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Terri Francis • TEDxIndianaUniversity

Thinking through Race

In her TEDx talk "Thinking Through Race", Professor Terri Francis delves into the fictions and hypocrisies that exist within the concept of race. Dr. Francis offers the audience a look into deeply formative personal experiences and her black film studies to provide a view of how to break through illogical -- and damaging -- racial boxes.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxIndianaUniversity, an independent event.

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In her TEDx talk "Thinking Through Race", Professor Terri Francis delves into the fictions and hypocrisies that exist within the concept of race. Dr. Francis offers the audience a look into deeply formative personal experiences and her black film studies to provide a view of how to break through illogical -- and damaging -- racial boxes.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxIndianaUniversity, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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