Zebra Sisters

15: Water Tower Place Apologizes to Teenagers

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Synopsis

Hosts Mary Mitchell and Leslie Baldacci discuss how Water Tower Place officials apologized to the black teenagers they expelled right before a flash mob of teens disrupted tourists and shoppers on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. They discuss some angry fan mail that reinforces concerns for loitering policies and typecasting black youth under one negative banner. Struggling with their own perceptions linking appearance and behavior to racial stereotypes, they turn to diversity and inclusion expert Julie Heard about how to break away from stereotyping and racial profiling on the personal level. They also continue exploring the "100 Ways White People Can Make Life Less Frustrating for People of Color" list and several "micro-aggression" acts.