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We take a look at some anti-Black and pro-police incidents that've occurred in Twin Cities schools over the last years impacting students and staff.

Three high profile police killings of Black men in the past two years have led to ongoing conversations about racial justice in Minnesota. There’s also been noticeable solidarity between the state’s African American and African immigrant populations. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

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Ive never been with somebody who makes me feel so beautiful, inside and out, the fifth grade teacher said of her fiancé.

"I made a promise to myself to help empower all hues of Black, white and brown ... being that role model young brown girls see."

"I was never the girl invited to cute dates at the apple orchard in the fall," Young said. "I was the girl picked last for prom but the first for basketball."

"I made a promise to myself to help empower all hues of Black, white and brown ... being that role model young brown girls see."

"I made a promise to myself to help empower all hues of Black, white and brown ... being that role model young brown girls see."

"I made a promise to myself to help empower all hues of Black, white and brown ... being that role model young brown girls see."

"I made a promise to myself to help empower all hues of Black, white and brown ... being that role model young brown girls see."