E1 – Deadlock. Black Lives Matter vs the KKK: Racial tensions spark anger in the USA
E2 – Struggle. Still dreaming of racial justice in St. Louis’ black neighbourhoods
E3 – Liberty Maze. Inside America’s homeless epidemic
E4 – Hope. Gospel or gangsta rap, same message, different vibes
E5 – Agents of Change. Failing schools versus community education in America
E6 – Truths. Residential segregation legacy keeps America divided
E7 – Illusion. Teenage motherhood, single-parent families, and the child poverty trap
E8 – Addiction. Insiders speak about the murky drug trading world in the US
E9 – Doom. Choosing between good and bad in black US neighbourhoods
E10 – Trap. Why civil rights aren’t enough to make the American Dream come true
After the end of slavery, African Americans were oppressed by laws that enforced racial segregation, but even after they won equal civil rights, they claim to have been held back by continued racism. In Episode 8, RTD finds out whether Black and White Americans can ever genuinely integrate.
RTD meets Grand Wizard of the North Carolina KKK Chris Barker and his family, to understand the attitude of White supremacists to their African American neighbours. Media personality Tariq Nasheed and Hawk Newsome, a Black Lives Matter leader from New York City, talk about how White Americans avoiding their Black fellow citizens affects the African- American community.
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