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About the lives and the future of black folks in this country. >> karen, let me read to you a statement from a young black man named alec frasier. he wrote an open letter to george zimmerman on his facebook page. among other things he said this. dear george zimmerman, for the rest of your life, you are now going to feel what its like to be a black man in america. you will feel people stare at you. judging you for what you feel are unfair reasons. i bet you never thought that. i bet you never tho...

Witness. >> i thought it was interesting. it felt a little bit, the demeanor toward her seemed hostile that she wasnt so comfortable being there. then there was another witness who followed, who also seemed like a reluctant witness. and he had a different experience. i want to shift gears. theres criticism within the african-american community as well of rachel. and some came to her defense and some were very critical. i want to put in a full screen of what was written for everybody any. the quo...

Valley unl that the people who are saying youre acting white dont understand. it is very valuable to be able to code switch. to say im going to perform my identity, my gender, my race this way over here. maybe in the workspace. a different way in the social space so you can get the most out of who you are rather than saying, i have one personality. i act this way all day long. >> thats exactly right. and quite apart from whether we might intend to act out our identities in particular ways, peopl...