Posts tagged TED

“If you start the story with the arrows of the Native Americans and not with the arrival of the British then you have an entirely different story.  Start the story with the failure of the African state and not with the colonial creation of the African State and you have an entirely different story.”

TED, October 2009 Chimamanda Adichie on the dangers of stopping at a single story of a place or people.

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TED Talk — Majora Carter’s tale of urban renewal

“In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx — and shows how minority neighborhood suffer most from flawed urban policy.”

Majora is incredibly brave…I hope her work inspires others to do the same in their own communities. It’s time to stop waiting for change to happen, and own the responsibility.

“Green is the new black!”  She shut this shit down.  Watch if you can’t watch listen and if you can’t  listen, bookmark and come back.  Then do something