Everyone's heard of Martin Luther King Jr. But do you know the woman Dr. King called "the architect of the civil rights movement," Septima Clark? The teacher of some of the generation's most legendary activists — like Rosa Parks, Diane Nash, Fannie Lou Hamer and thousands more — Clark laid out a blueprint for change-making that has stood the test of time. Now T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, the cofounders of GirlTrek, are taking a page from Clark's playbook to launch a health revolution in the US — and get one million women walking for justice. (This ambitious idea is part of The Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
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Weird flex but ok
Nice programme to enhance academic skills for IELTS
Азизбек Рустамов me too
Depends which accent you want to improve.
+little tigre the British one since IELTS test is a British test.
small steps in a new direction, with all your might
the civil rights movement was a mistake, now white man are called racist even if we are the only race to abolish slavery, they never get mad at the muslims and jews who INVENTED the slave trade, or the slavers in africa and the middle east who exist today!
Thank you for inspiring me to obtain a healthy living for myself, my family and community. Go Team GirlTrek!
marque235 …TED is promoting cancer. Sad
The most powerful MAN you’ve never heard of….
*RONNIE COLEMAN! YEAAAAAAAAAAAH BUDDY!! AIN’T NOTHING BUT A PEANUT! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!*
Your nickname and the comment make a beautiful combination, like bread and butter.
light weight! light weight baby!
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There is no blaming going on here, and I appreciate that. It calls for personal responsibility and changes within the community, so this gets a thumbs up from me.
Hillary Rodham Clinton!!!
…wait, what?!
great, let me know when the grievance industry will stop then.
Go GirlTrek, walking into a better future as examples to us all. Lifestyle change is good medicine for health, longevity and community! Sharing this with 500 followers and 5,000 friends. I am turning off my computer and going out for a walk right now! Hope to see you out there.
Yes yes yes, reading is the key. It’s the first brick on a path laid to freedom
I really appreciate the work you are doing. Inspiring. Thank you for sharing this.
great ideas are usually simple…. A true winner.
I’m a simple troll, I see a TED talk about women empowerment and I dislike.
Septima Clark: gave the right to vote to black women
GirlTrek: empowers fat black women to walk outside
GirlTrek “we continue the best traditions of Septima Clark” ok…