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Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi: An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter

Born out of a social media post, the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked discussion about race and inequality across the world. In this spirited conversation with Mia Birdsong, the movement's three founders share what they've learned about leadership and what provides them with hope and inspiration in the face of painful realities. Their adv...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alicia_garza_patrisse_cullors_and_opal_tometi_an_interview_with_the_founders_of_black_lives_matter

Playlist: How fearless women lead (6 talks)

What happens when purpose and passion overshadow fear? Follow in the steps of these outstanding women who let their ferocity, fortitude and wisdom guide them in living -- and speaking -- their truth.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_fearless_women_lead

Playlist: Talks to help you understand social justice (11 talks)

Want to join the fight for equality? A starter pack of TED Talks for those looking to understand the basics of social justice.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_understand_s

Playlist: The power of protest (8 talks)

Across history, protest has shaped societies in tremendous ways. These talks explore how movements catalyze monumental change.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_power_of_protest

Playlist: The power of the individual voice (10 talks)

It only takes one voice to create change. Be inspired to take action through these talks by brave and passionate individuals.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_power_of_the_individual_vo

Candis Watts Smith | TED Speaker

Candis Smith is on a mission to eliminate outdated, inaccurate commonsense ideas about inequality.
Political scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/candis_watts_smith

Alicia Garza | TED Speaker

Alicia Garza launched a global movement with a single Facebook post that ended with the words: “Black lives matter.”
Writer, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/alicia_garza

Playlist: The art of the interview (12 talks)

Glean interview skills and incredible insights from some of the greatest minds to sit down on the TED stage.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_art_of_the_interview

Playlist: Revolutionary women! (11 talks)

These women fighting for justice and equality deserve center stage.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/revolutionary_women

Playlist: Talks to help you understand racism in America (25 talks)

From passionate pleas for reform to poetic turns of phrase, these talks take an honest look at everyday realities of Black Americans and illuminate the way forward.
Curated by TED · 25 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_understand_r

Opal Tometi | TED Speaker

By taking the phrase "Black Lives Matter" onto social media, Opal Tometi helped turn a hashtag into a networked movement.
Human rights activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/opal_tometi

TEDWomen update: Black Lives Matter wins Sydney Peace Prize

Cross-posted from TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell's blog on the Huffington Post. Last month, the Black Lives Matter movement was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize, a global prize that honors those who pursue “peace with justice.” Past honorees include South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Irish President Mary Robinson. The prize...
Posted June 18, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/06/18/tedwomen-update-black-lives-matter-wins-sydney-peace-prize

Black Lives Matter: A playlist of powerful StoryCorps interviews

Ghetto Life 101 changed my life. I started working on this radio documentary 25 years ago — I gave tape recorders to two kids growing up in the Ida B. Wells Homes in Chicago, one of the most notorious public housing projects in America, and asked them to document a week in their lives. LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman were 13 and 14 years old a...
Posted August 26, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/08/26/black-lives-matter-storycorps-interviews

Playlist: TED Talks by women leaders (16 talks)

Who should run more of the world? Women. Until then, enjoy these talks by awesome women who lead fiercely and fearlessly.
Curated by TED · 16 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/ted_talks_by_strong_women_lead

Candace Parker | TED Speaker

Candace Parker is an entrepreneur, activist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the most decorated women's basketball players of all time.
WNBA superstar, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/candace_parker

Patrisse Cullors | TED Speaker

Activist Patrisse Cullors created the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter as a tonic against years of injustice by police forces and prisons.
Artist, organizer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/patrisse_cullors

D-L Stewart: Scenes from a Black trans life

At the crossroads of life and livelihood, scholar D-L Stewart invites us into scenes from his own life as he resists and reflects on the dehumanizing narratives that shape the Black trans experience in the US. With each word of his captivating and poetic dissection, Stewart emphasizes the magnitude and urgency of the rallying cry "Black trans li...
https://www.ted.com/talks/d_l_stewart_scenes_from_a_black_trans_life

Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa: Black life at the intersection of birth and death

"It is the artist's job to unearth stories that people try to bury with shovels of complacency and time," says poet and freedom fighter Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa. Performing her poem "The Joys of Motherhood," Katwiwa explores the experience of Black mothers in America and discusses the impact of the Movement for Black Lives -- because, she say...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mwende_freequency_katwiwa_black_life_at_the_intersection_of_birth_and_death

David Lammy: Climate justice can't happen without racial justice

Why has there been so little mention of saving Black lives from the climate emergency? For too long, racial justice efforts have been distinguished from climate justice work, says David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham, England. In a stirring talk about building a new movement to care for the planet, Lammy calls for inclusion and suppor...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_lammy_climate_justice_can_t_happen_without_racial_justice

TEDxNorthwesternUQatar: TEDxNorthwesternUQatar 20220901 - an independently organized event

About this event: Over the past few years, we have seen people come together to overcome times of crises. The COVID-19 pandemic was a prime example of that when people joined hands to ease oxygen supply, help the working class, and uncovered new methods to mirror a physically-distanced life to a normal one. Injustices have been fought with unity. The Black Live...
Event details: Al Rayyan, Ar Rayyān, Qatar · September 21, 2022
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/50428

Nadia Lopez | TED Speaker

Nadia Lopez is the founding principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, where she is showing the world how underprivileged communities can beat the odds and create positive institutions that have a global impact.
Educator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nadia_lopez

TEDxChristchurch - an independently organized event

About this event: We are proud to have presented the 10th edition of TEDxChristchurch: Tūrangawaewae—A Place of Belonging. TEDxChristchurch was on Sunday, 25 August. After two years of more intimate events, we went BIG. 1,400 people packed the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium at the beautifully restored Christchurch Town Hall to enjoy over 30 amazing speakers and perf...
Event details: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand · August 24, 2019
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/32307

David Macaulay | TED Speaker

David Macaulay gets under the skins of skyscrapers, mosques, pyramids, subways, and a host of other ancient and modern marvels. His lavish and micro-detailed renderings expose the world's secret engineering to dazzled readers of all ages.
Illustrator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/david_macaulay

TEDxBethesdaChevyChaseHS - an independently organized event

About this event: On Saturday, November 9th, at 2:30 PM, B-CC students, parents, and community members are invited to an official student-run, independently-organized TEDx event at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland. Admission is free for all attendees and refreshments will be served afterwards. Our speakers include: The Honorable Jamie Rask...
Event details: Bethesda, Maryland, United States · November 9, 2019
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/33677

Franklin Leonard | TED Speaker

Franklin Leonard is a film producer, cultural commentator, professor, activist and entrepreneur.
Film producer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/franklin_leonard

Zubaida Bai | TED Speaker

Zubaida Bai innovates health and livelihood solutions for underserved women and girls around the world.
Women's health advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/zubaida_bai

Janna Levin: The sound the universe makes

We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack -- a sonic composition that records some of the most dramatic events in outer space. (Black holes, for instance, bang on spacetime like a drum.) An accessible and mind-expanding soundwalk through the universe.
https://www.ted.com/talks/janna_levin_the_sound_the_universe_makes

TEDxCLASP: TEDxCLASP 20201015 - an independently organized event

About this event: TEDxCLASP presents Resources for Resilience: Lifelong Learning, Peace, Security and the Sustainable Development Goals In this program we explore multiple entry points of action and transformation in humanity’s endurance race to sustainability. Offering a mix of explanatory and personal narrative, the program includes live talks and recorded m...
Event details: Ithaca, New York, United States · October 15, 2020
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/41042

Margaret Heffernan | TED Speaker

The former CEO of five businesses, Margaret Heffernan explores the all-too-human thought patterns that lead organizations and managers astray.
Writer, entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/margaret_heffernan

Ai-jen Poo: The work that makes all other work possible

Domestic workers are entrusted with the most precious aspects of people's lives -- they're the nannies, the elder-care workers and the house cleaners who do the work that makes all other work possible. Too often, they're invisible, taken for granted or dismissed as "help," yet they continue to do their wholehearted best for the families and home...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ai_jen_poo_the_work_that_makes_all_other_work_possible
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