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Community leaders reflect, armed while black and a look at the bomb device used in Dallas
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Jul 11, 2016
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Community leaders reflect, armed while black and a look at the bomb device used in Dallas

Community leaders ruminate after the violence, do black citizens have the same privilege to concealed carry as others? The robot deployed by Dallas police last week.
FALCON HEIGHTS, MN - JULY 07: Protestors sign a memorial at the intersection where Philando Castile was shot on July 7, 2016 in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop on July 6, 2016.(Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
FALCON HEIGHTS, MN - JULY 07: Protestors sign a memorial at the intersection where Philando Castile was shot on July 7, 2016 in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop on July 6, 2016.(Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
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Community leaders ruminate after the violence, do black citizens have the same privilege to concealed carry as others? The robot deployed by Dallas police last week.

Burdened, tired, motivated: Community leaders reflect on a week of racial tension and bloodshed
Listen • 23:17
Organizers in Baton Rouge, Dallas, and Minneapolis share stories of triumph and disaster in the wake of tragedy.
Balancing being black with the right to bear arms
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Many insist that Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were not extended the same right to bear arms without prosecution as other white citizens with the same rights.
What Black Lives Matter wants to accomplish in LA right now
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Melina Abdullah, organizer and original member of Black Lives Matter in L.A., said the purpose of the movement has changed since its inception almost three years ago.
Can adults who've grown up taking ADHD meds function without them?
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Some adults who've grown up taking prescription stimulants to treat ADHD wonder what their lives would be like without the medication.
LA journalist reflects on growing up as a TM kid in 'Greetings from Utopia Park'
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L.A.-based journalist Claire Hoffman spent much of her childhood in a Transcendental Meditation community. She shares more in her new book, 'Greetings from Utopia Park.'