"The changes start with us" students hopeful for the future

Four students from Buffalo Public Schools are looking at the protests going on all across the country and are hoping for change.

THORNBURG--ON THEIR HOPES FORTHE FUTURE.SOT"THE CHANGES STARTWITH US LIKE IN THISGENERATION WEREALLY HAVE TO LIKEPUT OURSELVES INTHIS EDUCATION"SOT"WHAT WE NEED IS TOTEACH US MOREABOUT OUR CULTURESWAY MORE THANDO.

I WANNA SEE OURGENERATION THRIVEAND JUST SHOW THENEXT GENERATION,SHOW THEM WHAT ISRIGHT AND WHAT ISWRONG.

AND TO MAKESURE THEY DONTREPEAT HISTORY LIKEIT HAS SEVERAL TIMESALREADY.SOT BECKA"WHAT STEPS CAYOUNG AMERICANSDO RIGHT NOW THELP CHANGE."SO"SOMETIMES IN OURCOMMUNITIES, WELIVE UNDER THINGSTHAT ARECOMFORTABLE TOENRICH AND BETTERYOUR LIFE.

I WANT TOMAKE BREAKING THECYCLE OF BEINGCOMFORTABLE ANDBEING AVERAGE ANDHAVE ALL MYCOMMUNITY AND MYPEOPLE TO THRIVE."SO"I WOULD NOT LIKE TOBE DESCRIBED AS AMINORITY GROUP ANDNOT BEDISCRIMINATED BYTHE COLOR OF MYSKIN AND JUST BE ASEQUAL ASEVERYBODY......."SOT BECKA"HOW DO WE TALKABOUT RACE HOW DOWE BRING UP THECONVERSATION WITHOUR FAMILIES, WHATWOULD YOU SAYFAMILIES SHOULDSTART DOING RIGHTNOW?"SOT"WE NEED TOUNDERSTAND WENEED TO BECOURAGEOUS,AROUND THESECONVERSATIONS WEHAVE TO CREATETHESE SPACES TOHAVE THESEDIALOGUES, WE HATO LET PEOPLE FEELCOMFORTABLE TO SAYWE ARE IN THISTOGETHER."THANKS REBECCA.AND AS WE CONTINUETO SEE THE RACIALDIVIDE ACROSS THECOUNTRY --WE'RE TAKING AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ITRIGHT HERE INWESTERN NEW YORK.OUR BUFFALOSTRONGCONVERSATIONSPECIAL AIRS TONIGHTAT 7 -- RIGHT HERE ON7ABC.