This is But Why, a broadcast for curious kids.

I'm Jane Lindholm.

For eight weeks this spring we're bringing our podcast to the airwaves for live radio

shows and collaboration with Vermont's Agency of Education.

Now many of you are out of school by now but we're hoping you're still enjoying having

a radio program that is designed just for you not for the adults.

Today we're going to tackle a topic that's been in the news a lot lately and might be

something that your family is talking about more than in the past.

We're going to talk about racism and skin color.

We're going to learn about the movement and the phrase black lives matter and we're

going to talk about protests and why some people want to change the way police departments

and officers work in the United States.

Now as I said some of you may be learning about these things for the first time but for

lots of you listening conversations about race and racism are things you've discussed

in your family a lot.

Maybe some of you have experiences you'd like to share about how you experience race

and racism or want to talk about the ways that you try to make sure everyone has a fair

chance at a good, safe and happy life.

So please add your voice to this conversation.

We've been getting lots of questions in advance of the show, questions that you have about

protests and racism and what racism is.

Some really interesting things to go over and discuss here and if you haven't had a chance

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