Are you tired of seeing pointless viral videos online? Well we have something for you that is going to exercise your brain and get you thinking!
We have compiled a list of the top 5 TED Talks every Black person should see.
Our list includes speeches from poets, one of the only Black female business executives to run a Fortune 500 company, a lawyer and the grandson of Rosa Parks. Each address different aspects of being Black in the United States and are highly recommended.
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Stew: Black Men Ski
Just watch this. It is funny and very real. A great watch to warm you up before we delve into the more serious stuff on the next page.
Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?
The subject of race can be very touchy. As finance executive Mellody Hobson says, it’s a “conversational third rail.” But, she says, that’s exactly why we need to start talking about it. In this engaging, persuasive talk, Hobson makes the case that speaking openly about race — and particularly about diversity in hiring — makes for better businesses and a better society.
Clint Smith: The danger of silence
A short, powerful piece from the heart, about finding the courage to speak up against ignorance and injustice.
Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About an Injustice
In an engaging and personal talk — with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks — human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America’s justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country’s black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America’s unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness.
Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them
Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we’ve seen in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, in Staten Island, New York. Diversity advocate Verna Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes we hold toward out-groups. She makes a plea to all people: Acknowledge your biases. Then move toward, not away from, the groups that make you uncomfortable. In a funny, impassioned, important talk, she shows us how.