article_snippet: (CNN)This is what it's come to.
article_snippet: Starfish Media Group just finished a nationwide tour of American colleges, universities and communities called "Black in America 2015.
article_snippet: It's based on our CNN documentary series that takes a close look at the challenges and triumphs of being black in America 2015: from the hopes of the Martin Luther King era to today's unlikely brew of un-kept promises and vast opportunities.
article_snippet: They lined up to talk about how They experiences mirrored those of the people in the documentaries: black families finding common roots with whites, the politics of skin color, or the black-and-blue conflict over the police engaging in racial profiling.
article_snippet: our CNN documentary was released just as grand juries chose not to indict the police officers in the Eric Garner and Ferguson, Missouri, cases.
article_snippet: To me, our CNN documentary reveals how damaging the rift in our perceptions can be.