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A neighborhood in Southlake, Texas
This article has been updated to reflect the upcoming documentary film correlated to the podcast.
The city of Southlake is the topic of a new NBC News podcast delving into the racism controversy sparked by a viral video of high school students chanting a racial slur in 2018.
The podcast — titled "Southlake" and available on streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music — follows what unfolded after a video showing a group of Carroll Independent School District students chanting the N-word went viral in 2018. The incident prompted the district to consider diversity training and cultural education among other items as part of a Cultural Competence Action Plan — a plan subsequently met with both support and criticism from ISD parents. The school district has not yet formalized the plan, and the matter has since garnered the attention of national news.
Two of "Southlake's" six episodes went live on Monday, with new episodes expected to be released every Monday in the coming weeks. NBC News national investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh and NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton serve as hosts, with composer and producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad writing and performing the series' music. "Southlake" was created by the same team behind "Do No Harm," another podcast co-produced by NBC News and Wondery.
Listen to the first two episodes of "Southlake" here:
NBC News is also releasing a documentary film, "Southlake: Racial Reckoning in a Texas Suburb," on Friday via nbcnews.com and msnbc.com. It will also air on NBC News NOW on Monday, Sept. 6, at 6:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 a.m. and on Monday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. The film will be available on telemundo.com on Sept. 13 and on demand on Peacock, NBC’s streaming network, beginning Sept. 7.
