Bakari Sellers: NCU Commencement Speech 2017

In this video, CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers delivers a compelling, humorous, and inspiring commencement speech at Northcentral University, focusing on the power of purpose. He encourages graduates not to be afraid of failure or let fear stand in the way of their goals. He opens his speech by saying that growing up, his parents taught him that the two most important words are "thank you," and they're not nearly said enough.

Bakari Sellers made history in 2006 when, at just 22 years old, he defeated a 26-year incumbent State Representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African American elected official in the nation. His political career did not stop there. In 2014, Sellers won the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor in South Carolina, and has also worked for United States Congressman James Clyburn and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. He is widely considered to be a rising star within the Democratic Party and leading voice for his generation.