Oct 29, 2020
Episode Four — 'Mrs. Clements, Your Legs Are Shaking'
Their interviews done, the actors get down to shaping and staging their new play, Babel. But repeatedly rehearsing real-life traumas is wearing them down. The sold-out crowds applaud them. But — is Babel “fair”? Can the actors even be objective — after parents told them, in person, how their own children were shot to death? Finally, several Black students offer their sobering view of gun violence.
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Since 2014, Dallas Averages One Shooting Per Day
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Dallas’ sudden spike in homicides has officials perplexed. And not everyone agrees that state troopers are helping
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How Dallas-area schools are beefing up security after fatal shooting
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Dallas ISD trustee claims superintendent failed to respond to his concerns about security and guns in school