'It Wasn't That Bad' | Niaomi S. MoShier | TEDxMorgan State University

Hi everyone. When I was 3 years old, my mom enrolled me in soccer club. She did it because she wanted to make sure that her only child who was homeschooled would be properly socialized. However, it became an integral part of my childhood. When I was six years old, my family moved to a small town upstate called Mining Valley. Until I was 13 years old, I was often the only black child in the class. Using words like FA, whatchamacallit, what you say, were frowned upon. I didn't really fit in. But one consisten ...