"Shades of Mass Media: Colour Bias in Popular Culture | Ashanthi Francis | TEDxStMaryCSSchool

In today’s modern-age, racism and colour bias can seem like problems of the past. However, discrimination and bias against people of colour are still pressing issues which are most evident within our media. Did you know, that in 2015 only 20% of lead roles went to people of colour? This “white-washing” of media affects all people whether we realize it or not. In this talk, you will be informed of the many consequences of non-diverse media as well as how this greatly influences our everyday lives.

Ashanthi Francis is a 15 year old high school student from St Mary Catholic Secondary School with a passion for racial equality and human rights. She is involved in her school’s choir, hip hop team, and ambassador program. She is very involved within the arts and has an large interest in music and literature. She hopes that her talk will inspire people like her to raise their voice against issues of injustice.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx