Along with being a three-time Grammy-winning singer and actress, Lizzo can now add TED Talk speaker to her impressive résumé. On August3, the “Truth Hurts” singer delivered a speech on the origins of twerking at TEDMonterey’s “The Case for Optimism” conference. The in-person conference took place from August 1 to August 4 in Monterey, California and also included speeches by Netflix Chief Marketing OfficerBozoma Saint Johnalong with comedian Pardis Parker. to be aired), also conducted hushed interviews with some of his classmates while they were all hiding in a dark office. protective side, but she’s still glad that the youngest Cyrus is striking out on her own and paving her own way. "Last night an ad appeared during the Super Bowl that excerpted words from Dr. King’s famous 'Drum Major instinct' sermon to promote the sale of cars. The Drum Major Institute — an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy — in no way condones the use of Dr. King’s sermon for this purpose. In this, one of the last sermons of his life, Dr. King talked about both the virtues and the evils of the basic instinct all people possess to be 'drum majors.' In a twist of irony, one of the specific evils Dr. King condemned was the exploitation of the drum major instinct by advertisers, particularly car advertisers."