Join our Black History Month TED Talk Series

February 1, 2021 Digital Resources

To commemorate Black History Month 2021, AAPLD is proud to offer a series of four thought-provoking TED talks, presented by leading Black authors and historians.

The Black History On Your Own Time series runs through the month of February, and there’s no registration required. To watch a talk, simply click the links below, or go to our online program calendar and select a Friday date in February to find that week’s edition. (You don’t have to watch the talks on Fridays, though).

When you’ve finished watching, answer a couple of questions about the talk to be entered into a drawing to win a copy of  Barack Obama’s new book, “A Promised Land.”

Pulitzer prize-winning author Wilkerson talks about the Great Migration and its influence on society today. The topic of Wilkerson’s best-seller,  “The Warmth of Other Suns,” the Great Migration brought southern Black cuisine, culture, religion, and music to northern cities, and gave rise to a generation that transformed those cities through hard work, and the search for a better life.
Ikard, a professor of African American and Dispora Studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, uses the story of Montgomery, Alabama civil rights icon Rosa Parks, to illustrate how Black history is misrepresented and “whitewashed,” and why this harms us all.
The Difference Between Being “Not Racist” and Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (Friday, Feb. 19) Kendi is a contributor to The Atlantic and CBS News, a Boston College humanities professor, and the author of several best-selling books, including How To Be An Antiracist, published in 2019. In his talk, Kendi defines antiracism, explains how it differs from being “not racist,” and challenges listeners to take the next steps toward building a truly racially just society.

 

Educator Christina Greer profiles Bayard Rustin, the man who organized the historic 1963 March on Washington. TED-Ed Original lessons feature the words and ideas of educators brought to life by professional animators.