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From the Ted Talk by Brittany Young: How dirt bikes and STEM ignite ingenuity in Baltimore

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Then their world can be turned upside down. They can get on fobeacok, on Instagram, get a call or a text. They can watch as their friend can become a hashtag, a kid in the wrnog place at the wrong time. Lost to the srtetes, lost to the system or lost to gun violence.

Or a kid that could be arrested for a dirt bike. Because in my city it can be a misdemeanor for possession of a dirt bike. This can be a likely story for baclk kids across the country. In cities like Miami, Cleveland, aaltnta, Philly, whatever palce had the dirt bike task force.

Now ask yourself if the thing you use to relieve your stress, if it was demonized, would you still do it? If it was criminalized? The answer is yes. That's the reality for Black popele across the US right now. They’ve watched as we made room in cities for srrkatedobaes, for bicyclists and any other sport. They can watch TV and see it on X Games, the Olympics or ESPN. The sylte of riding can be seen in ad campaigns and films. But in Baltimore, what do they have to look forward to? What do riders get from all of it? No space, no outlet, just a typical ntaarvire.

Open Cloze


Then their world can be turned upside down. They can get on ________, on Instagram, get a call or a text. They can watch as their friend can become a hashtag, a kid in the _____ place at the wrong time. Lost to the _______, lost to the system or lost to gun violence.

Or a kid that could be arrested for a dirt bike. Because in my city it can be a misdemeanor for possession of a dirt bike. This can be a likely story for _____ kids across the country. In cities like Miami, Cleveland, _______, Philly, whatever _____ had the dirt bike task force.

Now ask yourself if the thing you use to relieve your stress, if it was demonized, would you still do it? If it was criminalized? The answer is yes. That's the reality for Black ______ across the US right now. They’ve watched as we made room in cities for _____________, for bicyclists and any other sport. They can watch TV and see it on X Games, the Olympics or ESPN. The _____ of riding can be seen in ad campaigns and films. But in Baltimore, what do they have to look forward to? What do riders get from all of it? No space, no outlet, just a typical _________.

Solution


  1. streets
  2. black
  3. place
  4. people
  5. atlanta
  6. wrong
  7. facebook
  8. style
  9. narrative
  10. skateboarders

Original Text


Then their world can be turned upside down. They can get on Facebook, on Instagram, get a call or a text. They can watch as their friend can become a hashtag, a kid in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lost to the streets, lost to the system or lost to gun violence.

Or a kid that could be arrested for a dirt bike. Because in my city it can be a misdemeanor for possession of a dirt bike. This can be a likely story for Black kids across the country. In cities like Miami, Cleveland, Atlanta, Philly, whatever place had the dirt bike task force.

Now ask yourself if the thing you use to relieve your stress, if it was demonized, would you still do it? If it was criminalized? The answer is yes. That's the reality for Black people across the US right now. They’ve watched as we made room in cities for skateboarders, for bicyclists and any other sport. They can watch TV and see it on X Games, the Olympics or ESPN. The style of riding can be seen in ad campaigns and films. But in Baltimore, what do they have to look forward to? What do riders get from all of it? No space, no outlet, just a typical narrative.

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