The Best Valedictorian Speech EVER

[JahiSalaam]

youre a great speaker :)

[0orejoice4JESUSo0]

Thank you for inspiring me!!! May God use you greatly in his kingdom. God bless! =) Jesus loves you!!! <3

[Ry28952]

theyre all black

[msreverta]

OH MY WHAT AN AWSOME SPEECH. I PRAY THAT YOU ALLOW GOD TO BE FIRST AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. WOMAN OF GOD SEEK THE LORD TO FIND OUT WHAT HIS WILL IS FOR YOUR LIFE. I WILL KEEP YOU IN PRAYER. BE BLESSED.

[cosg9531]

Your whiny, annoying voice would drive anyone right up the wall. Stay away from microphones from now on.

[thecraftybee]

I am not religious at all and normally eschew people that preach Jesus, but by God that girl was fantastic. She is a credit to her community and her school. Her confidence and personality are invigorating and I hope she achieves all she sets out to do.

Unlike Latinoloveruk below me, I wish the UK had more end-of-High-School rituals like this.

She has set me on a high for the day.

[jimmyzeeweed]

what a Legend!!

[caprice911]

LOVE IT!

[408Jeanette]

OMg girl i love how confident you were giving the speech i just found out ima do the speech and oh my idk were to start but thanks to watching this i think i got this(: i love it! thanks girl

[Afftene22]

@408Jeanette Thank you so much!!!

[AlexPatrick816]

Awesome speech!

[ELPAPiGORDO]

AMEN!!!

[labellt]

Since you were a little girl you have always been so sure of yourself. You graduated with a 4.16 GPA and now you are a junior at Duke University! So many youth are inspired by you! God has his hand on your life! We are waiting on your first movie production!

[jeffhellraiser2]

Meh. The Pokemon valedictorian speech was still better

[latinaloveruk]

We don't have 'Valedictory' speeches in UK Uni's.. Now I c why...

[achristiangirl]

One of my favorite question is "Can anything good come out of Bessemer, Alabama?" The answer is YES! You are a prime example of something good coming from Bessemer, Alabama -The Marvel City. I expect to continue to hear great things from you. M. Christian, Abrams Elementary 6th Grade Teacher

[TiredSouls]

thats the most black ppl ive seen graduate at the same time LMAO

no racist tho 

[jessyjaymez]

Amazing :D

[kypiano]

i absolutely love it

[Afftene22]

@kypiano ty!

[kuraiamaya]

Wow! Your confidence when saying that speech was amazing!

I just found out yesterday that I am being honored with the title of Class Valedictorian. My graduation is in 24 days. I can only hope that I have as much confidence as you did while I'm saying my speech!!!

[Jazzygirl864]

awesome job! :D that was hilarious and inspiring

[Zefron2008]

You know... God is going to BLESS you for that!!!! You've have made him so happy!!!!

[Afftene22]

@Zefron2008 Thank You!!!!

[commentkid69]

they're all black... NICE

[labellt]

Your speech holds the conviction of a great orator! God I pray for favor and definitely your increase!

[anne6chicco]

Hey I'm from the Philippines. I'm about to deliver a graduation speech in about a week and I was inspired by yours. :) You've got that thing that made the audience pay attention to what you were saying! :)) great great great great speech! ^^

God bless you!

[Afftene22]

I think that is the sweetest thing anyone has EVER said to me. God bless you and good luck!!

[pgl0897]

Preach it girl. I don't even know why they gave you a microphone, coz you didn't need one!

[Afftene22]

::Blushes::Thank you sweetie!!!

[Brit622]

Great Speech! And you were so confident to, something that i wasn't when i did mine 2 years ago. I was only 11, thats my excuse and im running with it=)

But anyways, great speech and very inspirational. =)

[Afftene22]

LOL! Thank you, Brit622!

[TheJacob222]

Good job.That speech was inspirational.But whatever you do, continue to keep your head up and stay motivated.

[Afftene22]

Thank you so much, sweetheart!!

[dontreallycare3]

WONDERFUL WORDS but the delivery was a bit to shrill for my taste. :) but that's just me. you really felt your speech and that was pretty amazing.

[CharlottePanicked]

You are amazing with words, totally inspirational :)

[xxim2tallxx]

this was amazing! thanks so much for posting this. i'm about to write my own speech and this was what i want mine to be.

thanks again!

[Afftene22]

Just follow your heart and you are welcome!

[Afftene22]

I agree. Smity199 does need to take a chill pill or two.

[kansas66204]

great speech..... i hope you succeed in college.... great video.. stay black

[purplekush317]

stay black?

[jbmnyc]

just in case

[smity199]

lol ps queen latifa up there didnt even know what she was talkin about.. lol she spent hours going through a thesaraus trying to find words that werent ebonics. and this is far from the BEST speech EVER. lol its pretty good considering the pool that there is to draw from in these inner city ses pools.

[Afftene22]

Wow! I find it so hilarious the number of false insinuations that you make in your comment. First of all, I am not Queen Latifah. Though, I do thank you for the comparison. She's a beautiful woman doing something positive in her life - just like me attending Duke University. Secondly, unless you were there with me when I was writing my speech, you certainly do not know what I "spent hours" doing. So that claim is completely and indubitably unsubstantiated and unfounded to say the least.

[Afftene22]

Thirdly, I appreciate your opinion. I certainly know that not all people would agree with the title of the video, and that's fine. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and it is not my place to antagonize someone for expressing their thoughts. Finally, just so you will know, my school is not in the inner city. Actually, we live about 20 miles from the nearest city, which is Birmingham, AL. Also, we were just given the Bronze award from the US News & World Report organization that ranks

[Afftene22]

our nation's best educational institutions. I'm so glad that we had a chance to talk. Maybe you can school me in creating the "BEST speech EVER". P.S.: "Ses pools" should be spelled CESSPOOLS. Maybe you should use a dictionary the next time you comment on Youtube.

[smity199]

damn never knew that many black people were capable of graduating..

[Darkoutcast44]

AAHAHAHAHAHAH! ur sooooooo funny! *sarcasm*

[theKevinLemon]

-_-' stupid.

[MindTheGirl10]

wooooow! gave me chills :DD!

[Afftene22]

Thank you!! May I ask where you are from and how did you find out about the video?

[MindTheGirl10]

I'm from Ceres, Cali. I was looking up Valedictorian speeches and found yours. I liked it :).

[Afftene22]

Why thank you!! Feel free to tell your friends and family.

[MindTheGirl10]

I will! :DD.

[StupidIdiot12345]

Hehe. Seems you've got a lot of fans! ▼

[mizalondra]

God Bless you Miss Lady. You are truly anointed and appointed. Let HIM use you!!!

[Afftene22]

Thank you!!

[msysspinks]

This was so hot!

[Afftene22]

Thanks for the compliment!!

[mixedfeelings]

girllll!!!! you better go head.... wounderful word..

[Afftene22]

Thank you so much!!!

[RossGyrl08]

Standing Ovation! Continue to be a BOLD soldier for JESUS CHRIST!!! God Bless!

[Afftene22]

THANKS

[IggyBernotas]

nice speech

[Afftene22]

thank you

[nautilu]

LOVED YOUR SPEECH!!! I feel like my speech was nothing compared to yours! :-)

Unfortunately, if you had told a speech like this in my school district, you would've ended up like Brittany McComb.

CONTINUE TO BE BOLD FOR CHRIST! You're awesome, my sister.

[Afftene22]

Thank you, my sister

[MsO205]

Girl I graduated in 2005. That was the bst speech I heard in a while. You keep striving for the best in life. There are many people that will want you to feel in life because of jealousy and envy. College isn't always easy but do the best of all your abilities. I pray for your success now and in the near future. Last but not least don't let the world tempt you. Keep God first in every step of your life.

[Afftene22]

Thanks a-bundles!!!

[ArekahTheGoddess]

Tell em girl! Such a positive and powerful speaker!

Arekah

[robinson62]

I knew the minute you opened your mouth that you came straight out from under a church pew. Great Job! where are you going to college young lady?

[Afftene22]

I will be attending Duke University in the Fall.

[robinson62]

Great choice. Knock 'em dead.

[Afftene22]

Thank You!

[Afftene22]

Thank You

[sistaslick]

Tell it!!! Tell it!!!