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.

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.

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

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.

Alex Mindt shares how he talks to his children about race and how he helps them when classmates or friends struggle to understand their biracial family.

Author and filmmaker Raquel Cepeda explains how understanding history and culture can impact our ability to understand one another and can lead to important, if difficult, conversations.

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.