Civil Rights Educator Ahmad Ward

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90 Seconds from TEDxBirmingham with Civil Rights Educator Ahmad Ward

To find the exceptional in someone, we must shed labels and open up.

At TEDxBirmingham 2016, Civil Rights educator Ahmad Ward talks about finding the exceptional in individuals and not using labels of the past. To find the exceptional, Ward said, people have to talk frankly.

“We’re uncomfortable with race,” Ward said. “That’s why we don’t talk about it. That’s why we’re still dealing with the same stuff the last 50, 60 years.

Learn more about TEDxBirmingham 2016 here.