How to imagine a better future for democracy | adrienne maree brown and Baratunde Thurston

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🗓️ 1 June 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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US democracy needs repair — and care is the answer, says author adrienne maree brown in conversation with writer and activist Baratunde Thurston. In a sweeping discussion on what it means to be an active citizen, they unpack how to design a future for democracy where we all belong.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily,
0:10.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:15.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:17.0	What does it mean to be a citizen?
0:19.0	Today's conversation features two people who are deeply invested in how best to be a citizen, the writers Adrian
0:25.0	Marie Brown and Baratundi Thurston. The two of them mix it up and unpack the ideas of
0:30.2	democracy, citizenship, but more importantly,
0:33.0	belonging in their 2023 conversation at TED Democracy,
0:37.0	after the break.
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1:16.0	And now our TED Talk of the day.
1:19.5	I want to start with this word, citizen. Yeah.
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