American Graduate: The First Week

Series produced by KERA

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In a series called "The First Week," KERA reporters listened in on conversations students, parents, educators and police officers engaged in after a summer of racial turmoil in the U.S. and police shootings in Dallas.

"The First Week" is part of a year-long look at race and economics in North Texas schools.


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Caption: The Rodgers family from left: Nia, Kenya and Zion. Back: Derrick, Credit: Stella M. Chavez
Over the next five days, in a series called "The First Week," we’ll listen in on the conversations students, parents, educators and police officers...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 04:18
Caption: The Rodgers family from left: Nia, Kenya and Zion. Back: Derrick, Credit: Stella M. Chavez
Over the next five days, in a series called "The First Week," we’ll listen in on the conversations students, parents, educators and police officers...

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Officer Gregg Anderson and Jonathan Fuller at R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton., Credit: Stella M. Chavez
This week, in an American Graduate series called “The First Week,” we’ve been listening to conversations about race after a summer of racial turmoi...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 03:40
Caption: Dallas student Jazkira Combs, Credit: Bill Zeeble
In this series, The First Week, KERA's reporters are listening in on the conversations about race happening in and around North Texas schools. Toda...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 03:21
Caption: Kecia Dennis teaches eighth grade at Richland Middle School, Credit: Christopher Connelly
In a KERA American Graduate series called "The First Week," we're listening in on conversations about race. We've heard from parents and students. ...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:12
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Summer 2016 was filled with racial violence - from Minnesota to Louisiana, from Milwaukee to Dallas. And kids watched it all unfold on television d...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 48:29