In the weeks since the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., families across the country are discussing how they approach "the talk" — not the one about sex, but the talk about safety and how young people should conduct themselves in encounters with the police. This difficult conversation has been part of the black family experience for generations.
It's something that the guys in the Barbershop talked about on Tell Me More. All Things Considered host Melissa Block heard from Ferguson pastor Willis Johnson about "the talk" just after the Brown shooting. Steve Inskeep learned more about it on Morning Editionafter Trayvon Martin's death. And we have already heard from hundreds of you via Facebook and Twitter.
I moderated a live Twitter and Facebook chat with NPR's All Things Considered using #NPRTheTalk.
We asked some of our trusted sources around the country to join us on Twitter and Facebook, including:
Alexis Templeton @MusicOverPeople
Malik Washington @MalikWashington
Jeff Yang @OriginalSpin
Aracely Panameno @PanamenoAracely
Deepa Iyer @Dviyer
Larry Fellow III @GeekNStereo
Mathew Scott @MattScottGW
Elizabeth Broadbent @manicpixiemama
NPR's Davar Ardalan, Frederica Boswell of @NPRMichel and Serri Graslie of @NPRAtc were on Facebook and tweeted throughout the hour.
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