Episode description

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including HBCUs joining Esports, streaming DNC, mental health in a pandemic, and Burundi's reparations. Johnetta Elzie joins again to update us about developments around the current protests. Then, DeRay chats with Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, to discuss the fight over one of 2020's most important swing states. 

Links:

DeRay: https://www.insider.com/cdc-11-percent-us-adults-seriously-considered-suicide-in-june-2020-8

De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/us/politics/democratic-national-convention-speakers-schedule.html

Kaya: https://theundefeated.com/features/hbcu-esports-league-to-debut-next-week/

Sam: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-14/burundi-demands-43-billion-as-reparations-from-colonial-rulers

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