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Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 1, 2022

TEDxNashville, an independently organized program from the TED Talks series, has curated a selection of talks in honor and celebration of Black History Month. See Tamar Smithers, senior director of education and exhibitions for The National Museum of African American Music, talk about breaking the barriers that exist between underprivileged children and access to museums. Watch Nashville Metro Councilwoman Zulfat Suara, an African Muslim woman who emigrated to Tennessee, discuss the unexpected champions she found during her campaign for council. Vanderbilt Professor David Ikard explains how we are all worse off when we whitewash black history. Finally, Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor discusses the often overlooked African origins of American country music, including the story of the now well-known song Wagon Wheel.