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Growing Up Black

Season 4 Episode 3 | 26m 29s

What does it mean to grow up Black in America, a country too often divided by race? Bullied by a group of kids, Ben finds out he is not alone; Sue shares the realities of raising kids of a different race; and Angie learns about how far we have come, and how far we have to go in a chance encounter she will never forget. Three stories, three interpretations of GROWING UP BLACK, hosted by Wes Hazard.

Aired: 11/27/20
Stories from the Stage is a collaboration of WORLD and GBH.
Extras
What is home? A house filled with memory? A country we long for? A person we can’t live without?
Life delivers moments that are so strange, so charged, they linger long after they’ve passed.
What does it mean to find home? Is it lost family? A chosen community? Or living your own truth?
Love sends us leaping before we look, saying yes while ignoring any red flags waving in the wind.
Sometimes we feel an inner shift that signals a crossroads, urging us to choose what comes next.
Life can twist in an instant, taking turns you never saw coming.
Motherhood takes many forms, born of love, loss, and the courage to embrace the unpredictable.
Food is never just food – it’s how we show up for each other.
The paths we choose to take reshape who we are.
In a testament to resilience, the unwavering presence of Native communities endures.
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What is home? A house filled with memory? A country we long for? A person we can’t live without?
Life delivers moments that are so strange, so charged, they linger long after they’ve passed.
What does it mean to find home? Is it lost family? A chosen community? Or living your own truth?
Love sends us leaping before we look, saying yes while ignoring any red flags waving in the wind.
Sometimes we feel an inner shift that signals a crossroads, urging us to choose what comes next.
Life can twist in an instant, taking turns you never saw coming.
Motherhood takes many forms, born of love, loss, and the courage to embrace the unpredictable.
Food is never just food – it’s how we show up for each other.
Food carries family, love, and dreams.
The paths we choose to take reshape who we are.