The Importance Of TED Talk: Color Blind Or Color Brave

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The TED Talks, “Color blind or color brave?” done by CEO Mellody Hobson discusses the idea of being comfortable with being uncomfortable in conversations about race. She introduced this idea with an allegory of her and her swim coach and them doing an exercise in which she must hold her breath and swim the full length of a 25 meter pool. The coach did this not to prep her lungs or as conditioning but in order for her to get comfortable with being comfortable, which is something we need to get accustomed to in this country. She also talks about the importance of color bravery instead of colorblindness. Being colorblind infers that one does not see race when in fact we should embrace diversity and race by addressing it. Being color brave will

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