Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Aug 7, 2009
http://www.ted.com For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he's become an international hip-hop star and an activist for kids in war zones. In words and lyrics, he tells the story of his amazing life.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
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I want this video on my S663 phone.
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how does this descend in to ghetto-rap?
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This video is a favorite on Washington D.C.
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Whenever I hear about ethnic strife...I know who started it...white bastards
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If you ever met a woman like Emma McCune, how can you not fall in love with her.
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@simbakafiri They're busy enforcing misogyny and deceiving people respectively.
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No black face in the audience....LOL...where is p diddy or oprah?
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meanwhile Lil wayne and drake just won grammies....what a twisted world
4 months ago 5
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HolyJesus .
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@coberjet hating? this guy was calling Emmanuels speech bullshit...
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My favourite music is not hip-hop, but the speech is deeply moving, and I respect him for everything he did, and his determination in trying to change his world. Why, why, why wouldn't we think about aid to Africa the way he thinks. And why shouldn't we try things that hasn't been tried yet?
hmsrenown 2 years ago 12
yes. we need more people like him in the world.
PaPyKoG 2 years ago 7