In her role at TED, Bianca DeJesus amplifies diverse voices from the TEDx community and creates educational resources for more than 50,000 global volunteers.
Why you should listen
Bianca DeJesus is the learning specialist on the TEDx team at TED and is based in the Bronx, New York. Before joining TED, she earned her bachelor's degree in English in Baltimore, Maryland. She also studied English in Norwich, England, and completed minors in Africana studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies. She worked as an adjunct professor of English at several public colleges in New York and taught English as a second language. She graduated with her master's in language and literacy in New York in 2018.
Bianca DeJesus’ TED Talk
María Teresa Kumar, Bianca DeJesus
How the new generation of Latinx voters could change US elections
10 minutes 19 secondsA historic number of Latinx voters participated in the 2020 US presidential election, including a record number of young people casting their ballots for the first time. Civic leader María Teresa Kumar takes a look at the issues closest to youth Latinx voters, including health care, climate equity and racial justice, and considers how this growing demographic could shape American politics for decades to come. Stay tuned for a Q&A with TEDx learning specialist Bianca DeJesus on why the US has a unique opportunity to harness its diversity and define the 21st century.Posted Nov 2020
