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TEDRecommends Recap (July)

We’re almost into August, meaning that the summer is two-thirds of the way done. And the end of another month signals another one of our favorite blog post topics: TEDx recommends, in which we bring to you some of our favorite TED talk recommendations to help you stay intellectually stimulated.

TEDx UTAustinJuly 31, 2020recommendation, creative, education, TED Talk, social inequality, racism, Black Lives Matter, inspirational, learningComment

A Time for Change

The #BlackLivesMatter Movement began in the summer of 2013 by three Black organizers, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometiin, in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman. It was made to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes…

TEDx UTAustinJune 5, 2020Black Lives Matter, community, social impact, social justice, education, TED talk, racism, readingComment