# "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class"

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Clint Smith
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_ode_to_the_only_black_kid_in_the_class)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This animation is part of the TED-Ed 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. \[Poem by Clint Smith, directed by Niv Sekar, music by Stephen LaRosa\].

## Lectures

1. ["Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/clint_smith_ode_to_the_only_black_kid_in_the_class/96ac563c1e44), 1 min (TED's player)