Why Should Your New Normal be Anti-Colorism? | Timia Bethea | TEDxUTAustin

Описание: Colorism is commonly known as discrimination or prejudice against those with darker skin tones, yet it should also contain featurism and texturism. This updated definition is necessary because colorism is not an intangible concept; it influences social mobility and leads people of color to change themselves to be taken seriously. Timia provides insights on her personal experiences with colorism and the research she and her team, the Color Complex, has conducted at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Ghana, Legon. Timia Bethea is a recent 2020 International Business graduate from the University of Texas at Austin who is constantly pushing the realm of what it means to be a Global Citizen. She is from Dallas, Texas and grew up with the mindset that real change and impact takes those who care to make the first move. This can be seen in her passion to bridge social impact and international business together.

She is motivated to inspire people to be more inclusive and representative through the work that she does as one of the four founders of The Color Complex, an organization that conducts research and creates social impact to combat colorism. This began as a project at UT where her and her team of three students and faculty were funded a trip to Ghana and 25K to execute change towards the universal stigmas of colorism by the President’s Award for Global Learning.

She has a repertoire geared towards international centered social justice, empowerment of women of color, and diversity and inclusion. Timia wants us to dig deeper into the narratives that have been written for the global majority. With meaningful conversations on colorism we can begin to cultivate global transformation of thought. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx