TED...

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. TED was started in 1984 by Richard Saul Wurman. TED is regurlaly held in Monterey, California and it is growing bigger every year. TED is basically a conference where many different people come to spread their ideas. Content that expands from science, business, arts, or global issues have been spoken about at the TED events. TED changes lives, attitudes, and in my opinion, the world.

The speaker in the video I watched was Majora Carter. She views urban renewal through an environmental lens. Currently, Majora Carter is fighting "environmental racism" in her hometown, the South Bronx. She was awarded a 2005 MacArthur "genius" grant and she is an executive director of Sustainable South Bronx. In my opinion, Majora Carter has a voice that makes you want to listen and do something about the environmental problems in our own hometowns. Majora Carter is one influencing person.

Throughout the video, Majora Carter talked about the different envrionmental problems the South Bronx was being exposed to. In addition, she explains her fight for environmental justice and how she tried to better her community. She explained what happened to the South Bronx and how a big construction boom added to the problems the people had. Majora Carter also explains how many people were displaced because of this and nothing was then being done about it. I think her speech tells a life story and I'm glad I found it on TED.