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The BET Awards, Barbershop Blues, and the Presidential Race With Cornel West and Melina Abdullah

Cornel West and Melina Abdullah join to talk about their candidacy, vision, and observations on what is currently happening with this year’s elections

By Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay start the episode by talking about their impressions and the most surprising moments from the BET Awards (09:29). They are then joined by Cornel West and Melina Abdullah to talk about their candidacy, vision, and observations on what is currently happening with this year’s elections. Later, they talk about NBA free agency (27:15) and an Atlanta barbershop that isn’t happy after hosting a Trump event (1:30:54).

Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guests: Cornel West and Melina Abdullah
Producer: Ashleigh Smith

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