We Are Not All That Different: Race and Culture Identity | Seconde Nimenya | TEDxSnoIsleLibraries

Burundi-born American Seconde Nimenya discovered through her migration to America, that the similarities of people around the world bridges the things which separate us.
This talk was given at TEDxSnoIsleLibraries 2016 in Edmonds, Washington. www.sno-isle.org/tedx
Seconde travels the world sharing a message of tolerance and peace, working to bridge the gaps between multicultural communities, and urging others to use the adversity in life to become better people. She advocates for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and education system. Seconde is author of “Evolving Through Adversity.” Her second book, “A Hand To Hold,” is a novel of love and redemption.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@Art-zs6sl]

"If we see others for who they are, not what they are.. we might just change the world". -Seconde Nimenya. I love the way she thinks.

[@thebibliophile434]

I am also fighting hard to abolish race parties, race policies and race politics in my country Malaysia. Together we can change.

[@katla3393]

Ye gl fighting nature and sience commie

[@Nadia-nt8gb]

@@katla3393 science has proved that race isnt real

[@katla3393]

@@Nadia-nt8gb sure it has

[@Nadia-nt8gb]

@@katla3393 yep it has

[@laurahansen2700]

Hello Seconde, I used your TED Talk in all five of my sophomore classes last week to kick off small group discussions about acceptance (what does it look and feel like? How important is it?). Next, groups discussed race and culture in our school (did they think students felt comfortable here? What problems or successes did we have in these areas?). Finally, each group decided on 3-5 guidelines or norms for how our class should function together. These ideas were posted to an online discussion board where, once I gather patterns, we will follow up by voting on our top choices. We thought your talk was powerful. All my teens were attentive. I teach many students of color who, it seemed to me, appreciated your compassionate yet direct approach. Many thanks!!

[@SecondeNimenya]

L Hansen Dear Ms. Hansen, thank you so much for your feedback. I love the work you're doing with those young people and the impact you're making in their lives. Keep up the good job!!

[@sharonsimms6584]

This was beautiful, a very impacting talk and so relevant! Thank you for sharing.

[@grapes627]

You are evolutionary in all sense of the word! Keep sharing, we are listening, learning, and evolving.

[@SecondeNimenya]

Thanks so much for your feedback, I truly appreciate it! Please keep sharing with and inspiring others that way...

[@RogersWorldandAdventures]

Great talk loved it

[@AthomewithElva]

I am truly inspired by your words and generosity to others. Thank you for sharing your deeply rooted ancestral wisdom through and intercultural and spiritual lens. You are a remarkable leader for other women.

[@SecondeNimenya]

Thanks for your kind words dear:-)

[@rowenadickens6015]

Wonderful talk. You are spot on with what you said.

[@SecondeNimenya]

Thank you, appreciate your feedback.

[@TheWellnessAbbey]

Thank you for sharing your experiences of such a relevant and important topic.

[@SecondeNimenya]

Thank you Agave Afro!

[@michaelhodges8005]

Thank you sister Burundi..

[@jadenbaker5185]

Her accent is beautiful

[@anthonybrown9345]

shes from canada

[@sidibedrissab4997]

Accent does not look is sounds

[@Seboatt]

why did i want to cry when she said "I see you...I love you"

[@randellhynes]

Beautiful.

[@zertpopoty9776]

Ideas that worth been shared

[@cristinalozada10]

QUESTION FOR ALL OF YOU!, what three steps did she mention??

[@Coco-pr3rz]

When you start to think difference is bad for you, before you know, you might start denying your own self-worth and identity. When I speak to college students, the number one fear that they share isn’t about the academics, it’s the fear to be different

[@christianajones5556]

love the accent

[@mandom8751]

Thanks for your great speach i'm really proud of translating such a speach to Arabic :) thanks seconde a lot

[@SecondeNimenya]

Thanks for your feedback and translation. Can you share the translated version please?

[@mandom8751]

i did :) on my FB page

[@bjrnn.2689]

"Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - Culture is just the fenotype of a population. Iq is genetic like everything else. There will always be deviants and outliers. Haplogroup is a better term than race. Plato described this 2500 years ago in the myth of the metals Crime is not a result of poverty, its a result of RELATIV poverty. Mixing groups with large diffrence in iq creates RELATIV poverty and political polarisation.

[@parabot2]

Identity and ethno racial homogeneity etc is normal and natural . We have interests and those interests revolve around our family , Traditional values and racial identity . You are forever connected to your Ancestors blood lines , Traditions , and lands . You have a duty to defend and pass this heritage onto your Children / Grand children .

[@Axelevator]

It may be normal but that doesn't mean you can't identify or build families/strong connections with people of other skin colours. No one is "forever connected to ones ancestors blood lines". My life looks very different from my ancestors' and I have more in common with the people of my culture, no matter their colour, than I do my ancestors. Ancestral lands and heritage are only ideas, the people around you are real, and they are ALL human.

[@mykimikimiky]

"that" ?! well if you havent defined "that" you can say and do whatever you like. and you do. i do not strive to be accepted. I strive for truth. truth is that we are all the same and that we are different.

[@Babasgaming28]

Blue jays with blue jays

[@1LEAKz]

Wym

[@aucanmaderalucero146]

Bromomento

[@karinanalbandyan3009]

Why are these people so damn afraid of being different? What’s wrong with being different?

[@alexxander1768]

Because if they brainwash everyone to think they are all the same and all equal - then the only thing that matters is possessions like iPhones and consumer products.

[@dantepadialgiura9772]

patatas fritas :l :/ :) : d :D

[@olorosaspatas9042]

Olorosas patas :D

[@johnfox1991]

beautiful words but not much more than that quite unrealistic and inapplicable. in an international corporate environment, your origins and ideologies matter 10x more than your intentions.

[@alexxander1768]

We are literally different species of humans that developed over hundreds of thousands of years in different regions of the world. People who say 'we are all the same' are always the same old idiots. In a lot of parts of India and Africa they still poop in the side of the street. I'm not going to book a plane ticket and walk around making friends there. In India and China it may be considered normal for there to be no personal space at all in public. In most other countries that could even get you killed. What matters more is RESPECT. Respect is the one thing every culture desires. Unfortunately, the less respectful a culture is, like in China, Africa, India - the less these people are accustomed to respecting other people. And this isn't an opinion, online dating numbers back this up as well. Latin/Spanish countries are also behind on social norms but disrespect will get you killed there. Which is why in dating women prefer whites and latinos.

[@poody771]

Lol.

[@olorosaspatas9042]

When the impostor is SUS. School sucks.

[@L.A-Zak]

Solo vine aquí por mi tarea de geografía

[@wilyarielpacheco3280]

Jajajaja

[@samiramarinettemlboficial2585]

Y yo por la mía de Inglés Xd