BLM: Athletes using their platforms and not sticking to sports (with Andra Espinoza-Hunter) from Daily Mike Drop

BLM: Athletes using their platforms and not sticking to sports (with Andra Espinoza-Hunter)

56 minutes Posted Jun 19, 2020 at 4:00 am.

: How are you doing with everything going on in the world?

: What does it mean to see Mississippi State support the Black community?

: Why are high school students more reserved than college students on social matters?

: Do you think athletes with a strong social media presence are responsible to speak out?

: Do you think coaches should be outspoken about what is going on?

: Where is the line between educating children and making them mini activists?

: What was your reaction to the “Shut up and dribble” comment?

: How would you compare life in New York vs. Mississippi?

: What does “Black Lives Matter” mean to you?

: What do you feel when you hear “All Lives Matter”?

: Are schools doing enough to teach students about Juneteenth?

: We are at fault for not educating ourselves

: “All Lives Matter” supporters cannot say “Black Lives Matter”

: Responding to ignorance on social media

: Why the protests matter and why they are needed

: What do you wish people who don’t see eye-to-eye with you could understand?

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In this Black Lives Matter episode of Daily Mike Drop, Mississippi State women's basketball player Andra Espinoza-Hunter discusses using her D1 platform to speak about social issues, life up north vs. down south, and much more.

You can follow Andra on Instagram at @simplydra_xo and on Twitter at @DraHunter2.

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