Name: "Tu tens o Rito"
Uploaded: 2019-08-02T13:06:59Z
Duration: 7 min 4 s
Description: Numa apresentação deslumbrante de poesia falada timbrada pelo jazz, o bolseiro TED Marc Bamuthi partilha a sensível e dolorosa reflexão interna de um pai negro sobre o orgulho e o terror de ver o seu filho entrar na idade adulta.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph: "Tu tens o Rito"

"Tu tens o Rito"

Numa apresentação deslumbrante de poesia falada timbrada pelo jazz, o bolseiro TED Marc Bamuthi partilha a sensível e dolorosa reflexão interna de um pai negro sobre o orgulho e o terror de ver o seu filho entrar na idade adulta.

A father reflects on the mixture of pride and terror as his son turns 16 and begins to drive, inheriting both the sweet symbols of youth and the harsh realities of racial profiling. He recalls being handcuffed near his preschooler, fearing that his child’s last memory would be of waiting for a father who never arrived. The ritual of 'the talk' about surviving encounters with police becomes a silent prayer for safety every time his son gets behind the wheel. Through music, memory, and love, hope persists against the shadow of systemic danger.