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>> black. >> is it okay to be black? >> yes. yes, shes beautiful. >> reporter: before the doll test, laura thought age 5 was too young to talk about race. now she feels age 3, shes already missed opportunities with her daughter who is showing 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 st...

These three women are black and theyre doing ballet and shes like, no, just this one. already at 3. 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 uncomfortable for people. but thats where the real learning takes p...

I think that 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. they have different eyes. eye color. >> reporter: molly says that marcus doll test has started broader conversations on race with 14-year-old malik, and he admitted that 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 kind of got on m...

They have different eyes. eye color. >> reporter: molly says that marcus doll test has started broader conversations on race with 14-year-old malik, and he admitted that 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 kind of got on my nerves, too. yeah, it kind of sucked. >> reporter: molly says that while she has experienced prejudice because of her biracial kids, she can only teach them so muc...

>> because that is my fair color, of white. >> that is what he told me. i think that 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. they have different eyes. eye color. >> reporter: molly says that marcus doll test has started broader conversations on race with 14-year-old malik, and he admitted that he went through a phase where he thought it would be easier to be white. >> at my middle scho...

>> her daughter is already showing signs that worry her. >> just as simple as pointing it out is a good start for sure. >> here it comes. >> a tough thing to go through and her involvement in the doll test started conversationses lis and friends. >> it will be uncomfortable for people but thats where the real learning takes place. >> i could even be president. do you want to be president eleanor? >> yeah. >> one conversation at a time. well, tomorrow well revisit another family that is making ...

>> here it comes. >> a tough thing to go through and her involvement in the doll test started conversationseslies and friends. >> it will be uncomfortable for people but thats where the real learning takes place. >> i could even be president. do you want to be president eleanor? >> yeah. >> one conversation at a time. well, tomorrow well revisit another family that is making changes in the way they talk about race. i talked to a 5-year-old after she took her doll test. heres what she told me a...

She took her doll test. heres what she told me about dark skin. >> i just dont like the way brown looks because the way brown looks is really nasty for some reason but i dont know what reason. thats all. >> her answers stunned her parents. like for them, like for laura, it was a wake-up call. well tell you about the changes that theyve made. next, new details on the flight attendants melt down. we get that from an eyewitness that was on the plane. what she saw and heard in crime and punishment...

>> here it comes. >> a tough thing to go through and her involvement in the doll test started conversations on race with family, friends, even colleagues. >> youve got to talk about it. it will be uncomfortable for people but thats where the real learning takes place. >> i could even be president. do you want to be president eleanor? >> yeah. >> one conversation at a time. well, tomorrow well revisit another family that is making changes in the way they talk about race. i talked to a 5-year-ol...

>> show me the good child. >> this one. >> okay. why is he the good child? >> he looks good. >> show me the child who has the skin color most children dont like? >> pretty striking stuff. this is all part of a pilot study that we commissioned designed and the results analyzed by renowned child psychologist and researcher in margaret beale spencer. shes a leader in the field. shell be joining the discussion a little bit later. spencers team of psychologists tested more than 130 kids in eight diff...