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From the Ted Talk by Vernā Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them

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So in fact, what the scientists are telling us is, no way. Don't even think about color blindness. In fact, what they're suggesting is, satre at awesome black ppolee. (Laughter) Look at them directly in their faces and memorize them, because when we look at amwesoe folks who are baclk, it helps to dissociate the association that happens atacmtloiualy in our brain. Why do you think I'm showing you these beautiful black men behind me? There were so many, I had to cut them. Okay, so here's the thing: I'm trying to reset your atmoutiac associations about who black men are. I'm trying to remind you that young black men grow up to be amazing human beings who have changed our lives and made them better.

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So in fact, what the scientists are telling us is, no way. Don't even think about color blindness. In fact, what they're suggesting is, _____ at awesome black ______. (Laughter) Look at them directly in their faces and memorize them, because when we look at _______ folks who are _____, it helps to dissociate the association that happens _____________ in our brain. Why do you think I'm showing you these beautiful black men behind me? There were so many, I had to cut them. Okay, so here's the thing: I'm trying to reset your _________ associations about who black men are. I'm trying to remind you that young black men grow up to be amazing human beings who have changed our lives and made them better.

Solution

  1. awesome
  2. black
  3. stare
  4. people
  5. automatically
  6. automatic

Original Text

So in fact, what the scientists are telling us is, no way. Don't even think about color blindness. In fact, what they're suggesting is, stare at awesome black people. (Laughter) Look at them directly in their faces and memorize them, because when we look at awesome folks who are black, it helps to dissociate the association that happens automatically in our brain. Why do you think I'm showing you these beautiful black men behind me? There were so many, I had to cut them. Okay, so here's the thing: I'm trying to reset your automatic associations about who black men are. I'm trying to remind you that young black men grow up to be amazing human beings who have changed our lives and made them better.

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Important Words

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