This Black Family Is Having A Frank Conversation About Race And Police

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The Rodgers family from left: Nia, Kenya and Zion. Back: Derrick.

For Zion and Nia Rodgers, the subject of race is not something they usually talk about. They’re siblings and students at Martin High School in Arlington.

“I’m friends with, like, a lot of people of different races, so, like, I don’t really think about race too much,” says Nia, 17.

Nia is starting her senior year at Martin; Zion is a freshman.

Recent incidents nationwide involving police officers and black men and women, however, have given them some pause. Zion says the violence is unfair and thinks people who were shot by police should haven’t been.

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