The real story of Rosa Parks -- and why we need to confront myths about Black history
David Ikard2018Watch
Event Series · ideas
TEDxNashville is an ideas-focused event held in Nashville, United States, featuring speakers across diverse fields. The event has run across multiple editions in 2016, 2018, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Notable speakers have included Ella Al-Shamahi, a paleoanthropologist exploring evolutionary history and conservation, David Ikard, an emerging technology strategist and CEO, and Dr. Robert Talisse, a philosophy professor examining polarization and civic discourse. The speaker lineup suggests programming that spans natural sciences, technology strategy, and philosophy, reflecting the event's commitment to presenting ideas across multiple disciplines to its Nashville audience.