What is the Southlake podcast?
NBC News' new "Southlake" podcast goes inside the fight over a school diversity plan in a wealthy Texas community. "Southlake" is a new NBC News podcast about belonging and backlash in a Texas suburb. Listen to the series here.
What is Southlake on NBC News?
August 23, 2021 – NBC News’ award-winning podcast unit is launching a new original series, Southlake. The 6-episode podcast offers a rare look inside a racial and cultural fight, intensified by national politics, that tore a wealthy Texas suburb apart. Listen to the audio trailer and subscribe now.
Where can I read and learn more about Southlake?
You can read and learn more by visiting NBCNews.com/Southlake . Southlake is launching in conjunction with NBCU News Group’s weeklong series, Kids Under Pressure, examining the many challenges students and families are facing on the eve of return to school.
Where can I listen to NBC News for free?
NBC News’ Antonia Hylton talks to community members about the ongoing controversy. Listen for free to your favorite shows and original podcasts from NBC News and MSNBC: Dateline, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Thing About Pam, Morning Joe, Bag Man, NBC Nightly News, and more.
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What is the Southlake podcast?
The series, " Southlake ," documents the district's initial efforts to address racism after a 2018 viral video of white high schoolers chanting the N-word led dozens of Carroll parents and students to share stories of racist, insensitive and discriminatory incidents. The audio documentary also traces the rise of an organized and well-funded local campaign to kill the diversity plan and win control of the school board.
How many students did Ledbetter lead?
But so far, his tenure leading the district of 8,400 students has been dominated by a supercharged debate over how the suburban school system, 30 miles northwest of Dallas, handles issues of race, identity and student discipline.
Why did Ledbetter meet with parents?
Ledbetter said he met with parents and students on both sides of the fight this summer to reassure them that he was listening and to look for common ground. Ultimately, he said, any decisions he makes need to honor "the majority expectations and the values of this community."
Where is Mike Hixenbaugh?
Mike Hixenbaugh is a national investigative reporter for NBC News, based in Houston.
Is Southlake a symbol of the political divide?
This spring, after a slate of conservative candidates here won landslide election victories for mayor, City Council and the school board, Southlake became a national symbol in the cultural and political battle.
How many episodes of Southlake 2021?
August 23, 2021 – NBC News’ award-winning podcast unit is launching a new original series, Southlake. The 6-episode podcast offers a rare look inside a racial and cultural fight, intensified by national politics, that tore a wealthy Texas suburb apart. Listen to the audio trailer and subscribe now.
Who is the host of the Jazz Is Dead podcast?
Composer and producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad, of A Tribe Called Quest, Jazz Is Dead, and the podcast Microphone Check, wrote and performed the series’ original music.
Do no harm podcast?
From the team that created the award-winning podcast Do No Harm, Southlake tells the story of a town that seemed almost too good to be true, until a video emerged of white high school students chanting the N-word. The video unleashed a flood of complaints from Black students and their parents about racist harassment and bullying. But it was the school district’s plan to confront these issues that really put residents on a collision course. Southlake takes listeners from a homecoming dance in 2018 to a mud-slinging election this past spring, chronicling the backlash to a diversity plan that consumed the town.
