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Southlake, Texas, seems to have it all: stately homes, intense civic pride, and above all, terrific schools. So when a video surfaced in 2018 showing Southlake high school students chanting the N-word—and when Black residents came forward to share stories of racist harassment and bullying—the school board vowed to make changes. But the unveiling of the Cultural Competence Action Plan set off a backlash that’s consumed Southlake, fueled by a growing national crusade against critical race theory. Hosted by NBC News national reporter Mike Hixenbaugh (host of the hit podcast Do No Harm) and NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton, Southlake tells the story of how one idyllic city became the test case for a new political strategy with national repercussions.

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Grapevine - Ep. 1: The Girl And The English Teacher

2023/11/27

A mother in Grapevine, Texas, accuses an English teacher of persuading her child to change genders. The teacher and her student tell a different story.

Grapevine - Ep. 2: The Seven Mountains

2023/11/27

Conservatives aim to embed fringe Christian values in schools. A cellphone company tries to win school board seats to that end, emulating Southlake.

Grapevine - Ep. 3: A Harvest Is Coming

2023/11/27

A student in Grapevine, Texas, plans to escape her mother as she’s caught in an anti-trans battle involving her family, her English teacher and her school.

Grapevine - Ep. 4: A Raging Fire

2023/11/27

A man goes public about growing up gay in a fundamentalist Christian home in Texas. A teacher is at a loss after removing LGBTQ symbols from her classroom.

Grapevine - Ep. 5: Open The Floodgates

2023/11/27

Amid a battle at the Texas statehouse over religion and LGBTQ rights, three nonbinary students reflect on their Grapevine High experiences.

Grapevine - Ep. 6: A Final Lesson

2023/11/27

Grapevine votes in a school board election driven by religion and LGBTQ inclusion. The student and teacher at the center of it all decide how to move forward.

Home of the Dragons

2021/08/30

A viral video of students in wealthy Southlake, Texas, yelling the N-word after homecoming brings Black families’ concerns about racism to the surface.

Just a Word

2021/08/30

Southlake’s leaders try to unite the town after the N-word video. But the pandemic — and backlash to a local Black Lives Matter protest — upend their plans.

The Not-So-Silent Majority

2021/09/06

The Southlake Families PAC raises more than $100,000 to fight against what the group calls a “liberal takeover” of the schools — and starts building an army.

The Circus Comes to Town

2021/09/13

A new fixation on critical race theory muddies the debate in Southlake, drowning out the voices of students who’d come forward with stories about racism.

The Debate Channel

2021/09/20

As school board candidates debate Southlake’s future, a queer 16-year-old faces off with her principal over his handling of a harassment complaint.

Protect the Tradition

2021/09/27

It’s Election Day in Southlake, Texas — time to see if the fight over the Carroll school district’s Cultural Competence Action Plan translates into votes.

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4.8 out of 5

6952 reviews

Justdance18 2024/02/19

Love it! Have you done any research on Keller?

I loved Southlake and Grapevine. You must look into what’s happening in Keller too. It’d make a great season 3!

blainek11 2023/12/06

Powerful

Both seasons of this show are extremely well researched and reported on and are very powerful. It’s hard to not feel strong emotions listening to the ...

melankeolivia29 2023/12/31

Great Podcast

I love how this podcast is told. The only thing I don’t love is how Republicans are perceived and the jabs at Donald Trump. I think these kids are pro...

Stable genie 2023/11/18

Humble civility

So much hate , it has spread like the wildfires of today 😢it will get worse with trump if he elected

Momboss74 2023/11/13

More like South Flake!

Great podcast which shows how important it is to vote. It’s ok to know about history and see both sides. Not just one that suits your rich lifestyle.

stranger things lover 52 2023/10/15

One of my favorites

This podcast is an example of truly amazing journalism. It is very insightful to the state of our schools and America. It is very well done.

Becky6583 2023/10/13

Disgusting

I currently live 10 minutes north of Southlake so I heard about this when it was going on quite frequently. Being one of those people that “real”Texan...

NefeshOmanit 2023/10/11

Raven is a Hero

I’m an English teacher, and I am white, teaching at a pretty diverse school, and I’m currently standing in a grocery store aisle where I just listened...

LIVINGWELLOILY 2023/10/06

Southlake crazies infiltrating Tarrant County commissioners Court

These same type of people show up when Commissioner Tim O’Hare calls them. They just voted to not pass through grant money from the Feds to Girls, Inc...

LSR62 2023/10/06

Southlake

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