2019-09-09

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TED-Ed

An animated interpretation of Clint Smith's poem "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class"

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Watch an interview with the poet here: https://youtu.be/xtGuRnYpYRM

This animation is part of our series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.

Check out the full series here: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTheresAPoemForThat

Poem by Clint Smith, directed by Niv Sekar.

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