Black and White Now: Kids Talk Race (video & story/ partial transcript)

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I don't know if this has been posted before. It probably was (my search skills leave much to be desired!), but this piece really affected me. So, for those who did not see it:


Black and White Now: Kids Talk Race
Diane and Robin Visit Schools in Their Hometowns to See How Children View Race
By GITIKA AHUJA
March 31, 2009

"GMA" is revisiting a conversation it began 10 years ago that started with young children in Alabama. The goal: to determine how perceptions of race have changed. So anchor Robin Roberts headed to her hometown, Pass Christian, Miss., and anchor Diane Sawyer visited her hometown of Louisville, Ky.


http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7234585&page=1


We have a long way to go... but, damn, what a beautiful thing!