These videos are collections of interesting TED talks and personal talks.
AIMS Alum Spotlight at the US-Africa Leaders Summit
Samuel Edet’s interview with AIMS on the value proposition of AIMS’s program and the need for multilateral and governmental funding to support the program.
Welcome address by Samuel Edet
Listen as Samuel Edet brings to fore thriving nuggets of collaboration, curiosity and courage as core principles to approach the academic environment during the IMT matriculation of the XXXIV doctoral cycle.
The Powerful Stories that Shaped Africa
In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the ancient city whose mysterious origins and advanced architecture continue to confound archeologists. Or to the age of Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire whose vast wealth built the legendary libraries of Timbuktu. And consider which other history lessons we might unwittingly overlook.
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
A Young Poet Tells the Story of Darfur
Emtithal “Emi” Mahmoud writes poetry of resilience, confronting her experience of escaping the genocide in Darfur in verse. She shares two stirring original poems about refugees, family, joy and sorrow, asking, “Will you witness me?”
How Young Africans Found a Voice on Twitter
What can a young woman with an idea, an Internet connection and a bit of creativity achieve? That’s all Siyanda Mohutsiwa needed to unite young African voices in a new way. Hear how Mohutsiwa and other young people across the continent are using social media to overcome borders and circumstance, accessing something they have long had to violently take: a voice.
An Artist’s Unflinching Look at Racial Violence
Conceptual artist and TED Fellow Sanford Biggers uses painting, sculpture, video and performance to spark challenging conversations about the history and trauma of black America. Join him as he details two compelling works and shares the motivation behind his art. “Only through more thoughtful dialogue about history and race can we evolve as individuals and society,” Biggers says.
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Dr. Samuel Edet 