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JEN ANDREWS

The Magical, Magnetic Power Of Parks and The Public Realm

JUSTIN BAKER

What Dying Children Taught Me About Leaning Into Suffering

EKUNDAYO BANDELE

EKUNDAYO BANDELE

Raising Your Cultural Quotient

CINTHYA BOLANOS & KYNNEDY TUGGLE

CINTHYA BOLANOS & KYNNEDY TUGGLE

Race And Politics In The Digital Age

DR. MARIO BROWN

DR. MARIO BROWN

The Possibility of People

JOSH CAMPBELL

Seven Keys To Good Storytelling

NED CANTY

Opera Doesn't Suck

SUZANNE CARLSON

SUZANNE CARLSON

The Hidden Benefits – and Costs – of Your Transit Choices

SARAH CARPENTER

SARAH CARPENTER

Rally Cry for a National Parent Movement

ROBERT CARTER

Connectedness: A Tale of Two Networks

ELIZABETH CAWEIN

ELIZABETH CAWEIN

We Built This City... On Smart Policies, Equitable Access and a Bold Music Identity

BRIAHNA CHAMBERS

BRIAHNA CHAMBERS

Breaking the 'Class' Ceiling

KATRINA COLEMAN

KATRINA COLEMAN

It Hurts To Laugh

ELENA DELAVEGA

Can You See the Bootstraps? Assessing Poverty Attributions with the Blame Index

TOSHA DOWNEY

Poverty Policy Isn't Just About Better Schools

HARDY FARROW

Why Poverty Can't Be Solved

BRIT FITZPATRICK

BRIT FITZPATRICK

Coding the Dream

GABRIEL FOTSING

GABRIEL FOTSING

College Is(n't) for Everyone

DEMETRIA FRANK

WE Are the Freedom Fighters: Prisoners and Free Speech

TERRI FREEMAN

Apologetically Human

DR. KATHLEEN GALLAGHER

DR. KATHLEEN GALLAGHER

The Healthy Child: Assembly Required

RON GARRISON

Transportation in an APP Society

CLIFF GOLDMACHER

CLIFF GOLDMACHER

Some Things I've Learned about Songwriting in 25 Years

LOGAN GULEFF

The Art of Flavor

DREW HOLCOMB

Your Dreams Don’t Belong to You

JASON JACKSON

Neighborhood Revitalization through Culture, Community, and Creativity

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JON S. JACKSON

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JON S. JACKSON

When is Torture Justified?

LORETTA JACKSON-HAYES

LORETTA JACKSON-HAYES

STEM Education da Vinci Style

EPHIE JOHNSON

Do First Years Last a Lifetime?

KYLER & KODY MCCORMICK

KYLER & KODY MCCORMICK

BOO MITCHELL

The Impact of Willie Mitchell on Popular Music

DR. SCOTT MORRIS

DR. SCOTT MORRIS

Sometimes You Have to Move Back to Move Forward

PHILIP MUDD

The Art of Thinking Backwards

OLLIETTE MURRY-DROBOT

OLLIETTE MURRY-DROBOT

Holding Hands During Conflict

KIMBAL MUSK

Fertile Ground: Why Food Is the New Internet

EMILY NEFF

A Certain Kind of Beauty: The Life in an Art Musuem

JOHN NEWMAN

Free: The World’s Most Dangerous Price

TERENCE PATTERSON

TERENCE PATTERSON

The Next Memphis

MARCO PAVE

Art Entrepreneurship: From Hobbyists to Lobbyists

DR. SARAH PETSCHONEK

DR. SARAH PETSCHONEK

What is Your Life's Best Work?

DR. TODD RICHARDSON

DR. TODD RICHARDSON

Dilemma of Discovery

TAMI SAWYER

The Value of You

RYAN SELLERS

The Value of Latin

DERWIN SISNETT

School's Rebirth

LESLIE LYNN SMITH

LESLIE LYNN SMITH

An Invitation to Be Uncomfortable

KATIE SMYTHE

Wide Open Dance: A Tale of Two Cities

DORCHELLE SPENCE

DORCHELLE SPENCE

The Role of Public Spaces in Building the Bridge to Tolerance

DR. STACY L. SPENCER

DR. STACY L. SPENCER

Divine Partnerships: Rebuilding a Sustainable Community

JOSH SPICKLER

Crime and Lots of Punishment

MELISSA ANDERSON SWEAZY

MELISSA ANDERSON SWEAZY

If You Love Them Let Them Go

GERGORY THOMPSON

GERGORY THOMPSON

MLK: The Voice We Need but Do Not Want

DARIUS WALLACE

Reinventing Yourself

DAVID WATERS

No Better Place than This

JASON WEXLER

Social Value of a Sports Franchise

JOSEPH WOOTEN

Nothing Is Everything: It All Matters

JOSHUA YATES

The Promise of America's Underdog Cities

DR. ANN ZACHRY

Be a Daydream Believer

VALERIE CRABTREE

VALERIE CRABTREE

Teen Sleep: What Is It Good For? Absolutely Everything

ROSIE PHILLIPS DAVIS

ROSIE PHILLIPS DAVIS

A Little More Hope, A Little Less Blame

ZAK OZMO

Why Refugees are Integral to the Future of Art

VIRGINIA MURPHY

VIRGINIA MURPHY

Playback Theatre: A Prescription for Peace

AMY STACK

Not Gen X, But Not a Millennial Either

ALEX CASTLE

Whiskey: The Cure for Perfectionism

ANASA TROUTMAN

From Justice To Joy

ANDY NIX

Breaking Non-Profits to Build People

BRANDICE DANIEL

BRANDICE DANIEL

The Real Winners are on the Outside

CLARENCE MCFERREN

CLARENCE MCFERREN

Mental Liberation Through Dance

DAPHENE MCFERREN

DAPHENE MCFERREN

Race and Inclusivity: One Nation Under Automation

DAVID SCHWARTZ

Who Says Kids Can’t Cure Cancer?

ETHAN FERGUSON

The Whole Picture of STEM Education

JAMES DUKES

Someone Is Waiting On You to Be You

JOHN DANIEL

Everything Will Be Alright

LILIA ABRON

Organizing to Break the Cycle of Energy Poverty in Memphis

MIKE BLUMENTHAL

MIKE BLUMENTHAL

How Many Einsteins Have We Left Behind?

ROQUITA COLEMAN-WILLIAMS

ROQUITA COLEMAN-WILLIAMS

How Determination Saved Me and How It Can Change the World

JENNIFER ALESSANDRA

JENNIFER ALESSANDRA

The Danger of Participation Trophies

RHONNIE BREWER

Disposable Society

AUSTIN CROWDER

Can Government Class Revolutionize Police Encounters?

ARIANA GLANTZ

Find Problem, Solve Problem

CHLOE HAKIM-MOORE

CHLOE HAKIM-MOORE

Stop Chasing Purpose and Focus on Wellness

SHAMICHAEL HALLMAN

SHAMICHAEL HALLMAN

Reimagining the Public Library to Reconnect the Community

EMILEE HERRINGTON

EMILEE HERRINGTON

The Resiliency of Appropriate Vulnerability

DANIELLE INEZ

Let's Grow Our Cities by Decriminalizing Immaturity

DAN MCCLEARY

Shakespeare in Kindergarten, or Let Rome Fall

JUSTIN MILLER

Asking the Wrong Questions When Fighting Poverty

ARCHIE MOSS JR.

ARCHIE MOSS JR.

Small Ideas Can Lead to Big Change

JANI RADHAKRISHNAN

JANI RADHAKRISHNAN

From "What do you do for work?" to "What's your story?"

CANDACE STEELE FLIPPIN

CANDACE STEELE FLIPPIN

Are You Talking to Me? What Women Really Want…At Work.

SRIDHAR SUNKARA

SRIDHAR SUNKARA

Leaning Toward Growth in the Digital Age

TAYLOR TAGG

Saying Yes to living kidney donation

MICHAEL UGWUEKE

MICHAEL UGWUEKE

Are Hospitals Responsible for Your Health?

NUBIA YASIN

The Placemaker, The Missionary, and The Conqueror

Nighat Akbar Shah

Nighat Akbar Shah

How Becoming Disagreeable Saved My Life

Jacob Davis

Carbon Neutral Corridors: Designing For a Resilient and Connected Future

Britney Thornton

Britney Thornton

Small Things Add Up

Bryan Eagle

Sustainably Addressing Global Water Scarcity

Dr. Bernard Williams

Dr. Bernard Williams

Systemic Change through Proactive Community Diversion

Nicole Lauchaire

Nicole Lauchaire

Burn the Boats: How to Ctrl+Alt+Delete Your Life

Justin Merrick

Defining the New Normal: Equity in Motion

Alyssa Dominique Nucaro

Alyssa Dominique Nucaro

The Science of Creativity

Eso Tolson

Less Grind, More Chill

Daniel Aaron Harris

Daniel Aaron Harris

Enabling Whole Cities

Amber Hamilton

A Poker Game and the Quest for Liberation

Sarah Houston

What's Up with Your Drinking Water?

William "FRY" Arnold

William "FRY" Arnold

From Locked Up to Locked Out: The Value of Reentry

Justin Entzminge

Justin Entzminge

Fail Safe: How Local Gov't Can Succeed through Failure

Michelle McKissack

Michelle McKissack

Why Betting on Public Education is a Smart Investment

Dr. Nikia Grayson

Dr. Nikia Grayson

How Black Midwives Can Help our Broken Maternal Healthcare System

Jimpsie Ayres

The Rules Are There Are No Rules

John Carroll

John Carroll

Getting Ready (TEDx talk unavailable)

ROSHUN AUSTIN

A Great Awakening for Building Community

JENNIFER BALINK

JENNIFER BALINK

The Cave You Fear to Enter

JANET BOSCARINO

JANET BOSCARINO

Environment & Us: What Students Can Teach Us

FLETCHER CLEAVES

FLETCHER CLEAVES

The Dangers of the World's Smallest Slot Machine

KELLY ENGLISH

The Fear of Being First

KIM HALYAK

Neighborhood Beautification Grows Greenbacks

CARMEON HAMILTON

CARMEON HAMILTON

Environmental Truths

DAVID JAMISON II

DAVID JAMISON II

Reaching the Heart of Kids

SAM O'BRYANT

From Desert to Oasis: Literacy as Liberation

MATT ROSS-SPANG

MATT ROSS-SPANG

Let it Be: Perfectly Imperfect! (video unavailable)

DWAYNE SPENCER

What My Childhood in Substandard Housing Taught Me About the Social Determinants of Health

KATHLEEN TERRY-SHARP

KATHLEEN TERRY-SHARP

Horses, Hippogriffs, & Insights for Humanity

SUBHA VADLAMANNATI

SUBHA VADLAMANNATI

Are We Ignoring 3 Billion Voices?

YANCY VILLA

Finding Healing Through Vulnerability, Connection, and Art

DARIUS WALLACE

Storytelling as a Yoga of the Soul

KIRK WHALUM

Meaning--What You Think You Know Can Change in an Instant

LAR'JUANETTE WILLIAMS

LAR'JUANETTE WILLIAMS

Life's Choices: Ascend to Your Purpose or Fall for the Gimmick

Tequilla Brownie

Tequilla Brownie

If college is the answer, what is the question?

John Dunavant

How to maximize your social impact

Victoria Erdel Garcia

Victoria Erdel Garcia

Not your (neuro)typical TEDx talk

Dr. Jasmine Jaz Gray

Dr. Jasmine Jaz Gray

The face of disfigurement

Jil Greene

The Great Breakup: The real reason women are leaving their jobs

Dr. Andrea Jacobo

Dr. Andrea Jacobo

How collective grief kickstarts social change

Bartholomew Jones

Bartholomew Jones

Could you change the world by drinking your coffee Black?

Dwayne Jones

The tiny house revolution for affordable living

Dr. SunAh Laybourn

Dr. SunAh Laybourn

How Korean adoptees struggle to find belonging

Elliot Noss

How the internet can shape a city

Skye Oduaran

Why we need youth voices in journalism

David Quarels IV

David Quarels IV

How my synesthesia helps me design

Dr. Diana Ruggiero

Dr. Diana Ruggiero

Humor is not lost in translation

Bill Seely

The power of school spirit

Christopher Street

Christopher Street

Listen for a change

Lauren Vestal

From Reacting to Responding: Manage stress with breath awareness

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