Alpacino 30B's thoughts:

I asked the Chicago Police chief why the murder rate was so high, and who was responsible for them. He responded, "the blacks". I was taken aback by this answer because he didn't blame poverty or a lack of resources; instead, he pointed the finger directly at black people. This was my first introduction to institutionalized racism. This was a major eye-opener for me because up until then, I believed that we lived in a colorblind society where race had no impact on our daily lives. In retrospect, it makes sense why this officer would feel that way about his own city, since it has one of the highest racial disparities in America. Black people are seven times more likely than whites to be stopped by police and nearly four times as likely to experience physical force during encounters with officers (Kaleem 2015). As I reflect on my own life, I see that there were several moments where I witnessed this kind of prejudice firsthand. When I was young, I was raised by a single mother in the south side of Chicago, an area notorious for its high crime rates. We struggled financially but we managed to make ends meet through her work and government assistance programs.

My thoughts:

This is a storytelling model, not a instructional model. It is uncensored, and it seems a little bit more honest. It had the police chief character point the finger immediately, but then it had the other character be a woke liberal academic, then stayed in that focus from that point on. I'm sure I could have it spitting hate facts with a few leading questions.