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Officers With Dallas' Black Police Association Talk About Policing and Race
We’re talking to two black police officers– about being men of color in blue. Katy Blakey sat down with them– about how they’re dealing with the latest national headlines — about black men killed by police.
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New History Center to Remember 1921 Tulsa Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission broke ground on Friday for a new history center honoring Black Wall Street and those killed during the 1921 massacre.
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Call to Action: ‘Cultural New Deal' is Calling for Racial Reconciliation Through Art
The Center for Cultural Power board member Jeff Chang is breaking down the ‘Cultural New Deal’ which involves an investment in arts and cultural ecosystems to help combat the racial inequities that exist for black people, indigenous peoples and people of color.
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A Lesson in Empathy: How This Trailblazing Teacher Taught Her Students About Racism
Trailblazer Jane Elliot looks back on her “Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes” lesson in empathy that taught young children about being judged over factors they couldn’t control.
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Community Conversations: Crucial Conversations About Race and Racism
NBC 5’s Community Conversations: Call for Change aren’t the only conversations happening right now. The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is hosting a series called Crucial Conversations About Race and Racism in Our Community. NBC 5’s Vince Sims talked with Kamilah Collins, President of Collins Collaborations and the museum’s president Mary Pat Higgins about the series they are...
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Mavs and Wings Active in Fight Against Social Injustice
Sports leagues are stepping up in the fight against social injustice and two North Texas pro basketball teams are actively involved. NBC 5’s Paul Jones reports the Wings and Mavericks are very aware of what’s going outside their “bubbles.”
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North Texas Children's Video/Photo Essay Meant to Spark Conversation About Race
A photo and video essay that showcases seven North Texas children is called ‘The Magic of Children’. It’s mean to spark a discussion among adults.
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Photo Shoot With Children Teaches Us All About Getting Along
Some young North Texas children are teaching us all a lesson about how to get along. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker reports they are part of a project conceived by two mothers who want them to grow up in a world where everyone is treated equally.
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Local Civil Rights Attorney Reflects on Police-Race Relations and the Judicial System
We live in a country where it is written there should be justice for all, but continued evidence of police misconduct has a bright light on that very statement.
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Former Dallas Morning News Writer Reflects on Race in Latest Book
Rochelle Riley has dedicated much of her life to finding and writing about the truth.
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Former Dallas Morning News Writer Reflects on Race in Latest Book
Rochelle Riley has dedicated much of her life to finding and writing about the truth, NBC 5’s Laura Harris reports.
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Local Civil Rights Attorney Reflects on Police-Race Relations and the Judicial System
We live in a country where it is written there should be justice for all, but continued evidence of police misconduct has a bright light on that very statement.
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WATCH: Rayshard Brooks Talked About Disparities in Justice System Months Before Death
Rayshard Brooks, the man who was shot and killed by police last week at an Atlanta, Georgia, drive-through, gave an interview in February about the inequalities of the U.S. criminal justice system. Brooks’ interview was conducted by Reconnect as part of a project about individuals on probation or parole.
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Watch: Professors, Parenting Expert Share How to Talk to Children About Racism in Live Chat
TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine experts discuss having difficult conversations with children about systemic racism and police violence.
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Nationwide Protests Continue for 12th Straight Day
The twelfth day of protests continued in cities around the U.S on Saturday to decry the killing of George Floyd. Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, sparking international demonstrations condemning police brutality.
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Trump: A Strong Economy Is ‘the Greatest Thing That Could Happen for Race Relations'
At a press conference on Friday to praise declines in U.S. unemployment rates, President Donald Trump briefly highlighted his plans to address the country’s widespread protests against police brutality, saying, “Our country is so strong and that’s what my plan is: we’re going to have the strongest economy in the world.”
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Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Says Schools Must Play Role In Race Relations Discussion
One North Texas school superintendent says it’s time for schools to take an active role in combatting race relations, and right the wrongs their students face.
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Biden: ‘We Are a Country With an Open Wound'
The former Vice President made remarks about the death of George Floyd on Friday, asking Americans to “face a deep open wound we have in this nation.”
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Former Police Officer With Knee on George Floyd's Neck Arrested, Charged With Murder
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested. Chauvin was seen on camera with his knee in the neck of George Floyd who later died.
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Minn. Gov. Tim Walz on Protests: They've Been ‘Brewing In This Country For 400 Years'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday addressed the escalation of protests into rioting Thursday night, after a police officer was recorded kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man who died in police custody after saying he couldn’t breathe. Protests have spread throughout the state and into cities across the U.S.