Discussion: Black youth question their place in Trump’s America
Written and reported by Akilah Johnson, with Jan Ransom
Photos and video by Keith Bedford
As the nation’s first black president prepares to leave office, a generation of black teens stands on the cusp of adulthood, eyes wide open, trying to make sense of a world that many of the adults in their lives say they are struggling to understand. From the kitchen tables in Ferguson, to the high school hallways and street corners of Baltimore, to the historic neighborhoods of Boston, dozens of black teens, in interviews, questioned their place in America. Read the full story.
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