Stacey Abrams: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do
Stacey Abrams: Três perguntas que devemos fazer a nós mesmos sobre tudo o que fazemos
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 --
no ensino médio, aos 17 anos,
in Decatur, Georgia,
I had grown up in Mississippi,
e fui criada no Mississippi.
as United Methodist ministers.
como pastores da Igreja Metodista.
não o bastante,
we were poor enough,
à pobreza permanente".
and I became valedictorian.
e me tornei oradora na formatura.
valedictorian in the state of Georgia
no estado da Geórgia
to meet the governor of Georgia.
a conhecer o governador da Geórgia.
de interesse em conhecê-lo.
that he lived in a mansion,
de ele morar num palácio,
of "General Hospital" and "Dynasty"
a "General Hospital" e "Dinastia"
ready to go to visit the governor.
pronta para visitar o governador.
who were also invited, got up,
foram convidados, acordaram,
a car is a necessary thing.
there aren't a lot of options.
não há muitas opções.
to live in a community
numa comunidade em que não tenham carro,
all the way to Buckhead,
on this really beautiful acreage of land,
naquele pedaço de terra muito bonito,
that ran the length of the property.
ao longo da propriedade.
that lets them know this is our stop,
we walk across the street.
because there are cars coming up,
porque havia carros se aproximando
from all across the state of Georgia.
e meus pais me puseram no meio,
I don't get hit by one of the cars
trazendo os outros oradores me atingisse.
the guard comes out.
and he looks at my parents,
this is a private event."
é um evento particular".
Stacey. She's one of the valedictorians."
Stacey, uma das oradoras".
at the checklist that's in his hands.
da bolsa muito volumosa.
of her very voluminous purse.
over our shoulder at the bus,
him a story about who should be there.
uma história sobre quem deveria estar lá.
to have our own car --
para ter nosso próprio carro
que ele contava a si mesmo.
something in my skin color,
de minha pele ou em minha roupa.
foi olhar para mim de novo
to look at me again,
You don't belong here."
particular. Aqui não é seu lugar".
United Methodist ministers,
pastores da Igreja Metodista,
to engage this gentleman
of his decision-making skills.
a competência dele para tomar decisões.
in a very fiery place
em um lugar muito quente
on that checklist.
the checklist eventually,
o homem verificou a lista,
and he let us inside.
the governor of Georgia.
com o governador da Geórgia.
my fellow valedictorians
que tenho daquele dia
of the most powerful place in Georgia,
ao lugar mais poderoso da Geórgia,
I don't belong.
que ali não era meu lugar.
who got to open the gates.
the rest of the story.
infelizmente, vocês devem saber.
How do I move forward?
como faço para seguir em frente?
apenas para jovens mulheres negras
to open the gates for young black women
que aquele lugar não era para elas.
and told they don't belong.
for Latinas and for Asian Americans.
às latinas e às ásio-americanas.
aos documentados e aos não documentados.
for the undocumented and the documented.
as an ally of the LGBTQ community.
como uma aliada da comunidade LGBTQ.
aqueles portões às famílias
themselves the victims of gun violence.
a todo mundo da Geórgia,
for everyone in Georgia,
and this is our nation,
e esta é a nossa nação,
tentativa não foi suficiente.
is that the first try wasn't enough.
como faço para seguir em frente?
How do I move forward?
and the sadness and the lethargy
da tristeza e da letargia
of television as I eat ice cream?
de televisão enquanto tomo sorvete?
because going backwards isn't an option
porque ir para trás não é uma opção
para governadora
and what I wanted to be.
e o que eu queria ser.
I ask myself about everything I do,
sobre tudo o que faço,
ou iniciar um negócio;
or starting a business;
o "New Georgia Project"
the New Georgia Project
Fair Fight Georgia.
mais recente: "Fair Fight Georgia".
I ask myself three questions:
faço a mim mesma três perguntas:
que fazer a mim mesma são:
I have to ask myself are:
sobre o escopo de minha ambição?
of my ambition?
that once you didn't get what you wanted,
conseguimos o que queríamos,
um pouco as perspectivas,
have set your sights a little lower,
que sejam agressivos com sua ambição.
to be aggressive about your ambition.
understand your mistakes.
entender seus erros,
doesn't work out,
provavelmente é nossa culpa.
que poderíamos fazer melhor,
we could do better,
o que o outro lado poderia ter feito.
not to investigate too much
que nossos erros são só nossos,
that our mistakes are ours alone,
é um benefício compartilhado.
é entender seus erros
is understand your mistakes,
and honest with those who support you.
e com aqueles que os apoiam.
o que vocês querem,
revenge is not a good reason.
a vingança não é um bom motivo.
de querer agir
not that you should do,
that doesn't allow you to sleep at night
que não os deixem dormir à noite,
e os deixem animados;
and gets you excited about it;
fazer algo a respeito.
something about it.
pelo qual isso deve ser feito.
from across this world
têm que acontecer.
the "what" to the "do"
não tem sentido se não souberem o motivo.
when it gets tough,
se esquecem de vocês,
you can't try again.
não conseguem tentar de novo.
you're going to get it done.
a primeira mulher negra
to ever become the nominee for governor
dos Estados Unidos por um grande partido.
of America for a major party.
African American voters in Georgia.
afro-americanos na Geórgia.
do que os eleitores dos democratas
of the ticket in 2014.
o número de latinos
in the state of Georgia.
no estado da Geórgia.
"Este é nosso estado também".
"This is our state, too."
how I can get it done.
como fazer acontecer.
the obstacles aren't insurmountable.
que os obstáculos não são intransponíveis.
that always hold us hostage.
que sempre nos mantêm reféns.
I'm in a little bit of debt.
que estou um pouco endividada.
you did not go outside.
é porque não saíram de casa.
that holds us back so often,
com muita frequência.
by how much we have in resources.
por nossa quantidade de recursos.
those resource challenges.
esses desafios de recursos.
something you don't talk about.
algo sobre o qual não conversamos.
to debt-shame me in my campaign.
para me envergonharem na campanha.
that my lack of opportunity
que minha falta de recursos
me from running.
me impedisse de concorrer.
to tell me I shouldn't run.
que eu não deveria concorrer.
maybe I shouldn't run.
que talvez eu não devesse concorrer.
a reason we don't let ourselves dream.
frequente que não nos deixava sonhar.
overcome those obstacles,
iremos superar esses obstáculos,
you will be damned if you do not try.
condenados se não tentarmos.
what you're afraid of,
podemos descobrir como lidar com ele.
about processes and politics
sobre processos e política,
from getting where you want to be.
de chegar aonde queremos.
position instead of power.
a posição em vez do poder.
as a consolation prize,
como prêmio de consolação,
and we're going to get it,
e que conseguiremos isso,
to evaluate how much we want it.
de avaliarmos o quanto queremos algo.
you said you should,
que deveríamos fazer,
to the "why" of it.
ao "porquê" de tudo isso.
who speak for the voiceless.
que falem por quem não pode falar.
of good conscience
pessoas de boa consciência
belongs to us all.
social é para todos nós.
e me faz lutar ainda mais.
knowing what is in my past.
conhecendo meu passado.
que preparam para mim.
e criando novos obstáculos agora.
and creating new obstacles now.
to figure it out.
and it is a stain on our nation.
e é uma mancha em nossa nação.
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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