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This week, I spoke with Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith (pictured above), a Biden-Harris adviser on Covid-19 and health equity, about where we are in the pandemic. Researcher Dr. Jenn Jackson shared the GenForward survey results that displays young people’s evolving stance on policing and police reform. Sharon Chang and Kamal Sinclair of the Guild of Future Architects joined me in conversation about reimagining public safety. Ten-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family spoke with me about overcoming obstacles that helped him become a chess national master. And on this week’s Sippin’ the Political Tea roundtable, Errin Haines and Jess Morales Rocketto updated us on the voting rights debate.