Oprah Announces Young Executives Fellowship, Introduces Accepted Students

Hollywood Journal

Meet the students accepted to the new fellowship, presented by The Hollywood Reporter, WME and Amazon Prime Video in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of greater Los Angeles.

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00:01Life is for those with conscious mind, body and soul

00:05Running to the poles, setting standards and goals

00:08Life is for those who engage the struggle and welcome the fight

00:11Whose oil that burns well into the night

00:14Not the ones who think is cool, skipping school, acting a fool

00:17Smoking on blood, spilling silly stunts, wasting time

00:21They'll be left behind in the unimportant line

00:25Listen, the reason why we are all here today is because we are youth

00:29I need you, I need you professionally and I need you personally

00:33I don't want to work for the rest of my life

00:36I need to know there are some beautiful bright young minds coming up behind me taking the reins

00:41And that sits in this room right here

00:52Access is everything

00:54So there are so many people who have the will, who have the talent

00:58Who are literally gifted but they never get the access

01:02You need to see people who look like you, who are succeeding in life

01:06So that you know that it's possible

01:09That that could be you sitting in that seat

01:28Hi, my name is Tiana and I'm 16

01:32When you're growing up an African-American female

01:34A lot of people from different races, they look at you differently

01:38They don't necessarily think that you have the capability to do the same thing as, say, a white female would

01:44One of my biggest dreams is to go to college

01:47I think since I've always had that goal, since from like a young age, I've always been working towards it

01:57So I think it's something that I'm definitely going to do

02:02It's not even an option at this point really

02:04Hello, I'm Miguel and I'm 15 years of age

02:12When I was back in the third grade, fourth grade

02:14My mother was single, but she got with another guy

02:17And we weren't disabled at the time

02:19So we were living in like a van

02:22And it was me, my sister

02:24My older sister, my mother

02:26And we were in a car

02:28We didn't have too much supplies

02:30We wouldn't shower as often

02:32And I wouldn't go to school

02:33I wouldn't be able to actually do work

02:35I felt depressed

02:36It wasn't the good conditions for anyone to be in

02:40I'd be very happy and proud to know that I got accepted into a program that not many people get into

02:47It'll help me be a better leader

02:50I believe I can make a change in the world

02:56Hi, I'm Anaya

02:57I'm in the 10th grade

02:58And I just turned 16

03:00I have three brothers

03:02I have an older brother

03:04Then it's my little brother

03:05Then it's my baby brother

03:07Sometimes it's great having just brothers

03:11Sometimes it's not

03:13It's a little overwhelming

03:15It's very important for me to do well for my brothers

03:21You don't see a lot of black people, black young women, making it out

03:25Especially in a community like this

03:27I just want to show them that it's possible

03:33With all the hurt, you can make it

03:36If I don't get accepted into the program, I'd be really hurt and sad

03:42I just, I really want to do this

03:48I'm ready

03:50If this program works as it should, we will be influencing the future of entertainment

04:09The kinds of movies and TV shows that are green lit

04:12The decisions that are being made in the executive suites and corporate offices

04:17What I would love the mentees to know going into this is that we need them

04:22This is not a one-way street

04:24We need them

04:25We need their points of view

04:26We need their passion

04:27It's a lot of hard work

04:29And they've got to be really curious

04:31And they've got to be kind of always exploring new ideas

04:36And kind of learning about all aspects of the business

04:45You're in the final group now

04:47Why you?

04:48I feel like I should be in it because

04:51I don't know, I feel like everybody has their own mindset

04:55And I feel like mine is different, especially from other kids

04:59And my struggles and my strengths could help

05:04It's just my life

05:05It's true

05:06Why should we take you for this program?

05:08I think you should choose me because it's something that I need

05:11Not just want per se, but it's something that I feel is going to do me a lot of good

05:15To have a support system, to have people to talk to, know that I can count on

05:21What would getting into the program mean for you?

05:23It would mean that I actually accomplish something for my future

05:29Working towards my future and being able to grow within myself

05:36Something's in me and I'm just waiting for it to come out

05:43Hey Anaya

05:44Hey Miguel

05:45Hey Ty

05:46So we want to welcome you and tell you congratulations

05:49Congratulations

05:52Yes

05:55We're just so excited to have you

05:57You have been selected to be in the program

06:03Congratulations

06:04Congratulations

06:05We're just really excited to say welcome to the program, you got accepted

06:11Congratulations

06:12Yes

06:13Yes

06:14Yes

06:15Yes

06:16Yes

06:17Yes

06:29It's not even game changing, it is the game

06:33Can you tell I'm excited about it?

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