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World Service,14 Aug 2014,55 mins
What is it like to be a black teenager in America?
World Have Your SayAvailable for over a year
The killing of Michael Brown has caused a huge debate across social media about the way young black men are viewed in the US - by the police, by the media, by white Americans, and by their peers. The hashtag #iftheygunnedmedown in particular has highlighted this. We hear from black American teens discussing their lives.
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