just that the people that matter know who she is and the people that matter love her and the people that matter are not those people. and she is beautiful. yes. she is amazing. reporter: in 2012 we conducted another study about children s attitudes on race including kids as early as 13. like jimmy. different than the subtle messages that brielle described, jimmy s were more overt. this morning it was the same racist jokes. what were some of the jokes? how do you get a black person down from the tree. yeah. you cut the rope. that one. i didn t find that very funny. this is jimmy today.
he moved to los angeles after high school to pursue a career in dancing. i think about that time in particular from 2012 until now. i knew that racism existed. i knew racism was a 1-2-3 inning in the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, so on and so forth. but as a kid, racism existed, like it was not still, you know, relevant. jimmy says that he grew up with friends of all different races, despite negative experiences he said supportive friends, teachers and family protected him from feeling the impact of racism. now he says that the killing of george floyd by a police officer last year and the movement growing out of it led him to a painful awakening about race in america and his own
reporter: despite that she is as the last year has given her hope. are you optimistic about what your life will be compared to what obstacles others faced in generations before you? yes. i am because i do see the change that is taking place. i know it will not happen overnight and it might not happen in a lifetime. but if what my generation can do ends up pushing things forward for generations to come, yeah. i can be optimistic about that. jimmy does not share that same optimism but he is more determined than ever to show that his life matters. if i am being honest, i don t
feel like there will need to be changed. i just need to be the best black version of myself that i can be and glorify my culture the best way that i can. if you are going to keep killing us, you are going to know how great we are. we thank jimmy and brielle for taking part in the study that we did all of the years ago and talking again just recently. up next, the intensifying search for the gunman that killed two and injured 20 more in the miami banquet hall being rented ou
move, putting his body on the line, just to gain larry s trust. coming up, jimmy s new best friend shares a nightmare. it was probably the hardest thing i ve done in my life to listen to this kind of stuff and not just rip him apart. when dateline continues. s (laughter) (cat meows) (dark barks) guess who s early? (cat meows) good thing walgreens is right around the corner with last minute holiday supplies. get in. get out. get jolly.