TED Talks

Clint Smith: How to raise a black son in America

TV-PG
2015 • E74    Apr 23, 2015    15m
As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was crystallized one night for a young Clint Smith, who was playing with water guns in a dark parking lot with his white friends. In a heartfelt piece, the poet paints the scene of his father's furious and fearful response.

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