Rainbow Debates Choosing a Race
From Mixed-ish
00:00 - 01:40
1m 40s
A white student and a black student get in a fight at school. Rainbow is caught in the middle of it when a teacher asks her to point out which student started the fight. Rainbow debates on who to choose because her decision could mean picking sides at her racially segregated school.

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