Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of … eating, walking or generally "living while black." In this profound, thought-provoking and often hilarious talk, he reveals the power of language to change stories of trauma into stories of healing — while challenging us all to level up. Watch Thurston’s TedTalk (Links to an external site.) and then answer the following questions:

1. What are the four parts of the sentence that Thurston breaks down in his TedTalk?
2. How does Thurston’s level up game illustrate the power of language?
3. What “actions” does our culture need to change to write a better reality (if this phrase doesn’t make sense please make sure you watch to the end of the video)?

If you are interested in Thurston’s project collecting “living while black” you can see it at his website (Links to an external site.).

https://www.baratunde.com/livingwhileblack

https://www.ted.com/talks/baratunde_thurston_how_to_deconstruct_racism_one_headline_at_a_time

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