Clint Smith
Award-Winning Poet | Exploring Racial Identity & Social Justice
Most recently at TED in 2015.
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Clint Smith is an acclaimed poet and staff writer at The Atlantic. His debut poetry collection, 'Counting Descent', won the 2017 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award.
Smith's powerful TED talk on the history of racism in America has been viewed over 6 million times. He currently teaches writing and education studies at Harvard University, where his courses examine the intersections of literature, history, and social justice.
Smith's keynotes bring poetic storytelling to urgent social issues, inspiring audiences to reckon with the past and build a more equitable future.
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How to raise a Black son in America
As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was crystallized one night for a young Clint Smith, who was playing with water guns in a dark parking lot with his white friends. In a heartfelt piece, the poet paints the scene of his father's furious and fearful response.
3 talks, all in 2015
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1 event · 3 appearances · 2014 to 2015
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