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Race

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Race.

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Video playlists about Race

A healthy, just future starts with you

The path to wellness -- and equality -- begins with you. Enjoy these illuminating talks at the intersection of justice and personal health to get motivated in creating a better society for everyone.

The most popular talks of 2020

What ideas captured people's attention and took off the quickest in 2020? Here are the talks that intrigued and propelled us to the end of this world-shifting year.

Justice by (re)design

Necessary rethinks and ambitious yet achievable solutions for redesigning systems to work for all people, not just some.

The paths and possibilities of police reform

Thoughtful, actionable TED talks on how we might transform a seemingly impossible problem into a solvable one.

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Talks about Race

Joel Bervell

A medical mythbuster's mission to improve health care

Saamra Mekuria-Grillo

Yes, you can be an entrepreneur too

Jay Bailey

How entrepreneurs can unlock their full potential

Paolo Gaudiano

What DEI gets wrong — and how to do it right

Chezare A. Warren

The difference between false empathy and true support

Randy Seriguchi Jr.

The US has a teacher shortage — here's how to fix it

Ava DuVernay

How film changes the way we see the world

Thula Simpson

How did Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end?

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Charles M. Blow

The case for a new Great Migration in the US

Tavares Strachan

The Encyclopedia of Invisibility — a home for lost stories

Coleman Hughes and Jamelle Bouie

Does color blindness perpetuate racism?

Coleman Hughes

A case for color blindness

Rebecca Darwent

How to fund real change in your community

Mena Fombo

No. You cannot touch my hair!

Afrika Afeni Mills

4 ways to have healthy conversations about race

Golshifteh Farahani

"Woman, Life, Freedom" in Iran — and what it means for the rest of the world

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Exclusive articles about Race

We need to keep dreaming, even when it feels impossible. Here’s why

It’s hard for us to get our hopes up only to be disappointed, says writer and podcast host Luvvie Ajayi Jones. Yet when we dream, we’re giving ourselves permission to realize our craziest fantasies -- and giving other people permission to do the same.

Posted Mar 2021

Why saying “I don’t see race at all” just makes racism worse

When writer Heather McGhee was growing up in the 1980s, many Americans were taught the way to be a good person was to swear that race didn't matter. Today we're paying a price for that mindset: blame, racial resentment and the denial by many that racism still exists.

Posted Mar 2021

Prejudiced thoughts run through all our minds — the key is what we do with them

Harmful stereotypes pervade our thinking -- even if you believe yourself to be completely unbiased. These 3 steps can help you notice and disarm your own prejudice, and psychologist Steven C. Hayes takes us through them.

Posted Aug 2020

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