TED Talks are inspiring. They reach deep into perspectives so cosmic. They challenge the status quo. But is that not how we learn, and grow, and become better people?
TED Talks are an opportunity for all of us to sit up, listen and understand what lies away from our local sphere—even the far-away sights and sounds, cultures, and emotions of all textures, so to speak.
That allows us to see what others see and feel what they feel. These talks are, straight down, a pool of wisdom. They invigorate our humanness.
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter Movements, Kivumbi Press has resolved, in solidarity with the cause, to put together a list of twenty (20) of the most informational and educational TED Talks about the truths that lie beneath the continuing racial unrest in America.
If you believe in a cause, be willing to stand up for that cause with a million people or by yourself.― Otis S. Johnson
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1. How To Raise A Black Son In America | Clint Smith
As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was crystallized one night for a young Clint Smith, who was playing with water guns in a dark parking lot with his white friends.
In a heartfelt piece, the poet paints the scene of his father’s furious and fearful response.
Clint Smith is a Poet, and an educator. Clint Smith’s work blends art and activism.
No one can be authentically human while he prevents others from being so — Apollo Fleury
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