
For chaplains meeting by Zoom with county jail inmates, here are some inspiring talks that may fit in well with your presentations. The music originally part of this list has been moved to “Stepping Stones Playlist.“
Inspiring Talks and Poetry
Source / Creator | Title | URL / Link | Notes |
Denice Frohman | Denice Frohman – Accents (poetry performance) – 2 min. 21 sec. | https://youtu.be/qtOXiNx4jgQ | Poem performance about family and language (2013) |
Fearless Soul | A Powerful Story About Anger and Letting Go (The Snake and Saw Story) – 4 min. 7 sec. | https://youtu.be/UwHhxeaSSRM | Animated motivational video (2020) |
Fred Luskin (Greater Good Science Center) | The Choice to Forgive – 3 min. 21 sec. | https://youtu.be/_1ri-lrIswk | Solo stage presentation (2010) |
FreddyFriMotivation – Freddy Fri | Inner Conflict Struggle | Daily Motivation Dose (“Winsday”) – 5 min. 48 sec. | https://youtu.be/pmNNijFNMsU | Commercial motivational video (2019) |
Taylor Mali | “Like Lilly Like Wilson” (poetry performance) – 2 min. 45 sec. | https://youtu.be/tshNfYWPlDg | Teacher performs his poem about student changing her mind (2008) |
Oprah Winfrey Network – Super Soul Sunday (OWN) | The Best Advice Dr. Maya Angelou Has Ever Given—and Received – 4 min. 1 sec. | https://youtu.be/aHvTWvKIPHo | Part of larger Oprah Episode 416 (2013) |
Oprah Winfrey Network – Super Soul Sunday (OWN) | 3 Boundaries You Must Set in Every Relationship – 2 min. 40 sec. | https://youtu.be/sUpZgwLQvSM | Part of Oprah Episode (2017) |
Radianceoneway | Two Wolves – 2 min. 22 sec. | https://youtu.be/s1Mb9tsnYLU | Reenactment of an old story (2008) |
TED Talks Global | “The Danger of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – 18 min. 20 sec. | https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story | Nigerian novelist on cultural assumptions (2009) |
TED Talks | “My 12 Pairs of Legs” by Aimee Mullins – 9 min. 45 sec. | https://www.ted.com/talks/aimee_mullins_my_12_pairs_of_legs | Disabled model and athlete talks about her life (2009) |
TEDx Chula Vista – TEDx Talks | “I Talk to Myself!” by Evan Garcia – 5 min. 33 sec. | https://youtu.be/MmL12eeVEPU | 12 year old boy on negative self-talk (2018) |
TED Talks Education | “Every Kid Needs a Champion” by Rita Pierson – 7 min. 35 sec. | https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion | Teacher talks about relationships that make a difference (2013) |
TEDx Talks – MuncyStatePrison | “I’m a Woman First” by Tiffany Williams – 6 min. 27 sec. | https://youtu.be/EaQvM6GjUDA | Muncy female inmate talk and song (2014) |
TED NYC | “The danger of silence” by Clint Smith – 4 min. 9 sec. | https://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_the_danger_of_silence | Teacher performs poem about writing, racism, and the obligation to speak up (2014) |
TEDx Talks – TEDx Perryville Correctional | “Removing Labels” by Dominique Goodmond – 9 min. 36 sec. | https://youtu.be/6Y5nL2RSvLA | Perryville female inmate talk (2018) |
TEDx San Quentin – TEDs Talks | “My daughter, my hero” by Sam W. Johnson, Sr. – 7 min. 44 sec. | https://youtu.be/SZSc5UC_ZS0 | San Quentin male inmate talk – inc. descriptions of family violence (2017) |
Trent Shelton | “You Don’t Have to Be Perfect” – 3 min. 40 sec. | https://youtu.be/Xg2mB3g-Ru4 | Motivational talk by NFL football player (2021) |
Trent Shelton | “Five Things You Need to Quit” – 4 min. 21 sec. | https://youtu.be/B6zMC7aBjnU | Motivational talk by NFL football player (2019) |
Thanks to Mandy for her gift of the black and white photo of an old jail window.
Last update: 13 April 2023
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