An Unapologetic Special: Is America Racist?

Amala Ekpunobi

Education

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In today’s polarized society, it seems like anytime political topics come up there’s more talking past each other, regurgitating mainstream talking points, and outright screaming than thoughtful and productive discussion. In this Unapologetic Special, Amala hits the streets of Los Angeles to see if it’s possible to have civil conversations with complete strangers about racism in America.

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0:00.0	Hi everybody, I'm Levin Ovi with a Prager You here and today we're in West Los Angeles.
0:04.5	We're going to be asking people, is America a racist country?
0:07.6	I'm sure we're going to get a lot of mixed views, some hard yeses, some hard nose,
0:11.6	but either way we're going to have some civil discourse.
0:13.5	So come along guys.
0:14.8	Hi, sir, do you think America's racist?
0:18.1	Would you like to share your thoughts?
0:19.5	Oh no, that was a strong yes.
0:23.9	Is America racist?
0:25.6	Any thoughts?
0:27.7	They're avoiding me.
0:29.5	Like the plague.
0:32.3	It's for a video that we're asking people questions.
0:35.1	Okay, he said Prager?
0:38.0	Okay, thank you, no thank you.
0:40.2	Any thoughts on race in America that you like to share?
0:43.3	Any opinion whatsoever?
0:44.9	Everybody has thoughts on social media.
0:46.7	Nobody has them in real life.
0:51.2	Is it, would you like to be interviewed?
0:53.0	No, not now.
0:54.0	Alright.
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