The Power of Young People by Mobosola Asanpaola

  Wendsday's class was given by a passionate speaker. His passion for the youth and the power they exude was evident in the way that he spoke. When addresssing our generation there were names given such as the Millenium Generation or Generation Z. But as he stated this is a generation that defies description.
  He then used amazing examples from our history, of young people such as college students as ourselves accompanied by highschool students and even some elementry students. The 1960s was the time of the Greensboro Sit-ins, when people decided that enough was enough and they would no longer be treated as second class citizens who were inhumane. The youth were taking action and creating a voice for themselves. Young people were not going to be denied.
  An imporant quote he said to me was, "We are always looking outside ourselves for a leader when a leader is inside of us." People who emulate that quote are Nelson Mandela, Ella Baker, Septima Clark, Angela Davis, and Assata Shakur are few to name of many. 
  Our speaker made it very clear that we should never call ourself the minority but always look to ourselves as the majority in the world. The way you percieve yourself will ultimately determine the worth you hold for yourself. As people have always done, music is a big part of the movement. It conveys the inner thought of the people giving them something to relate to. From this speeech i gained the urge to do research on some of the many people that were brought to our attention. And just as he mentioned when he does thisd talk again in the years to come he would love to abble to add some of our names to the slide. i aspire to be one of those names.