The Talk: Race in America

Mike Lanier, Deputy Director of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, speaks along with Major John Yarborough and Chief Mark Keel about the pain of losing young officers in the line of fire.

John Singleton shares a story about how his young son reacted to the police.

During the Ferguson trials, Kenya Barris talks about helping his son understand the protesting that was taking place outside.

Charles Blow shares a story about a dangerous encounter his son had with the police.

Kenya shares the talk his mother gave him when he was young.

Author and filmmaker Raquel Cepeda, who is part Dominican and part Scandinavian, rebukes the idea of choosing one identity and one race. Embracing multi-ethnic and diverse backgrounds allows us to see a more complex, rich world.

As a teenager, Christian Reyes had to learn the hard way about his own prejudices and stereotypes, realizing how much he was hurting his friends and classmates.

Author and Filmmaker Raquel Cepeda explains how she has talked to her kids about race at different ages.

THE TALK is a two-hour documentary about the increasingly necessary conversation taking place in homes and communities across the country between parents of color and their children, especially sons, about how to behave if they are ever stopped by the police.

THE TALK is a two-hour documentary about the increasingly necessary conversation taking place in homes and communities across the country between parents of color and their children, especially sons, about how to behave if they are ever stopped by the police. PREMIERES MONDAY, FEB. 20 at 9/8c.

Deputy Carey Roberts finishes her training at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy to join the police force in South Carolina.

Author and filmmaker Raquel Cepeda shares how important The Talk is to her.