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Shannon Richey it is Monday, December 15th.
Hope you had a great weekend Mr. Sunday.

Thousands marched in cities across the U.S. over the weekend demanding an end to police violence.
New York City and Washington D.C saw some of the largest crowds yet in the protests over the police killings of unarmed black men.
A blace person We want peace! We want solutions! We want answers!
Over ten thousand young and old joined the mothers of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin in Washington Saturday to protest against police brutality.
Lesley McSpadden: if they don't see this and make a change then I don't know what we gotta do.
Demonstrators want lawmakers to make changes to the justice system. Many even brought their children.
The anger over the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York boiled over. An estimated twenty-five thousand protesters in New York marched and carried signs that read “black lives matter.” They were joined by family members of people killed by New York City police going back decades.
In Boston they chanted on city streets.
Brandy Artez: It’s not just Ferguson. It’s not just New York. Ferguson is here! Ferguson is here, and people are tired of it!
Some of the protesters tried to get on to highways and block them, but police would not budge. Twenty-three people were arrested. Thousands more marched down Market Street in San Francisco. Police were nearby but there were no reports of violence.
Selassie Blackwell: It’s outrageous what happened. But people are here expressing that. And that's what makes America beautiful, doesn't it?
After the break, we hear a very personal talked on what it means to be black in America.
The outrage over how young black men are treated in the U.S. isn't new. Two years ago, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager who was killed, also sparked protests across the country and started a national conversation on being a black man in America.
Even the Channel One reporter Gary Hamilton shared his own story about something he calls "The Talk." And they thought it was worth sharing again.
Corliss Hamilton sayed: I did not want you to become a statistic.

Gary says: I know you warned us about a lot of things grow up. What are some of the things you used to tell us?
And Corliss: When you went into the store, always make sure that whatever you purchased you received a bag when you made that purchase. I did not want anyone to think that you were actually stealing anything. When you go into the store, make sure that your hands were not in your pockets.
It was important for you all to get a receipt when you made a purchase.
Gary: Mommy sayed, you specifically would say get a receipt because they love to…
then Corliss sayed: Put young black boys in jail, right.
On and off of what the brothers sayed.
Gary: My brothers and I grew up with my mom's fears and anxieties. It was something we heard about almost every time we left the house.
Corliss: I felt like it was necessary for me to tell you all that as a warning, as a precaution. What's going on right now is really nothing new. It's something that’s been going on for a while now. It's just that it's really in the public’s eye right now.

then Gary says: Like many African American parents, my mom was worried we would be targets because we are males and black. And she may be right to be concerned.
The Children's Defense Fund has done some research and found that young black people are twice as likely as young whites to be arrested. And black youths are more than four times as likely to end up in a juvenile detention center.
The group also found that while Hispanic, black and white teens are equally likely to use drugs. Black teens are almost twice as likely as whites to be arrested for a drug offense.
Kenneth and Gary on and off talking
after that Kenneth Bell says: I feel as though my life is already pre-judged for me as in what I’m gonna do. It's either I’m going to go to prison, become a criminal, or die.
Gary: Like me, both Darian Edwards and Kenneth bell grew up in Houston, Texas.
Kenneth is in the top 8 percent of his graduating class. He says being born a black male in this country means that may not be enough.
Kenneth: I feel as though there is a strike against you, because you're black. My dad always told me that. That you always have a strike against you, so everything that you do is going to be magnified; that you have to work twice as hard to get what you want.
Gary: So when you walk into a store, are you conscience or do you think somebody may be watching you more closely because of the color of your skin?
after they talk it now Darian says: Definitely, I always feel like I’m being watched. My mom told me, if I ever go into a store, to never where my hood on my head if I have a hoody because they're already going to be prejudging me. then it's back to
Gary and he says: Both Kenneth and Darian are headed to college next year, hoping to change people's attitudes.
then Gary says: So do you guys think that this can change?
I Hopefully it will change. I’m hoping that it will change. But I don't definitely know if it will. But I’m hoping that it can.
Me personally, I feel like it will definitely change. But it has to start with the justice system and see that justice does come. And that people will just view us and give us those equal opportunities to maybe get that perception to change. But I definitely feel like that it will change.
And last but not least Gary says: And although my mom raised three college graduates, including one lawyer, she is not so sure.
then Darian says: Me personally, I feel like it will definitely change. But it has to start with the justice system and see that justice does come. And that people will just view us and give us those equal opportunities to maybe get that perception to change. But I definitely feel like that it will change.
So when you see my seven-year-old nephew and your seven-year-old grandchild, do you think that he will have to deal with some of the same problems that young black males are dealing with now?
after thatCorliss says: Unfortunately, I do believe that he will be dealing with the exact same issues that we are dealing with the aczact same issue we are deling with to day A recent Gallup poll found that only one in five Americans thinks race relations are improving in the U.S. Most either think they are getting worse or staying about the same.
After this short break, what would you say if you could leave a message for someone two hundred years in the future?
Have you heard of a time capsule? That's when you take things that are important to you and bury them, hoping they will be found in the future.
just last week the, workers in Boston found a time capsule that's more than two hundred years old. And it was left by some pretty important people in our nation's history.
It took hours of chiseling to free the time capsule that was encased in plaster.
Unfortunately, I do believe that he will be dealing with the exact same issues that we are dealing with today.
A recent Gallup poll found that only one in five Americans thinks race relations are improving in the U.S. Most either think they are getting worse or staying about the same.
After the break, what would you say if you could leave a message for someone two hundred years in the future?

The copper box was buried at the Massachusetts State House back in 1795 by midnight rider Paul Revere, and founding father Samuel Adams.

Alan Rogers: They knew they represented history, history that would not be forgotten, history that would be remembered as long as the Republic stood.

Tom: The time capsule is being moved because of renovation work on the state house.
And state officials said they have a good idea about what's inside.

Bill Galvin: We have a list, going back to the original 1795. We have coins; we have a Paul Revere plate. We have a number of things. The question is what condition are they in?

Tom: The box was taken to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts where it will be x-rayed and studied by experts. When work on the state house is complete, officials said they will return the box back to where they found it.

Now, it is that time of the year to give. And this week we are going to be highlighting some of the ways you guys are giving back. Today, we are following some Oklahoma High School students who are trying to build a better Christmas for other kids.

These Oklahoma teens are gearing up to give back.

Tyler Wallace: I remember when I got my first bike and I remember the first time I crashed it. I had to see how it worked and how it was run. So I took it apart, every little piece from the brakes to the tires and put it back together.

Tom: At Union High School seniors from the tech program are using their engineering skills for a good cause.

Kathy Dodd: The class is called Union Career Connect and it’s designed to help student learn manufacturing and maintenance skills while in high school and explore different careers that are available to them after they graduate.

Tomis talking about: old bike parts and making them new again for children in need.

Dodd sayed: The bikes that the students are working on are actually, have been donated to the program and then our students are helping along with other community partners to refurbish those bikes. And then they'll be placed with union families for the holidays.
Earning a grade and a spot on Santa’s "nice" list.
It was really fun and energetic, energizing for everybody and the group is amazing.
The End!