I Know Why Reading Builds Empathy | Cara Lynch | TEDxYouth@Chatham

[Music] [Music] [Applause] So, when I was in eighth grade, I read my mom's faded copy of I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings by Maya Angelo. I was in Puerto Rico on spring break, worried about getting a sunburn and the amount of money I would be spending on souvenirs before we left the island. As I sat by the pool and read Angela's words, I began to consider the obvious disparities between my current moment and the words on the page.As a black girl growing up in the deep south without her parents, Maya faces imm ...