S02 E02: Student-Athlete Panel on Racial Inequality

The Teen Think Tank Project Winter Research Cohort is joined by four college and high school student-athletes who discuss their experience with racism in sports and society.  NJIT Highlanders Andrew Elcock and Sydney Watson discuss what life is like for an NCAA Division I athlete juggling academics, athletics, and social justice issues.  While high school basketball players Jordana Codio and Khadee Hession discuss their experiences with activism and censorship as they don Black Lives Matters shooting shirts in response to a racially-charged incident that drew national attention.  http://bit.ly/BLMCodioHession

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Here’s the problem...the world is a mess; but a mediator and political scientist think they have figured out a way to change the current disheartening trajectory of our society. Motivated by a shared passion for creating a positive change in the world and empowering others to rise as leaders, Matthew DeSantis and Kelly Nagle founded the Teen Think Tank Project, with the vision of giving a future generation of change agents a voice in the world they will inherit. In order to facilitate the goals of the Teen Think Tank Project and engage both our students and our listeners in thought-provoking conversations, we’ve created this podcast. Each week, thought leaders and experts will join Kelly to explore a specific problem facing our society. We will rely on fact-based information, listen to understand and challenge our own ingrained perspectives. Because at Here’s the Problem Podcast we believe that this is the only way to chart a course towards cooperation, empathy and ultimately effective change.