Race conversations in school after Ferguson

The shooting of an unarmed teenager (Michael Brown) in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted a national discussion about race and law enforcement. Months after the shooting, the discussion continues among Atlanta teens, and Gilbert Young had some painful revelation about his peers. "It was not long until one of my white peers asked, 'Why is this particular shooting national news?'... I sat back, but I didn’t chime in. The fact that my classmates didn’t address race made it apparent to me that they didn’t understand." Listen to the full story on Youth Radio.

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