Ideas change everything

The power of the Afro pick

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Jon Gray |

Small Thing Big Idea

• February 2020

The Afro pick is much more than a styling tool. It's a major player in Black history, explains artist Jon Gray.

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The Afro pick is much more than a styling tool. It's a major player in Black history, explains artist Jon Gray.

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About the speaker

Food enthusiast, dishwasher

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Culinary evangelist Jon Gray is the voice of Ghetto Gastro, a cooking advocacy collective that ignites conversations about race, class and inclusion via the medium of food.

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Small Thing Big Idea

This TED series celebrates the lasting genius of everyday objects so perfectly designed that they changed the world around them. (Made possible with support from The North Face)

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