Thank you, Dr. Francis. As as African American woman, I apologize for your experience in the airport, and In August 2020, your message is even more relevant. I continue to grieve.
Beautiful, Strong and Smart Woman!! My daughter is taking political science with a minor in law because she has an intense passion towards racial injustice. So Thankful to God!
For years, I've sobbed and have been ANGRY. Ive known I wasn't alone, but it was extremely hard to feel that enough people gave a damn to do anything. I've felt so helpless and disheartened for what feels like my entire life... I will say with the current be circumstances, I've never felt this way before and it's my job to make noise. I won't stop. I have friends and family to stand up for. And I without a doubt am NOT ALONE. ✊🏽
It’s not equal treatment social justice calls For, it’s SPECIAL treatment. Not equal OPPORTUNITIES but equal OUTCOMES. Socialism in other words. Hence “Social” justice.
You are right, but many activists, artistits and politicians have been warning about this for ages. It seems and I hope that this time is finally being globally listened and understood, that this are not a few bad apples. I feel like it's happening and it is going to happen also with women rights and LGBTQ rights. We will also realize that capitalism it's not a meritocracy as they say because many kids are born to be poor and be exploited as workers and consumers. Inequalities are rising so we better face it, recognize this reality and change the system that is the root of those inequalities. I am optimistic and what we saw in response to Floyd's death it's already a big change. BlackLivesMatter is now on the map like it never was.
My first time watching this story , and it brought tears to my eyes my name is Roderius Heard and I'm proud of you and your understanding of the matter is very valuable.
Why did the airport woman not complain to the management...the problem is a lot of people are passive. If you see racism happening CALL IT OUT. It is your duty!
True!!! Some People see this hatred and say nothing until it's to late. People are also scared to speak up because they think that they will lose there Jobs. For example myself and other co-workers checks were late, so I spoke up, then we stated receiving our checks on time.
It sounds like you are blaming the victims of discrimination for the discrimination that they experienced. What you are saying may have some truth to it but may be an incomplete thought considering fear is a major issue when reporting a crime against a person in a position of authority.
I'm in tears because I feel so helpless. Thank you for being you. Thank you for what you do. We share the same ideology, but said differently. Blessings!!
@Garnet Lyford Hi, i’m a 58-year-old white man from Texas. I hope it helps to know that there are many white guys like me who are trying to help. Not sure why I’m telling you this, I just don’t want you to feel helpless or alone. ❤️
So relevant It takes a revolution on the level of collective consciousness seen in our actions to write a new cultural story No one is free until we are all free
Everyone is in control of something. Sometimes people take away things to teach you something. Jealousy is a way of telling someone you care for them but your not there with it yet.
Thanks for sharing the details. I'm a retired cop and I confronted this type of behavior by colleagues whenever done in my presence😠. Yes, it's real and yes it can be deadly☠️👹!
Dear Professor Megan M. Francis, that was a POWERFUL speech!! I can hear the passion in your voice, as I have stories that I could share about being treated unjustly.
@Jason S. Watters I hadn't watched the video, but when I read your comment " I can hear the passion in your voice,", I *knew* it could not have been a white person talking about racism - as they *never* manage to make the emotional connection, as their response is always "theoretical/abstract", or coldly "rational" - *NEVER* emotional. I watched the video, and I was proved correct - yet again.
Lesley Kramer and all you would have had to read into the woman’s ending statement was the “I could share about being treated unjustly”. That would have been my biggest confirmer.
I'm korean, and this speach is my assignment to test. honestly I thought that kind of thing was always born and tired. but it is so interesting issue. she is good speaker too. and then I going to do my study. I don't know that it is right sentence I wrote. I practice English everyday ㅜㅜ I hope my English skill will be better like her.
My daughter just finished her first TED talk and I've been browsing a few TED talks.. Thank you ma'am for such a refreshing, informative and powerful conversation
We have heard this story a thousand times! It's very sad that so many have the same experienced. The challenge now is for the officer to have a honest dialogue with you and a change of heart so that he can share his testimony. That is a problem being solved one at a time!
@___ ___ fair points but have you considered at the same time she may have actually been the best candidate for that slot and not just a beneficiary of affirmative blaction. It could be either.
This video was filmed 4 years ago & this problem is still relevant today in 2020.... we need a Change! We need Peace! We need to treat each other with Love! I truly appreciate this video! Thank you Megan Ming Francis!
@@wendellspivey3747 will be a bit hard as rioters are now trying to erase all history tied to the times of slavery - "erase the past and you will be doomed to repeat it"
Omg... I truly understand her🙏🏾 They are intimidated by our heights also. I have witnessed that most tend to use that word “threat” so freely! To hurt blacks. How am I a threat when I have never did anything to you? It just isn’t fair. We all have to work together to make a change🙏🏾
Solution: 1. DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE From the force. 2. Pension taken away or used as restitution towards victims. 3. Jail time 4. Hire more people of the community vs. Outsiders 5. Psychological Evaluation, before hire and during their term on the force at least 3 times a year.
@@base840 thats a big point. I was shocked when i heard that it takes 6 month to become a cop in the u.s. it takes 3 years here in germany. Also no single officer patrols. A singlw officer will be way more trigherhappy out of fear. 2 or more officers will feel less threatened and thus will be less harsh and have more confidence.
The majority do come from the community however if the community is not applying for the jobs they are going to go outside. I don't see many urban city folk applying to be police officers. A psychological evaluation is required for most Departments during hiring process. could you imagine how much us taxpayers will have to pay for each officer to get it done three times a year, seems a bit excessive.
She's so well spoken and this really informed me about a very different view on equality. After watching this I really do agree with her that education isn't the main solution since prejudice is so deep rooted. I want to show this video to my parents, maybe it will open their eyes to racism in America.
That may be true for many people but I have never felt threatened by someone else for the color of their skin. The only time I feel threatened is when someone, regardless of skin color, acts in a threatening matter. I don't even understand why this is an issue for others to not see the person as a threat, but the behavior. It seems to me that we need to educate our young people that all people are just people. There is only one race...the HUMAN race. And the education has to start at home where my mother started teaching us. We learn what we are taught from a young age. Fear, hate, and prejudice are taught. We learn it from our parents. That's the real root cause.
Most of these speeches are a few years old. There are so much work to be done by every individual to make any change. Let's start by educating ourselves and understanding our history in United States.
I agree we MUST remain diligent and act against inequality, especially toward Blacks. All Americans must ban together for equality. It's simple if we all stand together.
I really liked this lecture. I support the idea of looking at a longstanding problem through its' historical roots, bravo Megan Ming Frances. Your students are lucky to have you!
"My books and my silence will not save these students. But their activism and their courage in challenging the status quo and this movement just might." Justice for George.
So far, there doesn't seem to be any progress in that regard. I just read excerpts of the bill that the Dems are hoping to pass: Brace yourself - the cure will be worse than the disease.
Ronnie Sutton you cant musk give out above the maximum penalty I live in the uk and I know that in your country 3rd degree murder will never be given death and to do that your entire constitution would be broken
Such an impressive and encouraging talk. Makes a lot of sense for each of us living in Earth without boundaries. I RESPECT with all my heart from TURKEY !!
Bravo! Thank You, Megan Ming Frances, for an important and needed talk ... and you are So right that education, alone, will not fix this problem and that a real understanding of The ROOT of the problem needs to be understood. The Root problem, which is very complex, needs to receive full attention and, necessary action, until it is gone. Love & Peace to All
Going to include this talk in my Public Speaking course curriculum. The blend of narrative, passion, truth and vision should inspire all students who want a greater voice.
What an amazing and intelligent woman! I wish for her to have a very long and meaningful carreer, where she will be capable of bringing light and understanding to those who have some form of contact with her. Unfortunately, her and others like her are viewed as a major threat to our current system and its design & structure. Once THOSE are removed completely, only then will it be possible to make right all of the sins of the past and on-going presently.
I teach African Diaspora Studies in Botswana and my students and I are grappling with these complex problems and wondering how long will it take for blacks to be treated as equals in the U.S. George Floyd's death has opened up debates beyond the US. Amazing talk.
I hope to God the momentum of this racial awareness continues. If the people that started slavery and it’s accompanying racism cannot apologise for these sins against humanity, then the least they can do is listen to what is being said and react positively to change America. That is what will make America great.
Why do you claim racism just because a guy in a uniform bullied a traveler? It happens all of the time. That airport person who allegedly told the speaker that "he does it to blacks all the time" was totally out of line to say it and totally out of line for not reporting the bullying to his superior.
She probably reported, but the report just got put in his file. Idk where y'all are working where reports actually get taken seriously, but I'm jealous..
I find this to be an interesting topic. Does anyone else here make assumptions of people they initially meet based almost solely on their appearance (i.e.: clothing, hair, car they drive, shoes they wear...and yes, the color of their skin)? I believe that these assumptions are also supported by our life experiences, media, Hollywood and other factors - these to me are the root cases of racial injustice.
She has a very beautiful voice. I feel like I understand the entire movement in a brand new light because of this incredible human being, & I want to be a better friend to my minority friends because of this. Thank you!
Yes, we need to focus on the root cause. There's so much pain there and no one wants to visit it. It is a very hard topic, but we need to deal with it. Like a relationship issue, we need to talk about the root of the problem.
Synonymous with Janice Joplin’s lyricisms...Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose . From....Plantation type slavery to racism and oppression, when the earth is a battlefield spiritually awaken mindedness is our best weapon.
Kris Kristofferson wrote that, a rich privileged white male. Janis, his girlfriend at the time, literally stole it and recording it without his permission.
She didn’t step into a time machine. She is speaking about systematic oppression that began 400 years ago. Your response further validates that most people don’t understand how and why we got here.
My apologies for my poor wording. In no way did I mean that this narrative is more relevant now than it was 4 years ago. I was just admiring the accuracy of her message. I have a lot to learn and know that I will approach these lessons with the utmost care and respect. Thanks for calling me out. Sending love and support your way.
We are a race that is in pain! We have put band-aid on our issues and refused to address the internal conflict within. That handicap us in all Avenues of our lives. It is my hope and my prayers that we as Race will rise above all that we have been through. I do believe we are strong.
The problem is we are not in our home land ,we are in our enemy land because I ancestors ,disobeys the most high ,my doing what we the children's of our fathers from the house of judah the hebrews peoples. You me will never be accepted in this world if sin against the most high. Wake up people you ate sleeping. This not our home once your learn the truth .go to the biblical scriptures ,deuteronomy chapter 28 an read the whole chapter .wake up people u need to seek who the creator is an stop trying to be like the world system We are the children of the biblical most high .so listen to the word of the most high. Don't listen to this knowledge of this world what help us as a nation of people of colors
Wake up now ,stop begging this system to be accepted. Just seek the truth concerning the most high our elohim our father who in the heavens. For every thing is are .so stop trying to be like the world system.because it going g to fall an if you believe in it you going to be destroyed right alone with it .so started looking an seeking him ,because your life is in danger with out him .what is it for a person to gain the favor of the whole world an lay down an lose his soul for ever.because they love the world an the things in the world more them the value of the creator. Seek an you shall fine knock an the door of truth will open to you an to anyone who believes in the truth for it is life in the truth which is his word ,for he said I am that bread of life that came from the heavens to seek out an sabe the lost sheeps of Israel. Shalom
Very articulate and kind in passing such powerful message. Such beauty in a simple but powerful message. I love this woman. Candace Owens should have talks with woman. She needs this education so badly.
sandra martinez Literally what made you think this was anti-white? PoC just want to live without constant fear of assault or murder by the people supposed to protect them, which is the statistical reality of African-Americans. How is that anti-white?
Similar incident happened to me recently while I was going through the TSA check point at Miami International Airport. A White TSA Agent tried to accused me of having a razor-blade inside my mouth. I was shocked and I asked to speak to his supervisor. After I showed them my credentials, I’m a Retired DHS/ICE Federal. The supervisor relieved him from duty immediately.
SEE THATS EXACTLY THE POINT !! PEOPLE WITH PRIVILEGE GET EXTRA GOODIES. YOU HAD PRIVILEGE BY BEING AN X DHS,, !! PRIVILAGE DOESNT HAVE TO BE A RACE !!! YOU GOT HIM RELIEVED IMMEDIATLY BECAUSE OF YOUR PRIVILAGE !! I BET YOU ARE NOT EVEN WHITE !!
You're an amazing, young and full of life teacher. Thank you so much for talking about racism stories. Lovely watching and listening to you here on the top of the mountain of Italy.
It would help if law enforcement officers had to do a year of service in the communities they are to serve in, before they are allowed to enter law enforcement school it would help them see people different from them as people. Send them to serve to high schools to tutor or to coach to teach to learn with. Let it be a lengthy service such as AmeeiCorps. In AmeriCorps they have requirements of 1700 hour within a year. That ends up being 8 to 9 hours a day for 10 to 11 months. It would help them to not be afraid, to see we are not all one type, that we like them are humans. I believe it should be a requirement.
Personally, I think the police should just be abolished but a reform like this would also really help - especially if the community then gets to vote on whether each person actually gets their gun and badge
We need to get in touch with our humanity and see what things really are and not what we believe they are. Limited identity with race, gender, nationality, religion only causes divisions. Each of us needs to do this.
Racism starts within families and homes of the close minded people. The children of theses families learn racism from their parents and grandparents. To reverse racism, it has to start within these families and homes.
Donna P3214 Actually racism is deeply entrenched in the society and every single person born into it bears it and must engage in deep antirecist work to eradicate it. It’s in all of us.
I am a conscientious objector, I believe that humans should not own weapons of mass destruction such as handguns and assault rifles. Yet, I can NEVER be seen as “unarmed” because it’s the color of my skin that is the weapon!
@TRUTH FTW Yes, says a creature who is a member (assumption) of a race which owns enough weaponry to DESTROY civilization as we know it, AND who have fomented more world wars in the last two centuries than any other culture. Yeah, "predisposition for violence". Okay, IF you think so.
Activism yes, but not destruction and even the death of others. Be passionate in what you want fixed but destroying others lives does not make you better than what you protest. Working to fix something is it’s own battle without adding stealing, arson and more killing. The sad thing is to be truthful is the violence instills the fear and mistrust and looks like the violent attitude is true.
Very insightful and with the level of passion in addressing, a better approach -on how to better address and understand our current race relations. It’s much more to do with a reorientation and perhaps a misdiagnosis that needs updated.
My brother is a retired Police Officer… so I got this following information from the horses mouth… Police Departments favor potential candidates who have a “criminal mentality”, those with criminal mentalities are “1st choice” when recruiting new candidates. So basically what this means is that we have nothing more than potential “gang members” as a Police Force. I suspect that the same is true for government workers and politicians as well.
That book learning will not stop bullets goes without saying. In 1972 I was accosted by a white off duty drunk police detective while on my way to a Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus rehearsal! Filling in empty spaces in one's own mind and taking control of one's own communities, teaching one's own children the ways of self empowerment will. Otherwise explaining all this to white people some of whom are concerned, some of whom are perplexed, and some of whom who could care less will do nothing to change any of this! Erick Dean Tippett Retired Musician/Teacher Chicago, Illinois
For more than 259 years this conversation has been happening. Great scholars throughout the years have lectured in America’s higher learning Centers. Men and women have taken there bite of the proverbial apple to add to the countless rationalities of why, and the clock tics. Tic Tock, Tic Tock.
if you're familiar with the blue eye brown eyes study which reverses racism that was instituted in a classroom and had dramatic impacts on all the students most who went on to be Champions Against Racism, perhaps it's time for experiential formulation and not just education. racism is embedded in the very fabric of the capitalistic nature and cannot be easily removed without allowing those laws such as reciprocity to inculcate the inhabitants of this genocidal nation. understanding that capitalism which is the economic catalyst is the root cause of racism because back in the early 1400s the nine European nations set out to bill the Western world with the energies of the blacks. therefore only a reversal will impact empathy on the pervading and prevailing participants of racism.
A lot was said but the answer was given in the review of her experience at the airport. She knew more about the law than the TSA agent and he knew that he would be in a world of hurt if he pursued the injustice any further. When the lady tapped her on the shoulder and said it had happened before proves there is corruption in the system and most are aware of it. For the injustice to stop it IS about education but it is also about economics. When the people learn the legal process to sue and win Federal (not State or Local) lawsuits against these rogue cops and take money from the municipalities that allow these atrocities to happen, the harassment, the rights violations, the killings will stop. As long as the families of the those killed simply march in the street and wait on the police to declare themselves guilty in an investigation of themselves nothing is going to change. When the budgets of the municipalities are running at huge deficits because of payouts on wrongful deaths, the people will make sure their representatives feet are held to the fire. That's when the cops will be start to be held accountable. That's when prosecutors will start inditing and convicting the cops that have not lived up to their oaths of office. When private people all the way up to through the top elected officials see a lot of green flowing out of the coffers to the victims of government agents, only then will things change.
We agree on that point Jack. Please note there is no mention of race or color in my comment. The "We" I'm talking about is we the people. ...I did mention green. My bad.
Boy, are you naive. People quitely marched in Fergusson. You know what police did? They set tanks on them. Payouts for wrongful deaths? *Goerge Zimmerman* wasn't found guilty, and you think policemen are? Why don't you look up the official police responses to litterally any case of police brutality involving a minority person? That includes deaths of children, and times when evidence gets mysteriously lost, and times when there is a recording and you can see zero threat being posed to the police.
Quincy Birwood agreed. I believe that one of the main reasons the Civil Rights was so effective is because it disrupted the economics of the oppressor. To plead to the heart of anyone only works if they’re led by their hearts in the first place.
This brought tears in my both eyes. I sincerely love and appreciate you! You are a everyday people... with a mastermind. I pray your life is as full as your wisdom and knowledge. Your fast friend... Adam Brent
Important message!! Hopefully we all hear this message during this important time in 2020. Gotta stand up for what is right and stand against oppression, violence and old thinking.
Yes, Christian, I agree! But we also need to guard ourselves against being swept away by a powerfull narative and make sure we have all the info before making a move. Some of the new thinking can be pretty harmful too if not checked.
@@benverzijlbergen2968 I've been seeing this extreme race narrative being pushed by others. Thanks for pointing this out. Getting more difficult to understand what is real and what is fabricated. What is right and just doesn't change though 👍
Impressive speech! I learned a lot, and I cannot wait to add little comment. The actions (or cure as mentioned by Megan) is the change of people's racial bias, freedom from racial violence, I totally agree. However, I think we need more concrete actions to enhance the social sustainability of racial equality, maybe modification of the law? Local community help and support? And I do believe education is one of the best ways to empower all people to become strong justice activists.
The thing is, I get what she’s saying about a strong campaign to pressure systematic change but in the early 20th century maybe it was more obvious what kind of change was needed compared to now. Abolishment of segregation, lynching, etc. was an obvious target of these campaigns back then but at the moment, as an active participant of the current blacklivesmatter movement myself, I can tell you, most of us are screaming for justice, peace and change but we’re not really sure what that actually looks like. So I think at the end of the day, education is a really high priority to fight systemic racism because you’ll actually have the competency and expertise to know how to fight it and what needs to be done.
This is a fair point. I'd like to say that as far as police brutality there is a few obvious ways to help fix this issue, simple accountability would help a lot. As far as how to "fix" systematic racism I agree education is the only way.
We, as a people really need to collectively present a Class Action law suit, against all parts of the government involved. This would be a tremendous undertaking for anyone who is up for the challenge.
I'm going to brake my hand punching you in the face and then have you arrested for assaulting my fist with your face. That's about as sound as her logic.
Wow I didn't realize this video was released 4 years ago until it was over😮 I thought this was made recently as a sort of response to all the protests! Still so relevant✊🏿
this Ted Talk is changing me. It is making me go deeper into my own implicit biases. Powerful witness to what must change in me and in our country...Thank you!!!
Folk Aart They don’t have the freedom to not get killed by the police, have a fair trial without bias, and are profiled. ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ All of these are violated.
Thank you, Dr. Francis. As as African American woman, I apologize for your experience in the airport, and In August 2020, your message is even more relevant. I continue to grieve.
She helps everyone be distracted from the real problem facing all people. And being distracted is a great problem…but after a while it is a decision.
Beautiful, Strong and Smart Woman!!
My daughter is taking political science with a minor in law because she has an intense passion towards racial injustice. So Thankful to God!
For years, I've sobbed and have been ANGRY. Ive known I wasn't alone, but it was extremely hard to feel that enough people gave a damn to do anything. I've felt so helpless and disheartened for what feels like my entire life... I will say with the current be circumstances, I've never felt this way before and it's my job to make noise. I won't stop. I have friends and family to stand up for. And I without a doubt am NOT ALONE. ✊🏽
It’s not equal treatment social justice calls For, it’s SPECIAL treatment. Not equal OPPORTUNITIES but equal OUTCOMES. Socialism in other words. Hence “Social” justice.
For me, this presentation is worth listening to many times. Shabbat shalom.
It’s sad and frustrating that this message is still as relevant today in May 2020 4 years later as it was then.
June 2020 AD George Floyd.
I think it is more relevant. Explain how that happened.???
It’s like she made the vid yesterday 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️😤😤
You are right, but many activists, artistits and politicians have been warning about this for ages. It seems and I hope that this time is finally being globally listened and understood, that this are not a few bad apples. I feel like it's happening and it is going to happen also with women rights and LGBTQ rights. We will also realize that capitalism it's not a meritocracy as they say because many kids are born to be poor and be exploited as workers and consumers. Inequalities are rising so we better face it, recognize this reality and change the system that is the root of those inequalities. I am optimistic and what we saw in response to Floyd's death it's already a big change. BlackLivesMatter is now on the map like it never was.
Thats because trump is our president
So eloquent. She owns what she says. Much respect to this Lady
My first time watching this story , and it brought tears to my eyes my name is Roderius Heard and I'm proud of you and your understanding of the matter is very valuable.
Four years ago this talk is very much alive and visceral today. My sorrow will solve nothing, perhaps my enhanced listening will.
Why did the airport woman not complain to the management...the problem is a lot of people are passive. If you see racism happening CALL IT OUT. It is your duty!
True!!! Some People see this hatred and say nothing until it's to late. People are also scared to speak up because they think that they will lose there Jobs. For example myself and other co-workers checks were late, so I spoke up, then we stated receiving our checks on time.
@@tinadiggs7456 looks like tsa did their job on this special snow flake.
Agreed.
Maybe she did complain to management...
It sounds like you are blaming the victims of discrimination for the discrimination that they experienced. What you are saying may have some truth to it but may be an incomplete thought considering fear is a major issue when reporting a crime against a person in a position of authority.
I'm in tears because I feel so helpless. Thank you for being you. Thank you for what you do. We share the same ideology, but said differently. Blessings!!
Which one?, a Marxist one?
@Garnet Lyford Hi, i’m a 58-year-old white man from Texas. I hope it helps to know that there are many white guys like me who are trying to help. Not sure why I’m telling you this, I just don’t want you to feel helpless or alone. ❤️
Her speech had a visceral effect on me, put tears in my eyes. Megan Francis, thank you for exposing the truth.
I had tears in my eyes to - from laughing.
@@alexpoipoi3981 Bigot spotted.
@Terrance Williams You ain't never lied.😄
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Yeah, it made me puke. Lying has that affect on me.
Go study proper facts and figures rather than doctored ones
INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE!! THESE WORDS HOLD SO TRUE BYE DR. KING... THANK YOU SISTER
It is funny how something never change ahhh.... But don't you believe that,
@@DroidLocks6971 what?
She isn't your sister, unless of course, you both share the same mother or father.....
Not only that, but when minorities are against eachother, this makes it easier to attack.
@@keishasims3192 Real Talk!!
So relevant
It takes a revolution on the level of collective consciousness seen in our actions to write a new cultural story
No one is free until we are all free
Everyone is in control of something. Sometimes people take away things to teach you something. Jealousy is a way of telling someone you care for them but your not there with it yet.
Thanks for sharing the details. I'm a retired cop and I confronted this type of behavior by colleagues whenever done in my presence😠. Yes, it's real and yes it can be deadly☠️👹!
Thank you stand up to the true
You definitely weren't a cop, you fraud.
Thank you
Thank you for standing up for what is right, sir!
Can be deadly? It IS deadly!
Dear Professor Megan M. Francis, that was a POWERFUL speech!! I can hear the passion in your voice, as I have stories that I could share about being treated unjustly.
@Jason S. Watters
I hadn't watched the video, but when I read your comment " I can hear the passion in your voice,", I *knew* it could not have been a white person talking about racism - as they *never* manage to make the emotional connection, as their response is always "theoretical/abstract", or coldly "rational" - *NEVER* emotional.
I watched the video, and I was proved correct - yet again.
Jason S. Watters ✌🏾 For Real❤️
Lesley Kramer and all you would have had to read into the woman’s ending statement was the “I could share about being treated unjustly”. That would have been my biggest confirmer.
Liars tend to overcompensate for lack of factual evidence with dramatization. Case in point.
@Dave Custer You are not incorrect 😅
I'm korean, and this speach is my assignment to test. honestly I thought that kind of thing was always born and tired. but it is so interesting issue. she is good speaker too. and then I going to do my study. I don't know that it is right sentence I wrote. I practice English everyday ㅜㅜ I hope my English skill will be better like her.
Good luck! Your English is great :)
My daughter just finished her first TED talk and I've been browsing a few TED talks.. Thank you ma'am for such a refreshing, informative and powerful conversation
oh cool do you have a link or maybe a name
This woman is a great lecturer. I am a teacher and the thought of anyone pushing my kids around because of their race makes me sick.
We have heard this story a thousand times! It's very sad that so many have the same experienced. The challenge now is for the officer to have a honest dialogue with you and a change of heart so that he can share his testimony. That is a problem being solved one at a time!
Thank you, Dr. Francis!!! You have sowed seeds that are bearing fruit to this day 🙏
She is my current political science professor.
Lucky you
It's amazing how someone can be so book smart in a subject but mentally challenged in everything else
@___ ___ fair points but have you considered at the same time she may have actually been the best candidate for that slot and not just a beneficiary of affirmative blaction. It could be either.
luckyyyy
Noticing your last name like some of my family members. Do you have ancestry in Alabama?
This video was filmed 4 years ago & this problem is still relevant today in 2020.... we need a Change! We need Peace! We need to treat each other with Love! I truly appreciate this video! Thank you Megan Ming Francis!
This video was done in 2016. Now it's 2023, and things have gotten even worse.
Lol thats never gonna happen😂
@exxy7440 why not? It starts with us...Hurt people...hurt people....they lack self love....how can we help this to be a better place?🙏
I really admire her speaking style-it’s like spoken word-makes what she is saying even more compelling. Wonderful talk ❤️
Hi Shelley how are you doing?
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed"
(Steve Biko).
Indeed. Learned helplessness creates permanent mental submission.
Yep.
@@phreak074 Exacto.
That is why you need to know your history. Once you know your history you won't believe the lies. The first stept towards change is awareness.
@@wendellspivey3747 will be a bit hard as rioters are now trying to erase all history tied to the times of slavery
- "erase the past and you will be doomed to repeat it"
Omg... I truly understand her🙏🏾 They are intimidated by our heights also. I have witnessed that most tend to use that word “threat” so freely! To hurt blacks. How am I a threat when I have never did anything to you? It just isn’t fair.
We all have to work together to make a change🙏🏾
Heights?
@@wilmer89 Stature
Solution:
1. DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE From the force.
2. Pension taken away or used as restitution towards victims.
3. Jail time
4. Hire more people of the community vs. Outsiders
5. Psychological Evaluation, before hire and during their term on the force at least 3 times a year.
All good ideas, but none will change either the mindset or the foundation of systematic racism.
how about a training that lasts longer than a couple of weeks?
@@base840 thats a big point. I was shocked when i heard that it takes 6 month to become a cop in the u.s. it takes 3 years here in germany. Also no single officer patrols. A singlw officer will be way more trigherhappy out of fear. 2 or more officers will feel less threatened and thus will be less harsh and have more confidence.
Allen Watkins Only an uncivil war will make a difference.
The majority do come from the community however if the community is not applying for the jobs they are going to go outside. I don't see many urban city folk applying to be police officers. A psychological evaluation is required for most Departments during hiring process. could you imagine how much us taxpayers will have to pay for each officer to get it done three times a year, seems a bit excessive.
She's so well spoken and this really informed me about a very different view on equality. After watching this I really do agree with her that education isn't the main solution since prejudice is so deep rooted. I want to show this video to my parents, maybe it will open their eyes to racism in America.
Deep. Solid introspection. Her bro was right 💯
I'm feeling really emotional and sad, whilst listening to this.... 😳 what a crazy twisted world we live in....
That may be true for many people but I have never felt threatened by someone else for the color of their skin. The only time I feel threatened is when someone, regardless of skin color, acts in a threatening matter. I don't even understand why this is an issue for others to not see the person as a threat, but the behavior. It seems to me that we need to educate our young people that all people are just people. There is only one race...the HUMAN race. And the education has to start at home where my mother started teaching us. We learn what we are taught from a young age. Fear, hate, and prejudice are taught. We learn it from our parents. That's the real root cause.
Most of these speeches are a few years old. There are so much work to be done by every individual to make any change. Let's start by educating ourselves and understanding our history in United States.
Seen a lot of boring TED talks , but she brought emotion and truth to this so I'm still watching it.
Thank you Dr. Francis.....
I agree we MUST remain diligent and act against inequality, especially toward Blacks. All Americans must ban together for equality. It's simple if we all stand together.
I really liked this lecture. I support the idea of looking at a longstanding problem through its' historical roots, bravo Megan Ming Frances. Your students are lucky to have you!
They've been looking @ it for 400 yrs. Time 2 solve it!
Yep Oriolefan443...totally misleading and not in accord with the facts and evidence!! Pure puffery like a used car salesman!!
@@bradhamilton9038 A very informative and educated lecture ,Bravo Ms Frances.
"My books and my silence will not save these students. But their activism and their courage in challenging the status quo and this movement just might." Justice for George.
Then the status quo of what specifically?
So far, there doesn't seem to be any progress in that regard. I just read excerpts of the bill that the Dems are hoping to pass: Brace yourself - the cure will be worse than the disease.
@@timffoster What is in this bill you're talking about? Thank you
Ronnie Sutton you cant musk give out above the maximum penalty I live in the uk and I know that in your country 3rd degree murder will never be given death and to do that your entire constitution would be broken
Charlie Day We can get justice by fixing the system that allowed him and THOUSANDS of other PoC to be murdered and abused with no repercussions.
Such an impressive and encouraging talk. Makes a lot of sense for each of us living in Earth without boundaries. I RESPECT with all my heart from TURKEY !!
Bravo! Thank You, Megan Ming Frances, for an important and needed talk ... and you are So right that education, alone, will not fix this problem and that a real understanding of The ROOT of the problem needs to be understood. The Root problem, which is very complex, needs to receive full attention and, necessary action, until it is gone.
Love & Peace to All
Going to include this talk in my Public Speaking course curriculum. The blend of narrative, passion, truth and vision should inspire all students who want a greater voice.
I like how her voice shakes with emotion.
Please stop spreading lies.
It takes so much courage to speak ones truth.
What an amazing and intelligent woman! I wish for her to have a very long and meaningful carreer, where she will be capable of bringing light and understanding to those who have some form of contact with her. Unfortunately, her and others like her are viewed as a major threat to our current system and its design & structure. Once THOSE are removed completely, only then will it be possible to make right all of the sins of the past and on-going presently.
I teach African Diaspora Studies in Botswana and my students and I are grappling with these complex problems and wondering how long will it take for blacks to be treated as equals in the U.S. George Floyd's death has opened up debates beyond the US. Amazing talk.
they will never be treated as equal because they can not even take care of them selves ???
I LOVE HER! this was such a good speech with so much power
I hope to God the momentum of this racial awareness continues. If the people that started slavery and it’s accompanying racism cannot apologise for these sins against humanity, then the least they can do is listen to what is being said and react positively to change America. That is what will make America great.
See something say something ......we can not be silent of the wrongs of racism! any longer!
Why do you claim racism just because a guy in a uniform bullied a traveler?
It happens all of the time.
That airport person who allegedly told the speaker that "he does it to blacks all the time" was totally out of line to say it and totally out of line for not reporting the bullying to his superior.
I loved your speech. You are making a big difference. You touched my heart. God Bless you! Keep doing what you do so well. Kudos!
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If law enforcement had to pay Blacks $50,000.00 dollars every time they got it wrong, things would change.
Jay G Yes ..... it would come to a screeching halt👍🏽
Jay G That's a fantasy. When law enforcement begins to lose their family members same way their victims did, things would change
thinkify100 I agree, if we had nipped it in the bud with Travon Martin 🤔 Things would be different!!!
Not if citizens are paying the $50, 000 and not the police paying personally. They don't seem to mind spending other peoples money.
Jay G
Why 50k?
I’m stuck at the fact that she said he does this all the time and he’s still working there.
Yeah, I can't get past that either.
Social conditioning that has been allowed to grow unchecked in our country
She needed to file a complaint against his a$$.
She probably reported, but the report just got put in his file. Idk where y'all are working where reports actually get taken seriously, but I'm jealous..
DUDE SAME WHUT
I'm a Brazilian who is learning English and I used this speech to learn and ended up being deeply moved by her words ❤️🇧🇷
This is an excellent speech which underscores what is behind racism.
I find this to be an interesting topic. Does anyone else here make assumptions of people they initially meet based almost solely on their appearance (i.e.: clothing, hair, car they drive, shoes they wear...and yes, the color of their skin)? I believe that these assumptions are also supported by our life experiences, media, Hollywood and other factors - these to me are the root cases of racial injustice.
I hope more people get to see this TEDTalk. Thank you for sharing your story.
Well done for sharing this message Megan. I'm glad your voice is being heard on our behalf!
I love that she spent a full minute talking about her dog, just to say: Any fix that doesn't solve the root of the problem, is not a fix.
Passive-aggressive comment, lol
Ms Ming I really enjoyed your speech. It is hard for America to confront racism, because it was founded on racism.
This woman is very well spoken. It's like music to my ears.
You are a gifted speaker! Thank you.
I agree . I was just thinking how nervous I would be . It's like watching a movie just hanging on too her words. She got a gift
She has a very beautiful voice. I feel like I understand the entire movement in a brand new light because of this incredible human being, & I want to be a better friend to my minority friends because of this. Thank you!
Agreed 100%. Following up, 1 year later. Have you been able to find actions to take in this regard?
Yes, we need to focus on the root cause. There's so much pain there and no one wants to visit it. It is a very hard topic, but we need to deal with it. Like a relationship issue, we need to talk about the root of the problem.
Synonymous with Janice Joplin’s lyricisms...Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose . From....Plantation type slavery to racism and oppression, when the earth is a battlefield spiritually awaken mindedness is our best weapon.
Absolutely Reginald, "Spiritually awaken mindedness"....smh because people of color we must remain AWOKE...and AWARE at all times." Sad but so true...
Kris Kristofferson wrote that, a rich privileged white male. Janis, his girlfriend at the time, literally stole it and recording it without his permission.
This lady is amazing . I love listening to her intelligence and thruthfullness
Wow. It's like she stepped into a time machine 4 years ago. So necessary to be heard today!!
She didn’t step into a time machine. She is speaking about systematic oppression that began 400 years ago. Your response further validates that most people don’t understand how and why we got here.
My apologies for my poor wording. In no way did I mean that this narrative is more relevant now than it was 4 years ago. I was just admiring the accuracy of her message. I have a lot to learn and know that I will approach these lessons with the utmost care and respect. Thanks for calling me out. Sending love and support your way.
Bryan Langston ~ How and why did we get here?
Her root cause premise is false therefore making her whole argument false
@@bryanlangston2919 explain systemic racism to me , it's so vague
We are a race that is in pain! We have put band-aid on our issues and refused to address the internal conflict within. That handicap us in all Avenues of our lives. It is my hope and my prayers that we as Race will rise above all that we have been through. I do believe we are strong.
The problem is we are not in our home land ,we are in our enemy land because I ancestors ,disobeys the most high ,my doing what we the children's of our fathers from the house of judah the hebrews peoples. You me will never be accepted in this world if sin against the most high. Wake up people you ate sleeping. This not our home once your learn the truth .go to the biblical scriptures ,deuteronomy chapter 28 an read the whole chapter .wake up people u need to seek who the creator is an stop trying to be like the world system
We are the children of the biblical most high .so listen to the word of the most high. Don't listen to this knowledge of this world what help us as a nation of people of colors
Wake up now ,stop begging this system to be accepted. Just seek the truth concerning the most high our elohim our father who in the heavens. For every thing is are .so stop trying to be like the world system.because it going g to fall an if you believe in it you going to be destroyed right alone with it .so started looking an seeking him ,because your life is in danger with out him .what is it for a person to gain the favor of the whole world an lay down an lose his soul for ever.because they love the world an the things in the world more them the value of the creator. Seek an you shall fine knock an the door of truth will open to you an to anyone who believes in the truth for it is life in the truth which is his word ,for he said I am that bread of life that came from the heavens to seek out an sabe the lost sheeps of Israel. Shalom
@@jessiekames8564FACTS!!! All praises to The Most High!!!
Very articulate and kind in passing such powerful message.
Such beauty in a simple but powerful message.
I love this woman. Candace Owens should have talks with woman. She needs this education so badly.
So true, we can't solve it but embrace it to change it one day at a time
That was a phenomenal speech, and I am grateful I stumbled upon it!!
She didn't say anything.
I'm glad I stumbled across this too 👌
@Patty Hillman YOU HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING EITHER!!!
you like this speech because you and her hate whites so you like anything anti white
sandra martinez Literally what made you think this was anti-white? PoC just want to live without constant fear of assault or murder by the people supposed to protect them, which is the statistical reality of African-Americans. How is that anti-white?
If everyone followed "do unto others as you would be done by", everything would be okay.
LOL The people who made that up didnt do that so how can you expect us to do it?
It's chilling how relevant this still is 4 years later.
but it's really not.
Similar incident happened to me recently while I was going through the TSA check point at Miami International Airport. A White TSA Agent tried to accused me of having a razor-blade inside my mouth. I was shocked and I asked to speak to his supervisor. After I showed them my credentials, I’m a Retired DHS/ICE Federal. The supervisor relieved him from duty immediately.
SEE THATS EXACTLY THE POINT !! PEOPLE WITH PRIVILEGE GET EXTRA GOODIES. YOU HAD PRIVILEGE BY BEING AN X DHS,, !! PRIVILAGE DOESNT HAVE TO BE A RACE !!! YOU GOT HIM RELIEVED IMMEDIATLY BECAUSE OF YOUR PRIVILAGE !! I BET YOU ARE NOT EVEN WHITE !!
I think she and Larry Elders should sit down and have a conversation together that would be really great and facinating to watch.
Or Coleman Hughes?
Or Thomas Sowell
Or Uncle Ruckus
Or the Officer Tatum
Indeed. She makes a few sweeping statements that do not line up with the data. Would love to see she and Larry Elder talk.
You're an amazing, young and full of life teacher. Thank you so much for talking about racism stories. Lovely watching and listening to you here on the top of the mountain of Italy.
It would help if law enforcement officers had to do a year of service in the communities they are to serve in, before they are allowed to enter law enforcement school it would help them see people different from them as people. Send them to serve to high schools to tutor or to coach to teach to learn with. Let it be a lengthy service such as AmeeiCorps. In AmeriCorps they have requirements of 1700 hour within a year. That ends up being 8 to 9 hours a day for 10 to 11 months. It would help them to not be afraid, to see we are not all one type, that we like them are humans. I believe it should be a requirement.
Personally, I think the police should just be abolished but a reform like this would also really help - especially if the community then gets to vote on whether each person actually gets their gun and badge
Megan's humourous, yet serious and unbelievably well- researched talk was inspiring, and so I learned so much
They should hand out "professional victim of feelings" awards, she would win a gold.
We need to get in touch with our humanity and see what things really are and not what we believe they are. Limited identity with race, gender, nationality, religion only causes divisions. Each of us needs to do this.
This is remarkable. So grateful for this talk as something helpful to share with those I care about. Thank you, Professor Francis!
Racism starts within families and homes of the close minded people. The children of theses families learn racism from their parents and grandparents. To reverse racism, it has to start within these families and homes.
YES
Donna P3214 Actually racism is deeply entrenched in the society and every single person born into it bears it and must engage in deep antirecist work to eradicate it. It’s in all of us.
I am a conscientious objector, I believe that humans should not own weapons of mass destruction such as handguns and assault rifles. Yet, I can NEVER be seen as “unarmed” because it’s the color of my skin that is the weapon!
Shango Sankofa. Beautifully said and so true, you can hear the pain in her voice as she tells the story of her brother's encounter with those cops ❤️
It's not just what we are but WHO we are. The chosen of the Most High God .
Shango Sankofa, In my opinion, you could not be more correct!!!!! Thank you for your mind and your words.
Right on! ✊🏾
@TRUTH FTW Yes, says a creature who is a member (assumption) of a race which owns enough weaponry to DESTROY civilization as we know it, AND who have fomented more world wars in the last two centuries than any other culture. Yeah, "predisposition for violence". Okay, IF you think so.
Activism yes, but not destruction and even the death of others. Be passionate in what you want fixed but destroying others lives does not make you better than what you protest. Working to fix something is it’s own battle without adding stealing, arson and more killing. The sad thing is to be truthful is the violence instills the fear and mistrust and looks like the violent attitude is true.
I was brought here by Justine in June. Thank you for this
Very insightful and with the level of passion in addressing, a better approach -on how to better address and understand our current race relations. It’s much more to do with a reorientation and perhaps a misdiagnosis that needs updated.
Umm...WOW just humbled the entire room. ✊🏿
My brother is a retired Police Officer… so I got this following information from the horses mouth… Police Departments favor potential candidates who have a “criminal mentality”, those with criminal mentalities are “1st choice” when recruiting new candidates. So basically what this means is that we have nothing more than potential “gang members” as a Police Force. I suspect that the same is true for government workers and politicians as well.
How does ALL of this expensive expansion of diversity training add value to community protection??😲🌋🍽
That is so true!
She is smart that you can see her intelligence permeating through her. It was a great talk.
That book learning will not stop bullets goes without saying. In 1972 I was accosted by a white off duty drunk police detective while on my way to a Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus
rehearsal! Filling in empty spaces in one's own mind and taking control of one's own communities, teaching one's own children the ways of self empowerment will. Otherwise explaining all
this to white people some of whom are concerned, some of whom are perplexed, and some of whom who could care less will do nothing to change any of this!
Erick Dean Tippett
Retired Musician/Teacher
Chicago, Illinois
Thank u fam.
For more than 259 years this conversation has been happening. Great scholars throughout the years have lectured in America’s higher learning
Centers. Men and women have taken there bite of the proverbial apple to add to the countless rationalities of why, and the clock tics. Tic Tock, Tic Tock.
Not even that will help.
And yet you don't. There's no choir to preach to here. Keep moving.
if you're familiar with the blue eye brown eyes study which reverses racism that was instituted in a classroom and had dramatic impacts on all the students most who went on to be Champions Against Racism, perhaps it's time for experiential formulation and not just education. racism is embedded in the very fabric of the capitalistic nature and cannot be easily removed without allowing those laws such as reciprocity to inculcate the inhabitants of this genocidal nation. understanding that capitalism which is the economic catalyst is the root cause of racism because back in the early 1400s the nine European nations set out to bill the Western world with the energies of the blacks. therefore only a reversal will impact empathy on the pervading and prevailing participants of racism.
A lot was said but the answer was given in the review of her experience at the airport. She knew more about the law than the TSA agent and he knew that he would be in a world of hurt if he pursued the injustice any further. When the lady tapped her on the shoulder and said it had happened before proves there is corruption in the system and most are aware of it. For the injustice to stop it IS about education but it is also about economics. When the people learn the legal process to sue and win Federal (not State or Local) lawsuits against these rogue cops and take money from the municipalities that allow these atrocities to happen, the harassment, the rights violations, the killings will stop. As long as the families of the those killed simply march in the street and wait on the police to declare themselves guilty in an investigation of themselves nothing is going to change. When the budgets of the municipalities are running at huge deficits because of payouts on wrongful deaths, the people will make sure their representatives feet are held to the fire. That's when the cops will be start to be held accountable. That's when prosecutors will start inditing and convicting the cops that have not lived up to their oaths of office. When private people all the way up to through the top elected officials see a lot of green flowing out of the coffers to the victims of government agents, only then will things change.
Quincy Birwood Everybody is targeted if they are not a police officer, not just blacks.
We agree on that point Jack. Please note there is no mention of race or color in my comment. The "We" I'm talking about is we the people. ...I did mention green. My bad.
Boy, are you naive. People quitely marched in Fergusson. You know what police did? They set tanks on them. Payouts for wrongful deaths? *Goerge Zimmerman* wasn't found guilty, and you think policemen are?
Why don't you look up the official police responses to litterally any case of police brutality involving a minority person? That includes deaths of children, and times when evidence gets mysteriously lost, and times when there is a recording and you can see zero threat being posed to the police.
@@weareallbornmad410 Tanks? Show me a M1A2 Abrams pointing a 120mm smooth bore CANNON at protesters. Go ahead, I'll wait.
Quincy Birwood agreed. I believe that one of the main reasons the Civil Rights was so effective is because it disrupted the economics of the oppressor.
To plead to the heart of anyone only works if they’re led by their hearts in the first place.
This brought tears in my both eyes. I sincerely love and appreciate you! You are a everyday people... with a mastermind. I pray your life is as full as your wisdom and knowledge. Your fast friend... Adam Brent
Excellent and touching amongst powerlessness emotions toward ungodly racism in america
I came to this country when I was 15 years old from Jamaica and have never had any interaction with police until I lived in NYC.
2019 And I just came upon this! WoW, this needs widespread attention. Her wisdom is spiritually accurate. God be with her. shalom
Important message!! Hopefully we all hear this message during this important time in 2020. Gotta stand up for what is right and stand against oppression, violence and old thinking.
I'm an Indian American and my family has never been discriminated against. We live in a posh suburb in NJ.
Yes, Christian, I agree! But we also need to guard ourselves against being swept away by a powerfull narative and make sure we have all the info before making a move. Some of the new thinking can be pretty harmful too if not checked.
@@benverzijlbergen2968 I've been seeing this extreme race narrative being pushed by others. Thanks for pointing this out. Getting more difficult to understand what is real and what is fabricated. What is right and just doesn't change though 👍
@@christianlamb You are correct, sir! The path to fewer people suffering is pretty much always the best way to go!
Impressive speech! I learned a lot, and I cannot wait to add little comment.
The actions (or cure as mentioned by Megan) is the change of people's racial bias, freedom from racial violence, I totally agree.
However, I think we need more concrete actions to enhance the social sustainability of racial equality, maybe modification of the law? Local community help and support? And I do believe education is one of the best ways to empower all people to become strong justice activists.
The thing is, I get what she’s saying about a strong campaign to pressure systematic change but in the early 20th century maybe it was more obvious what kind of change was needed compared to now. Abolishment of segregation, lynching, etc. was an obvious target of these campaigns back then but at the moment, as an active participant of the current blacklivesmatter movement myself, I can tell you, most of us are screaming for justice, peace and change but we’re not really sure what that actually looks like. So I think at the end of the day, education is a really high priority to fight systemic racism because you’ll actually have the competency and expertise to know how to fight it and what needs to be done.
This is a fair point. I'd like to say that as far as police brutality there is a few obvious ways to help fix this issue, simple accountability would help a lot. As far as how to "fix" systematic racism I agree education is the only way.
We, as a people really need to collectively present a Class Action law suit, against all parts of the government involved. This would be a tremendous undertaking for anyone who is up for the challenge.
Vote with your feet. America, love it or leave it!
This needs to go viral.....sharing to FB and friends!!!!
Antagonizing people, then saying their aggressive.. smh
I'm going to brake my hand punching you in the face and then have you arrested for assaulting my fist with your face. That's about as sound as her logic.
@@PlantBasedHomeEconomics her logic is that you're either her ally or her enemy. No middle ground at all.
No 10 blacks that beat up 1 lonely white guy makes them aggressive I am sick of them trying to justify it
@@lotsofsparks32 so every white person is a suicidal mass murderer? Because that's the logic you're using here.
I'm sorry.
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Wow I didn't realize this video was released 4 years ago until it was over😮 I thought this was made recently as a sort of response to all the protests! Still so relevant✊🏿
this Ted Talk is changing me. It is making me go deeper into my own implicit biases. Powerful witness to what must change in me and in our country...Thank you!!!
Everyone repost this to your social media page. It’s so important this video circulates especially now .✊❤️
This was posted four years ago and yet this is the more relevant than ever!
Folk Aart They don’t have the freedom to not get killed by the police, have a fair trial without bias, and are profiled. ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ All of these are violated.