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How one African American mom tackles racism head-on

Tiffany Robertson (center), founder of Touchy Topics Tuesday, talks with Sarah Booth Riss (left) and Kathleen Martin (right). The group, which Ms. Robertson started in the wake of a police shooting in her neighborhood, provides a weekly forum for people of diverse backgrounds to address tough questions about race.

It felt like the crackling before a thunderstorm, and Tiffany Robertson was bracing herself.

St. Louis had shut down early on Nov. 24, 2014, tensely awaiting the verdict on the white police officer who had shot 18-year-old African American Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, three months earlier.

Her teenage daughter was convinced that justice would be served – that the grand jury would indict the officer. She headed up to her room with popcorn and got ready to celebrate, while

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