Being the real me without apology | MaameYaa Boafo | TEDxAccra
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- Published on Jun 15, 2015
- A beautiful story is told of a young African girl who travelled all over the world and finally settled in the United States with the dream of becoming an actress. After several unpleasant yet interesting experiences, she finally gets to be the actress with working permit in the US. MaameYaa Boafo tells her story
MaameYaa Boafo is a professional actress. Growing up in Pakistan, Sudan, Kenya, Switzerland and Ethiopia, MaameYaa’s upbringing has made her an artist with a hear t for culture, travel and humanity.
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It was very touching to see how proud her father was of her. It is easy to see why she is so courageous: she comes from good stock, with a father like that, who cared that a child not his own was separated from their family -- and worked to reunite them. Beautiful, positive, erudite young woman. I wish her well in all her endeavors.
Eeei, Maame Yaa wope kasa ooo !
This was awesome! God Bless!!
Not a real talk. All she talks about is herself.
Isn't that what she supposed to do talk about herself and her experience???
bah bah bah me me me
I watched this on my tv and I had to come to my phone to comment and say that you are truly inspiring and your passion shines through. Keep pushing. Never stop. Much love.
What a lovely, intelligent, inspiring, African woman. Gives one hope.
beautiful!!!!!! on you said home sick is a disease...u are right but which home ???
Lovely. Thank you!
u are role model sis
From Kenya. You just did justice to my selfesteem.iam encouraged to be better
By this gods grace that's why blacks suffer, too much god bs.
I like to act but i think whats holding me back from chasing this dream is the fact that i feel like acting with never pay my living
Very intelligent woman! I am happy for you that you pursued your dream. There are greater things ahead for you.
I love her. She and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie almost the same.
At the first glance i thought she's Ngozi.
She is so beautiful and articulate.
Troll
now let us liberate Africa..
Hey Maame Yaa, how are u? I saw your video very late, but I like it enough that's great video, thank you. I also from GHANA. Your great.
Hello people I am from Honduras Central America and I am follower of inteligent people in you tube I think this is an important manner to grow up mentaly I never went to school in my childhood but I am very happy because I ve learned to speake English,catalan,and to play the guitar watching videos in you tube this is my teacher RU-clip.I am very thankfull with technology and persons like this interesting woman.thank
fellow ghanaian :)
means she is rich A>
THIS IS GODLY BABE!!!! KEEP GOING !!!
well done.sister.God bless
Now what do we do?lolololol.
A dream come through.
Oh my God
Yaa I love you so much.
Na ad3n😃?
Oh such an inspiration.
She is amazing.
Thank you
I don't understand how this mini documentary received over 1thousand dislikes...gotta be some disgruntled white folks!
Thanks for your advices about living abroad!
Love her talk!, The audience was painfully dry though🤦🏾♀️
Love her hair and Everthing about her.
this is beautiful
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It bulids my cofitnce
❤️
AMEN this was a blessing!
This is just amazing👊🏾
Go girl.... You've inspired me
This is great inspiration I love it
I enjoyed this 😊
S U P E R B, Maame Yaa Boafo!
I'm so glad I found this video. She's very inspirational. She says it all.. Specially about having to listen to people dropping hints to you from morning to night about your hair and accent from the people who have the power to decide to hire fire promote or demote.. There's so much discrimination towards foreign national workers in USA. The truth is the best and the brightest fly from overseas to do something better in the world.
Inspiring...
I want an african woman like this
THANK YOU BEAUTIFUL .
You were probably better at singing pirate and narrator than some actor were in their award winning roles.
what is the name of the spinal surgeon?
She just woke me up inside... Just realized that I was carrying inside from my childhood. All this time, I’ve been internalizing what others thought of me. I will never forget not getting a lead part in the “Santa Baby” play. I got all the praises from my classmates but was shut down by my teacher. According to her, I didn’t look the part. In other words, I needed to bleach my skin, dye my hair blonde and change my eye color to blue.
Absolutely interesting and catching speech! !!! You are so sweet and beautiful.
Impressive!
I have to say I relate so so so so so much. Except I'm the one stopping myself, fearing the odds...fearing everything around me. Yet falling in love with theater the more I see it
Her massage brought me a change thanks
I could listen to Maame Yaa Boafo talk all day. And yes, as the saying goes, she's "easy on the eyes", but even more than that--she is melodic on the ears. Truly radiant.
Maybe it's been said already in the comments, but appearance-wise, with her beautiful facial structure, slim build, poised with a graceful strength, she'd make a great Lauryn Hill in a biopic that is brought to life by the RIGHT hands AND hearts.
Absolutely love your confidence and passion for what you do! You did amazing! OMG!
So inspiring....bravo!
Thanks a lot Dear for sharing these importante advices to us... People need to know it. God Bless Your at all
Beautiful.
such a beautiful Queen with brilliance.
original speaker like her self knows the struggle and loves being open and honest.She knows her roots and speaks about today! listen with you ears not with your eyes.Focus on the message.
Why do I always end up ignoring the video and reading the comment section? Ps: you guys are amazing lol
inspiring story. she looks lovely
Great advice I love her
i want do antibullyin puppet shows.
no height or skin race doesnt require creative performance.
god put dreams in my heart
my dream to do biblical plays.
thankyou.i want u use u if i do biblical plays want use u.
You're beautiful sis! Thanks for sharing your story. :)
Awesome one. You rock dear.
I am currently searching for a work visa in the US and this video has lifted my spirit 🙀😍
Beautiful and so amazing
Awesome and inspiring
Everyone thinks acting is a "hobby" you're certainly not the only one and that has nothing to do with racism.
And if you don't have a certain "look" for a movie that is the reality and it sucks yes for whites too.
However I do agree we need more black roles.
look at all those beautiful sisters at 1:16
I loved the Babysitter Club's books tooooooooo!
She's so natural and original
Omggg when she said Rutgers I had to comment! I'm a Rutgers graduate myself Rutgers is awesome! Also she's so beautiful and talented 😍
She is really pretty.
Wow... Amazing.
Awesome.
I adore her outfit! Especially her colorful top! :-)
Such an inspiration! Thank You for sharing. I needed to hear this at this time!
So good I can feel her emotion through her challenges
Breathtakingly Beautiful, her looks, her nature..........I wish you all the best in your career and in life. I look forward to seeing you in film. Continue to be modest and true to yourself.
Thank you for such a wonderful message. I know we will see more of you!
omg its you from ""An African city"!!!!!!!!
you story is really encouraging
The way her voice shifted when she talked about her parents, you could tell how much respect, love, and admiration she had for them.
Didn't they get rid of hopstop? I loved hopstop.
Tell it! Beautiful! ANANSEsem kyiri kasa! (Storytelling does not like idle talk!) Enjoyable, Maame Yaa!
yaas girl froma fellow ghana girl represent!!!
She's so gorgeous. I love African accents. They are the most beautiful of all people.
@Charles Quriah American Inn location but this is an African woman stop trying to take that away her
Bantu Nature what African accent???
That's American girl
BABYSITTERS CLUB IS LITTTTTT
Her message has transformed my inner world. I love it more more
She is very beautiful and inspirational.
just amazing
That's so beautiful Maame, such an inspiration to all the African girls out there. All that discrimination happened for you to be the leader you are! Adorable in and out!
Update ???
Brilliant! When it is indeed your destiny & purpose!