Nick News set to educate the youth on race
Alicia Keys, a powerful woman, and mother of two is taking to Nickelodeon to teach children important lessons on diversity and race.
The children's program will air next Monday, and Nickelodeon announced the hour-long premiere, Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special, will be hosted by none other than the R&B icon.
The special hopes to amplify the voices of Black children all across North America on their experiences of systemic racism and police brutality.
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"I've had a vision of a forum that can engage kids during this time and help to focus our attention on how they might be feeling, and this Nick News special is it!" Keys said.
"Talking about race can be sensitive and uncomfortable; sometimes we try to protect our children from racism they are already experiencing," she continued.
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"But honestly, there is no way around this topic if we want to move forward in any kind of meaningful way. What's happening in the world is not just a problem for the Black community, it's all of our problem and we all have to care about it in order to change it," she added.
"This is such an important, vulnerable, honest and beautiful conversation, and I know many families may be searching for the right way to enter it. Let's really deep dive together," she concluded
The feature will include co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as various authors, family therapists, and young adult activists.
The special will include Q&A's for families across North America to help highlight constructive conversations and guides to anti-racist resources.
The special will air Monday, 7pm ET, and can be found Nickelodeon, TeenNick, and Nicktoons, as well as various other media outlets, including Nickelodeon's YouTube channel.