Back to Life, Back to Reality!

Season 2 – Episode 12 Boy Yee: Another black man has died at the hands of law enforcement. George Floyd died after a policeman kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes, while he was hand cuffed and shouting “I can’t breathe!” Floyd’s death has resulted in hundreds on protests and demonstrations around the world. Today’s Topic: Back to Life, Back to Reality! It is National Mental Health Awareness Month! YBMC welcomed guest Harry Titus, Assistant Director of Student Care & Outreach at Elon University. We discussed how our jobs have changed and mental health has been impacted due to quarantine orders, preparing for returning to the outside, and much more. Music: Myrin Hawkins Few Links relevant to today’s episode: https://www.facebook.com/ybmchat https://open.spotify.com/show/53cTyvwIJ31XE2DhvDHsDc https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/us/minneapolis-george-floyd-police-death/index.html https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor https://blavity.com/enough-is-enough-why-anti-black-violence-cannot-follow-us-into-our-new-post-covid-world?category1=opinion Coming to you live reppin’ the 843, are 4 friends (Cassondra, Dashia D., Tre’Dub, & LadiiNova). Bringing you laughter, knowledge, and culture from our Young. Black. Millennial. perspective. A fresh new take you didn’t know you needed! Join us every Monday! Like, comment, subscribe, and #gasusup. #ybmchat @ybmchat @x_lovesshayy @tredub @kidd_a.p @dashiadd95