ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Malcolm London - Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up.

Why you should listen

This poet wields a dynamic spirit for speaking engagements utilizing his feisty and passionate performances as words of encourage for next generations to tell their stories. In 2011, Malcolm London won the Louder than a Bomb youth poetry slam in his native Chicago, scooping the top award as both individual performer and with a team. The poet, performer and activist has performed on stages throughout his home city as well as across the United States. A member of the Young Adult Council of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater, London brings vim and vigor to his energetic performances tackling tough contemporary issues head-on. He wrote & directed a spoken word0infused play responding to the Zimmerman verdict called Two Years Later, and 

London attends University of Illinois at Chicago & is a member & co-chair of BYP100 Chicago Chapter, a national organization of black activists & organizers. Deeply interested in working on ways to improve the national education system, London regularly visits high schools, youth jails, colleges and communities to work with students on writing workshops and performances. London is currently devoted to being a youth advocate & coordinator of The Know Your Rights Project out of Northwestern Law School, a project dedicated to educating young people on their rights within the juvenile justice system, & continuing his work as teaching artist on staff at Young Chicago Authors, a program working to transform the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication and performance education. His work has been featured on national outlets including CBS, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Root, and the Chicago Tribune.

More profile about the speaker
Malcolm London | Speaker | TED.com
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Malcolm London: "High School Training Ground"

Малкълм Лондон: 'Тренировъчните полета в училище'

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Младият поет, възпитател и активист Малкълм Лондон изпълнява своята вълнуваща поема за живота на предните линии в училище. Той разказва за 'океани от подрастващи', които идват в училище но 'никога не се научават да плуват', за 'мъжественост, имитирана от мъже, израстнали без бащи.' Красиво, лирическо, предизвикващо тръпки.
- Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up. Full bio

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At 7:45 a.m., I openотворен the doorsврати to a buildingсграда
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Часът е 7:45, аз отварям вратите към една сграда,
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dedicatedпосветен to buildingсграда, yetоще only breaksпочивки me down.
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която е посветена на строене, въпреки това тя само ме разрушава.
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I marchМарт down hallwaysкоридорите cleanedизчистен up after me everyвсеки day
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Марширувам по коридорите, изчистени след мен всеки ден
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by regularредовен janitorsсанитари,
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от обикновени чистачи,
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but I never have the decencyдобрите нрави to honorчест theirтехен namesимена.
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но никога нямам благоприличието да почета техните имена.
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LockersГардероби left openотворен like teenageюношески boys'Бойс mouthsусти
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Шкафчета отворени като устите на тийнейджъри,
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when teenageюношески girlsмомичета wearизносване clothesдрехи that coversкапаци
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когато тийнеджърките носят дрехи, които покриват
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theirтехен insecuritiesнесигурност but exposesизлага everything elseоще.
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техните несигурности но показват всичко друго.
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MasculinityМъжественост mimickedизимитира by menхора who grewизраснал up with no fathersбащи,
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Мъжественост, показана от мъже, които са израстнали без бащи,
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camouflageкамуфлаж wornносени by bulliesхулигани who are dangerouslyопасно armedвъоръжени
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камуфлаж носен от хулигани, които са опасно въоръжени,
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but need hugsпрегръдки.
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но имат нужда от прегръдки.
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TeachersУчители paidплатен lessпо-малко than what it costsразходи them to be here.
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Учители, на които се плаща по-малко, отколкото им струва да са тук.
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OceansОкеаните of adolescentsюноши come here to receiveполучавам lessonsУроци
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Океани от подрастващи идват тук да се учат
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but never learnуча to swimплуване,
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но никога не се научават да плуват,
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partчаст like the RedЧервен SeaМоре when the bellзвънец ringsпръстени.
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разделени като Червено Море, когато звънеца звъни.
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This is a trainingобучение groundприземен.
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Това е място за трениране.
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My highВисоко schoolучилище is ChicagoЧикаго,
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Моето училище е в Чикаго,
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diverseразнообразен and segregatedсегрегирани on purposeпредназначение.
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разнообразно и разделено нарочно.
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SocialСоциални linesлинии are barbedбодлива wireтел.
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Социалните линии са бодлива тел.
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LabelsЕтикети like "RegularsРедовна войска" and "HonorsПочести" resonateрезонира.
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Етикети като 'Обикновени' и 'Отлични' резонират.
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I am an HonorsПочести but go home with RegularРедовни studentsстуденти
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Аз съм Отличник, но се прибирам с Обикновени студенти,
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who are soldiersвойници in territoryтеритория that ownsпритежава them.
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които са войници в територията, която ги притежава.
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This is a trainingобучение groundприземен to sortвид out the RegularsРедовна войска
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Това е тренировъчна земя, която разделя Обикновените
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from the HonorsПочести, a reoccurringповторението cycleцикъл
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от Отличните, повтарящ се цикъл,
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builtпостроен to recycleрециклиране the trashбоклук of this systemсистема.
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създаден да рециклира боклука в тази система.
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TrainedОбучени at a youngмлад ageвъзраст to capitalizeс главна буква,
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Трениран от ранна възраст да капитализирам,
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lettersписма taughtпреподава now that capitalismкапитализъм raisesрейзове you
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буквите учат сега, че капитализма те повдига,
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but you have to stepстъпка on someoneнякой elseоще to get there.
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но трябва да стъпиш върху някой друг, за да стигнеш там.
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This is a trainingобучение groundприземен where one groupгрупа
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Това е тренировъчна земя, на която една група
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is taughtпреподава to leadводя and the other is madeизработен to followпоследвам.
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е тренирана да води, а другата група следва.
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No wonderчудя се so manyмного of my people spitшиш barsрешетки,
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Не е за учудване, че много от моите хора изплюват тухли,
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because the truthистина is hardтвърд to swallowлястовица.
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защото истината трудно се преглъща.
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The need for degreesградуса has left so manyмного people frozenзамръзнал.
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Нуждата за дипломи е оставила толкова много хора замразени.
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HomeworkДомашното is stressfulстресиращо,
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Домашните са стресиращи,
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but when you go home everyвсеки day and your home is work,
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но когато се върнеш вкъщи всеки ден и домът ти е работа,
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you don't want to pickизбирам up any assignmentsзадачи.
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не искаш да взимаш никакви задачи.
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ReadingЧетене textbooksучебници is stressfulстресиращо,
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Четенето на учебници е стресиращо,
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but readingчетене does not matterвъпрос when you feel
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но прочетено няма значение, когато чустваш,
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your storyистория is alreadyвече writtenписмен,
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че твоята история вече е написана,
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eitherедин deadмъртъв or gettingполучаване на bookedрезервирани.
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или умряла или я арестуват.
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TakingКато testsтестове is stressfulстресиращо,
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Взимането на тестове е стресиращо,
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but bubblingври in a ScantronScantron does not stop
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но зачеркването на отговорите в тест-формата не спира
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bulletsводещи символи from burstingпрепълнен.
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куршумите от експлоадиране.
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I hearчувам educationобразование systemsсистеми are failingако не,
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Чувам, че системите за обучение се провалят,
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but I believe they're succeedingпостигане на успех at what they're builtпостроен to do --
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но аз смятам, че те са успешни в това, за което са създадени --
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to trainвлак you, to keep you on trackпът,
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да те обучат, да те държат в правия път,
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to trackпът down an AmericanАмерикански dreamмечта that has failedсе провали
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за да преследваш американската мечта, която е подвела
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so manyмного of us all.
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толкова много от нас.
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(ApplauseАплодисменти)
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Translated by Stefan Milanov
Reviewed by Anton Hikov

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Malcolm London - Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up.

Why you should listen

This poet wields a dynamic spirit for speaking engagements utilizing his feisty and passionate performances as words of encourage for next generations to tell their stories. In 2011, Malcolm London won the Louder than a Bomb youth poetry slam in his native Chicago, scooping the top award as both individual performer and with a team. The poet, performer and activist has performed on stages throughout his home city as well as across the United States. A member of the Young Adult Council of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater, London brings vim and vigor to his energetic performances tackling tough contemporary issues head-on. He wrote & directed a spoken word0infused play responding to the Zimmerman verdict called Two Years Later, and 

London attends University of Illinois at Chicago & is a member & co-chair of BYP100 Chicago Chapter, a national organization of black activists & organizers. Deeply interested in working on ways to improve the national education system, London regularly visits high schools, youth jails, colleges and communities to work with students on writing workshops and performances. London is currently devoted to being a youth advocate & coordinator of The Know Your Rights Project out of Northwestern Law School, a project dedicated to educating young people on their rights within the juvenile justice system, & continuing his work as teaching artist on staff at Young Chicago Authors, a program working to transform the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication and performance education. His work has been featured on national outlets including CBS, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Root, and the Chicago Tribune.

More profile about the speaker
Malcolm London | Speaker | TED.com

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