Stacey Abrams: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do
Стейси Абръмс: Три въпроса да зададеш на себе си за всичко, което правиш
Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia. Full bio
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at the age of 17 --
in Decatur, Georgia,
I had grown up in Mississippi,
пораснах в Мисисипи,
as United Methodist ministers.
образованието си като министри
на Обединените методисти
we were poor enough,
че сме достатъчно бедни,
and I became valedictorian.
valedictorian in the state of Georgia
да бъдеш отличник в Джорджия е,
to meet the governor of Georgia.
that he lived in a mansion,
че той живееше в имение,
of "General Hospital" and "Dynasty"
готова да посетя губернатора.
ready to go to visit the governor.
who were also invited, got up,
които също бяха поканени, станаха
a car is a necessary thing.
и затова няма много опции.
there aren't a lot of options.
to live in a community
all the way to Buckhead,
на тази удивителна земя,
on this really beautiful acreage of land,
които обгръщаха цялото имение.
that ran the length of the property.
който предупреждаваше за нашето слизане,
that lets them know this is our stop,
we walk across the street.
because there are cars coming up,
from all across the state of Georgia.
за да не ме блъсне кола,
I don't get hit by one of the cars
the guard comes out.
and he looks at my parents,
this is a private event."
това е частно събитие."
Stacey. She's one of the valedictorians."
тя е една от отличниците".
at the checklist that's in his hands.
of her very voluminous purse.
over our shoulder at the bus,
че автобусът му напомня кой трябва да е тук.
him a story about who should be there.
за собствена кола
to have our own car --
something in my skin color,
в цвета на кожата ми,
да ме погледне отново,
to look at me again,
не принадлежите тук."
You don't belong here."
United Methodist ministers,
на Обединените Методисти,
to engage this gentleman
of his decision-making skills.
касаеща неговите умения за взимане на решения.
in a very fiery place
в много огнено място,
on that checklist.
the checklist eventually,
and he let us inside.
the governor of Georgia.
другите отличници
my fellow valedictorians
който имам, от този ден
of the most powerful place in Georgia,
който седеше пред най-силното място в Джорджия,
I don't belong.
че не принадлежа тук.
who got to open the gates.
който ще отвори тези порти.
може да сте прочели края на историята.
the rest of the story.
How do I move forward?
за млади тъмнокожи жени,
to open the gates for young black women
and told they don't belong.
или им е казвано, че не принадлежат.
латиноамериканци и американоазиатци.
for Latinas and for Asian Americans.
for the undocumented and the documented.
за легални и нелегални.
as an ally of the LGBTQ community.
за гей обществото.
themselves the victims of gun violence.
жертви на оръжейно насилие.
for everyone in Georgia,
за всички в Джорджия,
and this is our nation,
и това е нашата нация,
is that the first try wasn't enough.
не беше достатъчен,
How do I move forward?
and the sadness and the lethargy
тъгата, летаргията
of television as I eat ice cream?
докато ям сладолед?
защото връщането назад не е опция
because going backwards isn't an option
моята надпревара за губернатор
and what I wanted to be.
и коя исках да бъда.
I ask myself about everything I do,
за всичко, което правя,
или започване на бизнес;
or starting a business;
the New Georgia Project
Fair Fight Georgia.
I ask myself three questions:
аз питам себе си тези три въпроса:
I have to ask myself are:
които трябва да питам себе си са:
of my ambition?
на моята амбиция?
когато не получиш това, което искаш,
that once you didn't get what you wanted,
have set your sights a little lower,
to be aggressive about your ambition.
understand your mistakes.
doesn't work out,
we could do better,
което можехме да направим по-добре,
not to investigate too much
that our mistakes are ours alone,
is understand your mistakes,
които ви подкрепят.
and honest with those who support you.
revenge is not a good reason.
отмъщението не е добра причина.
not that you should do,
което трябва да направите,
да спите вечерта,
that doesn't allow you to sleep at night
and gets you excited about it;
и ви прави развълнувани
something about it.
да направите нещо по въпроса.
from across this world
the "what" to the "do"
when it gets tough,
you can't try again.
you're going to get it done.
to ever become the nominee for governor
която да бъде въобще номинирана за губернатор
of America for a major party.
African American voters in Georgia.
гласуващи афроамериканци в Джорджия.
of the ticket in 2014.
Демократите през 2014 г.
броя на латиноамериканците,
имат значение в Джорджия,
in the state of Georgia.
"This is our state, too."
"Това е нашият щат, също!"
how I can get it done.
the obstacles aren't insurmountable.
that always hold us hostage.
I'm in a little bit of debt.
you did not go outside.
значи не сте излизали от вкъщи.
което ни задържат много често,
that holds us back so often,
с това колко ресурси имаме.
by how much we have in resources.
those resource challenges.
които превъзмогнаха тези предизвикателства.
something you don't talk about.
за което не говориш.
за моите дългове в кампанията ми.
to debt-shame me in my campaign.
че фактът, че нямам възможности
that my lack of opportunity
me from running.
че не трябва да се пробвам.
to tell me I shouldn't run.
maybe I shouldn't run.
a reason we don't let ourselves dream.
overcome those obstacles,
you will be damned if you do not try.
what you're afraid of,
about processes and politics
from getting where you want to be.
където искаш да бъдеш.
position instead of power.
че приемаме позицията си, а не силата си.
утешителна награда,
as a consolation prize,
and we're going to get it,
и че ще го постигнем,
to evaluate how much we want it.
колко всъщност го искаме.
и си казал каквото трябва,
you said you should,
to the "why" of it.
who speak for the voiceless.
of good conscience
belongs to us all.
което принадлежи на всички нас.
knowing what is in my past.
знаейки какво е миналото ми.
които имат за мен.
and creating new obstacles now.
to figure it out.
and it is a stain on our nation.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stacey Abrams - PoliticianFormer Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia.
Why you should listen
Stacey Abrams's 2018 campaign for governor of Georgia turned more voters than any Democrat in Georgia history, including former President Barack Obama, and invested in critical infrastructure to build progress in the state. After witnessing the gross mismanagement of the election by the Secretary of State's office, Abrams launched Fair Fight to ensure every Georgian has a voice in our election system.
Abrams received degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and Yale Law School. Dedicated to civic engagement, she founded the New Georgia Project, which submitted more than 200,000 registrations from voters of color between 2014 and 2016.
Under the pen name Selena Montgomery, Abrams is the award-winning author of eight romantic suspense novels, which have sold more than 100,000 copies. As co-founder of NOW Account, a financial services firm that helps small businesses grow, Abrams has helped create and retain jobs in Georgia. And through her various business ventures, she has helped employ even more Georgians, including hundreds of young people starting out. As House Minority Leader, she has worked strategically to recruit, train, elect and defend Democrats to prevent a Republican supermajority in the House, and she has worked across the aisle on behalf of all Georgians. During her tenure, she has stopped legislation to raise taxes on the poor and middle class and to roll back reproductive healthcare. She has brokered compromises that led to progress on transportation, infrastructure, and education. In the legislature, she passed legislation to improve the welfare of grandparents and other kin raising children and secured increased funding to support these families.
Abrams and her five siblings grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi with three tenets: go to school, go to church, and take care of each other. Despite struggling to make ends meet for their family, her parents made service a way of life for their children -- if someone was less fortunate, it was their job to serve that person. This ethic led the family to Georgia. Abrams's parents attended Emory University to pursue graduate studies in divinity and become United Methodist ministers. Abrams and her younger siblings attended DeKalb County Schools, and she graduated from Avondale High School.
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