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Daily Video June 16 2017

At the 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, an author looks back on race in America
June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Loving vs. Virginia, which struck down Virginia’s laws banning interracial marriage.
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Lesson Plan October 25 2016

Lesson Plan: To Vote or Not to Vote

Explore why voting is an important responsibility for citizens
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Daily Video October 03 2016

How do different racial groups view the police?
Only one-third of African Americans think the police are doing an excellent job, compared to roughly three quarters of white people, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. But Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka has worked to change those numbers.
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Daily Video September 28 2016

Trump and Clinton on race and police in first presidential debate
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off Monday night in the first of three presidential debates leading up to this year’s election on Nov. 8.
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Daily Video August 15 2016

Report finds pattern of racial discrimination by Baltimore police
The Baltimore Police Department exhibited a pattern of racial discrimination in recent years, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.
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Daily Video January 11 2016

Urban-Suburban school desegregation program seen as model
More than 60 years after the United States Supreme Court outlawed “separate but equal” schools in Brown vs. Board of Education, data shows that many school districts s are more segregated than ever — with some key exceptions.
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Daily Video November 25 2015

Chicago police officer charged with first-degree murder of black teenager
A seventeen-year-old black teenager was shot 16 times by a white police officer in October of last year for allegedly puncturing a police car’s tire with a folding knife.
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Daily Video November 17 2015

How does unintentional bias impact people of color?
Sometimes, casual comments we don’t think about can be just as damaging as obvious racial slurs. Columbia University Teachers College Professor Derald Sue studies these instances, called microaggressions, and their often hidden meanings.
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Daily Video November 10 2015

Student protests result in university president’s resignation
University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe announced his resignation Monday amid protests over the university’s handling of racial discrimination and slurs on campus.
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Post September 28 2015

How do people of different backgrounds view racial equality in the U.S.? — Class Discussion
Race relations have been a major topic recently in the United States. Incidents like the death of M…
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