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In this week’s NBC 5 Community Conversation, Pat Doney speaks with TCU professor Dr. Frederick Gooding, Jr. and U.T. Arlington professor Dr. Frederick Engram, Jr. about the impact of kneeling during the national anthem, if athletes have a responsibility to use their platform to address social issues and if a sports team’s owner should be allowed to decide whether or not the athletes on his team participate. Watch the video
NBC 5 is continuing the conversation about racial equality and what can be done to see effective change in North Texas and across the country. Arlington’s new Unity Council will create a racial equity plan for the city. NBC 5’s Julie Fine talked with Unity Council chair Dr. Jason E. Shelton and Unity Council member Arely Cure. Watch the video.
The Center for African American Studies (CAAS) was established in August 2012 as the only one of its kind in North Texas—and one of three in the state. CAAS enhances the University of Texas at Arlington’s reputation as one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the United States. Learn more about CAAS.
