Privilege and a Pencil: Race, Equality and Black Privilege.
A discussion on white privilege, and what it means to live as someone with "black privilege," a concept with an opposing effect that has not been defined in any dictionary.

Charde Madoula-Bey is a senior at Skyline High School. Charde is a student athlete, and is on the Skyline Women's track and field team. Charde enjoys all sports and competing. Charde will be discussing a satirical topic about black privilege, she is discussing this topic because she feels she needs to bring light to the disadvantages black people face everyday. Charde plans on attending the University of Michigan to become a lawyer.

Teya Bond is a Senior at Skyline High School. She spends most of her days making clothes and watching K- Dramas. She loves reading and music; she plays the violin and listens to mostly Socially Conscious rap, K-pop and Korean Rap music. Teya wants to share her story on being a Black student in Ann Arbor. She knows that we can only become better if we share our experiences with others and listen to others experiences, so she has decided to participate in TEDxYouth@AnnArbor. Teya believes that she was placed on Earth to make people happy and laugh and wants to use this gift to advocate and to be a voice for those that others ignore.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx