ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Malcolm London - Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up.

Why you should listen

This poet wields a dynamic spirit for speaking engagements utilizing his feisty and passionate performances as words of encourage for next generations to tell their stories. In 2011, Malcolm London won the Louder than a Bomb youth poetry slam in his native Chicago, scooping the top award as both individual performer and with a team. The poet, performer and activist has performed on stages throughout his home city as well as across the United States. A member of the Young Adult Council of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater, London brings vim and vigor to his energetic performances tackling tough contemporary issues head-on. He wrote & directed a spoken word0infused play responding to the Zimmerman verdict called Two Years Later, and 

London attends University of Illinois at Chicago & is a member & co-chair of BYP100 Chicago Chapter, a national organization of black activists & organizers. Deeply interested in working on ways to improve the national education system, London regularly visits high schools, youth jails, colleges and communities to work with students on writing workshops and performances. London is currently devoted to being a youth advocate & coordinator of The Know Your Rights Project out of Northwestern Law School, a project dedicated to educating young people on their rights within the juvenile justice system, & continuing his work as teaching artist on staff at Young Chicago Authors, a program working to transform the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication and performance education. His work has been featured on national outlets including CBS, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Root, and the Chicago Tribune.

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Malcolm London: "High School Training Ground"

Malcolm London: “Tempat pelatihan SMA”

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Penyair muda, pendidik, dan aktivis Malcom London menampilkan puisinya tentang hidup di garis depan SMa. Dia bercerita tentang "lautan remaja" yang datang ke sekolah "namun tidak pernah belajar berenang," atau "kejantanan yang ditiru oleh para pria yang tumbuh tanpa ayah." Indah, puitis, menggetarkan.
- Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up. Full bio

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At 7:45 a.m., I openBuka the doorspintu to a buildingbangunan
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dedicatedberdedikasi to buildingbangunan, yetnamun only breaksistirahat me down.
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mengabdi di gedung itu, sebelumnya hanya menghancurkan hatiku.
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I marchMaret down hallwayslorong-lorong cleaneddibersihkan up after me everysetiap day
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kususuri lorong yang dibersihkan saat aku lewat setiap harinya
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by regularreguler janitorstukang sapu,
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oleh petugas kebersihan,
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but I never have the decencykesopanan to honormenghormati theirmereka namesnama.
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namun aku tak pernah berbaik hati mengingat nama mereka.
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LockersLoker left openBuka like teenageremaja boys'anak laki-laki' mouthsmulut
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Loker dibiarkan terbuka seperti mulut para remaja pria
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when teenageremaja girlsanak perempuan wearmemakai clothespakaian that coverspenutup
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saat melihat remaja wanita memakai pakaian yang menutupi
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theirmereka insecuritiesketidakamanan but exposesmengekspos everything elselain.
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kerentanan mereka namun memamerkan bagian tubuhnya.
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MasculinityMaskulinitas mimickedmenirukan by menpria who grewtumbuh up with no fathersayah,
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maskulinitas yang ditiru oleh remaja pria yang tumbuh tanpa ayah,
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camouflagekamuflase worndipakai by bulliespengganggu who are dangerouslyberbahaya armedbersenjata
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kamuflase yang ditunjukkan preman yang memiliki senjata berbahaya
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but need hugspelukan.
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tetapi butuh kasih sayang.
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TeachersGuru paiddibayar lesskurang than what it costsbiaya them to be here.
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Para guru yang gajinya lebih kecil dari biaya transport ke sini.
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OceansLautan of adolescentsremaja come here to receivemenerima lessonspelajaran
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Banyak remaja datang ke sini untuk belajar,
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but never learnbelajar to swimberenang,
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namun tidak benar-benar belajar
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partbagian like the RedMerah SeaLaut when the bellbel ringscincin.
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terlihat seperti lautan manusia saat lonceng berbunyi.
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This is a traininglatihan groundtanah.
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Inilah tempat pelatihan.
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My hightinggi schoolsekolah is ChicagoChicago,
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SMAku di Chicago,
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diverseberbeda and segregatedtersendiri on purposetujuan.
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beraneka ragam dan sengaja dikotak-kotakkan.
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SocialSosial linesgaris are barbedberduri wirekawat.
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Status sosial menjadi pagar berduri.
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LabelsLabel like "RegularsTetap" and "HonorsPenghargaan" resonateberesonansi.
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Label "Orang biasa" dan "Orang terhormat" bergema.
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I am an HonorsPenghargaan but go home with RegularReguler studentssiswa
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Saya orang terhormat namun pulang bersama siswa biasa.
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who are soldierstentara in territorywilayah that ownsmemiliki them.
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prajurit di wilayah mereka sendiri.
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This is a traininglatihan groundtanah to sortmenyortir out the RegularsTetap
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Inilah tempat pelatihan untuk memilah prajurit biasa
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from the HonorsPenghargaan, a reoccurringreoccurring cyclesiklus
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dari Orang terhormat, seperti daur yang terus berulang
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builtdibangun di to recycledaur ulang the trashsampah of this systemsistem.
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dibuat untuk mendaur ulang sampah dari sistem ini.
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TrainedDilatih at a youngmuda ageusia to capitalizememanfaatkan,
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Dilatih di usia muda untuk menjadi kapitalis,
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lettershuruf taughtdiajarkan now that capitalismkapitalisme raisesmeningkatkan you
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yang diajarkan sekarang ini adalah Anda dibesarkan oleh kapitalisme,
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but you have to steplangkah on someonesome one elselain to get there.
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dimana Anda harus menginjak orang lain agar sampai di sana.
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This is a traininglatihan groundtanah where one groupkelompok
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Inilah pusat pelatihan di mana satu kelompok
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is taughtdiajarkan to leadmemimpin and the other is madeterbuat to followmengikuti.
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diajarkan untuk memimpin dan yang lainnya menjadi pengikut.
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No wonderbertanya-tanya so manybanyak of my people spitmeludah barsbar,
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Tidak heran banyak orang menyanyikan lagu rap.
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because the truthkebenaran is hardkeras to swallowmenelan.
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karena kenyataan sangat sulit untuk ditelan.
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The need for degreesderajat has left so manybanyak people frozenbeku.
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Kebutuhan akan gelar membuat banyak orang membeku.
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HomeworkPekerjaan rumah is stressfulpenuh tekanan,
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Pekerjaan rumah membuat stres,
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but when you go home everysetiap day and your home is work,
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namun jika setiap hari Anda pulang dan di rumah membuat PR,
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you don't want to pickmemilih up any assignmentstugas.
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Anda tidak akan mau mengerjakan tugas apapun.
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ReadingMembaca textbooksbuku teks is stressfulpenuh tekanan,
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Membaca buku juga membuat stress,
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but readingbacaan does not mattermasalah when you feel
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namun membaca tidak jadi masalah jika Anda merasa
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your storycerita is alreadysudah writtentertulis,
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kisah Anda sudah ditulis,
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eitherantara deadmati or gettingmendapatkan bookeddipesan.
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baik itu kisah membosankan ataupun tentang masalah yang Anda buat.
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TakingMengambil teststes is stressfulpenuh tekanan,
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Ujian juga membuat stress,
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but bubblingmenggelegak in a ScantronScantron does not stop
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namun semangat saat mengerjakan soal pilihan berganda tak akan menghentikan
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bulletspeluru from burstingmeledak.
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masalah sesungguhnya.
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I hearmendengar educationpendidikan systemssistem are failingkegagalan,
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Saya mendengar sistem pendidikan gagal,
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but I believe they're succeedingberhasil at what they're builtdibangun di to do --
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namun saya percaya sistem ini sukses mencapai tujuan pembuatannya,
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to trainmelatih you, to keep you on trackjalur,
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untuk melatih Anda, menjaga Anda tetap di jalur yang benar,
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to trackjalur down an AmericanAmerika Serikat dreammimpi that has failedgagal
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mengejar mimpi Amerika yang telah membuat
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so manybanyak of us all.
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begitu banyak orang gagal.
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(ApplauseTepuk tangan)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Malcolm London - Poet, performer, activist
Young spoken-word poet Malcolm London has been called the "Gil Scott-Heron of this generation" (by Cornel West). His feisty, passionate performances take on the issues of the day, including the Chicago education system in which he grew up.

Why you should listen

This poet wields a dynamic spirit for speaking engagements utilizing his feisty and passionate performances as words of encourage for next generations to tell their stories. In 2011, Malcolm London won the Louder than a Bomb youth poetry slam in his native Chicago, scooping the top award as both individual performer and with a team. The poet, performer and activist has performed on stages throughout his home city as well as across the United States. A member of the Young Adult Council of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater, London brings vim and vigor to his energetic performances tackling tough contemporary issues head-on. He wrote & directed a spoken word0infused play responding to the Zimmerman verdict called Two Years Later, and 

London attends University of Illinois at Chicago & is a member & co-chair of BYP100 Chicago Chapter, a national organization of black activists & organizers. Deeply interested in working on ways to improve the national education system, London regularly visits high schools, youth jails, colleges and communities to work with students on writing workshops and performances. London is currently devoted to being a youth advocate & coordinator of The Know Your Rights Project out of Northwestern Law School, a project dedicated to educating young people on their rights within the juvenile justice system, & continuing his work as teaching artist on staff at Young Chicago Authors, a program working to transform the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication and performance education. His work has been featured on national outlets including CBS, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Root, and the Chicago Tribune.

More profile about the speaker
Malcolm London | Speaker | TED.com