A Story About Race - Neil deGrasse Tyson

(Sorry for taking this down). Neil talks about a time in college where a wrestling teammate made him uneasy about whether he was doing the right thing culturally by becoming an astrophysicist.

Taken from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I5Fl1Qn-Do

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[aroblesCG]

Penn Jillette once said that circumstances of birth (your race, your wealth, when & where you were born) are random, and should never be a source of pride or shame. And I have to agree.

[SPRoubi2020]

Tyson is exactly what Black America needs, not another church pastor.

[Isaia]

I dont' even think he's even talking about race being irrelevant or unimportant. I think he's saying how important VISIBILITY is.

[vigilantmark]

@pjlehan He's what America needs right now, but not what it deserves. So, we'll chase him, hunt him down because he can take it, endure it. He's a Dark Knight. =D

[Sussismatt]

Before Neil, all the "brilliant" blacks in America were leaders of the black community, like Martin Luther King Jr. While such men are certainly worthy of praise, in a way I think Neil has done even more than them. He has demonstrated that blacks can lead in fields even outside of the community itself. As he himself noted, Neil is doing the best thing for the black community by doing something that has NOTHING to do with skin color.

[LDNLeon]

subtle panning to the black members of the audience

[PUSPUSinthaBUSHBUSH]

Tyson can tell the shit out of a story

[havoc4571]

Why did they keep only showing black students?

[pjlehan]

@SPRoubi2020 Tyson is what ALL AMERICANS need. This man is a fucking genius, and the way he portrays himself and his teachings make it easy for anyone to understand. Well anyone who's graduated high school..

[thomascarmona]

five people weren't breastfed as newborns

[3rdEYEbeHolder]

@Jimmyretired

As grateful you are that ISLAM taught the west science and mathmatics to begin with?

[izaccy]

@Jimmyretired whaaat ?

did you happen to know his teachers ? where they white ? and even if his teachers where white, what does that have to do with them educating children and doing a good job.

The concentration of melanin in their skin does not contribute positively or negatively to the education.