From Homeless to Harvard

"A homeless North Carolina teen, whose parents abandoned her while she was attending an academic camp last summer, is going to Harvard. Dawn Loggins, who graduates Thursday from Burns High School in the small town of Lawndale, was used to re-adjusting. She took a part-time job as as the custodian at school, starting work at 6 a.m. and carrying toiletries with her so she could grab a shower whenever possible. She eventually moved in with a friend's mother...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

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[OktoberSunset]

Let in the 1 homeless kid in and prove how it's the 'land of opportunity', that's the best way to keep the plebs quiet. 

[dirgexxx]

The 30 dislikes on this video clearly proves people dislike videos just because they have TYT written on them. Pathetic. How can you honestly thumbs down a video about someone persevering against such a shitty hand in life? Wtf?

[yelloyo]

And yet you have access to a computer?

[Scott Andrew Hutchins]

I have a master's degree and am homeless because I'm medically limited to a desk job and I just had my 16th interview since becoming homeless yesterday. At least thart one is planning a second interview with me.

[alonzo9772]

@alan paredes No, that's another girl that has a similar story of being poor then being accepted to Harvard in 2000.

[Aboe Bobington]

"What a nice story. That ought to be enough to keep the faithful robotas working hard for us."

"What's that you say?"

"Err, I mean, that was truly inspirational. It's so good to see that if you work hard you really CAN achieve anything. You just gotta keep working hard... (for us)"

"OK, cool!"

[Videooscopy]

More than half the population is white.

[alan paredes]

wo wo wo, hold on, I thought her name was liz murray?

[St0nedSquirr3l]

As fucked up as it is, America still caters to mostly white people. Hell just look at TV, more than half the actors are white.

[St0nedSquirr3l]

It just goes to show that if you work hard enough for something you'll get it.

[maskwright]

"well she's white" seriously?

[yelloyo]

I am so glad that us rich people have been able to establish our freemarket, low tax, regulation free society, wait. Last time i checked society has been constantly moving in the opposite direction of free trade, last i checked free trade is illegal everywhere. As markets become more restricted and regulated they become more monopolistic and less competitive. The rich have gotten exactly what they want today, a powerful and henceforth a corrupt government.