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Murder trial of a former police officer amber guyger. joshua brown was a key witness in the trial, a neighborhood of botham jean and guyger. police heard several gunshots and a silver sedan speeding out of the parking lot. they say he was ambushed. >> they say brown worked directly across the hall of jean. one of the controversial moments in this trial was a couple of hugs. one between the judge and guyger and jeans brother and guyger. >> you also saw the bailiff fixing her hair and it reminded ...

I personally understand lupitas journey growing up. choking up on air, my personal revelation led to an outpouring of online messages. so many others sharing that dark shame. it led me to wonder in 2014, with the prominence of women like michelle obama and beyonce, surely color and beauty must no longer be an issue. with the help of a sociologist and a group of five to eight year olds we took a new snapshot of the famous 1939 doll test. black kids presented with two dolls overwhelmingly preferre...

Schools were entirely black. >> and it is interesting, jackie, because i started this by talking about the "brown" case, and particularly the part that was the kenneth clark dahl studies and the supreme court saying we have to integrate, and if we dont, we will end up with african-american children having a negative sense of themselves and black children picking white dolls, and we saw these studies replicated in a little film of " "girls like me" and we saw a replication of that. i want to look...

We asked him why in his test he said he wanted his skin to be light. >> because thats my favorite color, white. >> thats what he told me. i think there is more behind that. but that is so far what he has told me and every time i ask him, it is the same answer. >> everyone in my school are white. have different eyes. eye color. >> reporter: molly says marcus doll test has started broader conversations on race with 14-year-old malik. he admitted he went through a phase where he thought it would be...

>> reporter: these are questions that we along with cnn soledad psychogists hired by cnn spent months investiting through tests, interviews with children, and their parents. but there are questions that have been asked for decades. the first study ignited controversy in the 1940s when kenneth and mamie clark pioneered studies in the effects of segregation in schools by asking african-american kids to choose between black and white dolls. the so-called doll test found black kids overwhelmingly pr...

That. but that is so far what he has told me and every time i ask him, it is the same answer. >> everyone in my school are white. have different eyes. eye color. >> reporter: molly says marcus doll test has started broader conversations on race with 14-year-old malik. he admitted he went through a phase where he thought it would be easier to be white. >> at my middle school, i would be called a cracker or the "n" word and that got on my nerves too. and it kind of sucked. >> reporter: molly says ...

Signs that worry her. >> i was like, look, eleanor, these three women are black and theyre doing ballet and shes like, no, just this one. there are three. she already has preconceived notions already. just as simple as pointing it out, i think, is a good start. for sure. here it comes. >> reporter: while a tough thing to go through, she said her involvement in the doll test started conversations on race with family, friends, even colleagues. >> youve got to talk about it. it will be uncomfortabl...

The skin color that most adults dont like. >> reporter: these are questions that we along with cnns soledad obrien and a team of psychologists hired by cnn spent months investigating through tests, interviews with children, and their parents. but they are questions that have been asked for decades. the first study ignited controversy in the 1940s when kenneth and mamie clark pioneered studies in the effects of segregation in schools by asking african-american kids to choose between black and whi...

>> show me the child who has the skin color most adults like. >> and show me the child who has the skin color that most adults dont like. >> reporter: these are questions that we along with cnn soledad obrien and a team of psychologists hired by cnn spent months investigating through tests, interviews with children, and their parents. but there are questions that have been asked for decades. the first study ignited controversy in the 1940s when kenneth and mamie clark pioneered studies in the ef...

Changes in the way they talk about race. i first talked to 5-year-old briele after she took her doll test. here is what she told me about dark skin. what color do adults dont like? do you remember what you said? which one? thats right. thats the one you said. why do you think adults dont like that color? >> dark. >> brieles answers surprised her parents. well catch up with them just ahead. later, marcus story. you think growing up in a biracial family would protect a child from white bias, wel...