How do you discuss protests against police and racism with your children?

What should parents and teachers tell their kids about the racial unrest that erupted after George Floyd’s killing?

On television, conversations between pundits and lawmakers are often politicized, serving little practical use to make things better.

Too many people want to abolish the police and erase history, or portray America as systemically racist and evil. Many others seem to dismiss out of hand the anger and concerns of black Americans, seeing racism as a past phenomenon that has no effect on people’s lives today.

Logic and empathy are in short...