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EP 54: Covid, Politics & Entertainment artwork

EP 54: Covid, Politics & Entertainment

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Henry, McKenzie and Noah are back! In Food for Thought they discuss top basketball recruit Makur Maker's decision to commitment to Howard and it will impact HBCU athletics, the Trump administration's efforts to ignore CDC guidelines and send kids back to school as well as the Supreme Court's recent contraception decision (1:00). For the Big Fact they discuss the 2020 election including what Biden can do to increase enthusiasm among young Black voters and debate if Kanye talking politics can impact the race (21:15). In Heads up they focus all on entertainment including Matthew A. Cherry's 'Hair Love' coming to HBO, Zendaya's new film with John David Washington and Colin Kaepernick's partnership with Disney and Netflix (34:30). Stay up to date on all the latest about the podcast by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Soundcloud and Google Podcasts. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ wrgopod !

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