The Talk - Race in America

The conversation parents of color have with their children about interactions with police.

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The Talk - Race in America The Talk: Race in America

Premiered February 20, 2017

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The Talk - Race in America

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.

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South Carolina police talk about the pain of losing an officer in the line of fire

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South Carolina police on losing officers in the line of fire

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

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How Charles Blow felt after his son was stopped by police

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

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How John Singleton's 3-year-old son reacted to the police

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The Talk: Race in America

This two-hour documentary is about the increasingly common 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. This program originally aired in 2017.