Communication Scholars from across the nation and around the world have been giving TEDx talks, which are independently organized local discussions in the spirit of the influential TED conference. They've raised provocative questions about education, online racism, death acceptance, and more. If you are a communication scholar and would like to be featured on this page, contact Dr. LaKesha Anderson at landerson@natcom.org.
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Black lives don't need performative allies
Déjà Rollins, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
TEDxUAMonticello
In the summer of 2020, supporting Black lives in the struggle for equality became trendy on social media. Almost a year later, the hashtags are gone and nothing has changed. In this powerful talk, Déjà D. Rollins explains how performative allies not only do Black people no good, they cause them harm as well. She powerfully exhorts others to become accomplices in the fight for justice.
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