Dwinita Mosby Tyler, in the Ted Talk discusses how crucial and important it is to speak up and confront the problems and injustices that are going on. showing up and fighting for others who face injustices beyond your own lived experience leads to a fairer, more just future for all. She used an example of her ballet teacher switching schools after acknowledging the racial injustices her previous school was showing. This was an example to show how unity is needed to achieve what is needed to achieve. That was a step in the right direction. She mentioned a lot of great points like a straight person on the front lines supporting gay rights. Unity is needed and is a necessity to be accepted to help for the cause. The podcast “The Air We Breathe: Implicit Bias And Police Shootings,” talks about Terrence Crutcher, a black man who was murdered by a white police man. Scott Wood tries to defend the white officer saying it had nothing to do with his race but by the size of him. Different perspectives were offered and it was stated by the sister that race played a bigger role and dismissed the argument of the size of Terrence Crutcher.

Connecting both the Ted Talk by Dwinita Mosby Tyler and the podcast “The Air We Breathe: Implicit Bias And Police Shootings” does not change or shift my thinking at all. Sometimes topics that do or do not relate to us are seen everywhere. Whether it was through the news or social media it will always be spread and heard. Through the media standing up for social causes has made it possible for everyone to get involved. Through social media it made it easier (in my opinion) to stand up and fight for a social cause or social injustice you care about. Just a post allows you to support the cause. There is also protesting with others which is another way to stand up and fight.