert lee idk its just name brand stuff lol as long as you get a degree you're fine :)
robert lee Basically you pay $50,000 more a year to get the same education from a public university.
In addition to having the exceptional grades, test scores, and extracurriculars, in order to get into this school, you need to be seen as someone who has done something that sets you apart from the millions of kids that apply. Harvard doesn't accept nobodies.
Its an elitist school.
Guaranteed excellent job.
Amazing
iM NOT CRYING YOU ARE
The Apple didn't fall far from the tree.
His mother has a Master degree.
See, people of African descent NEED BOTH PARENTS.
He’s not even ghetto. He has both parents. Even though his dad was incarcerated, *HE CHANGED*
chadwick is an insanely expensive school. 35,000 a year
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Why did they have to disclose that this young man is from a single- parent home???? Was that really necessary??? His accomplishment should be the focus of this story
i think the movie DOPE is based on this
no it was based on a black person who got into harvard in the 60s
simonexoxo299 he is living out the movie irl