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Leveraging Privilege for a Greater Good
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Leveraging Privilege for a Greater Good


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Editorial Rating

8

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  • Engaging

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Part spoken-word performance and part activism playbook, this presentation by 16-year-old Royce Mann contextualizes a young man’s work of art and social justice. Mann, the self-proclaimed embodiment of white male privilege, starts with a performance of his competition-winning viral poem, “White Boy Privilege,” and then shares how he came to be a poet and thought leader for his generation. The influential teen includes the profound, sometimes humbling lessons he learned on his advocacy journey.

Take-Aways

  • White males who understand that their privilege is a social injustice may still fear and resist change.
  • The privileged – including the young privileged – should use their advantage to right a wrong.
  • Activism is a challenging, humbling, worthwhile effort that teaches important lessons.

About the Speaker

Royce Mann is an activist and poet. His spoken-word poem “White Boy Privilege” has garnered more than a million views on YouTube.