We discuss the ongoing tensions between police and residents in Chicago that have lead to clashes in the streets, and have turned violent at times; five years after Black Lives Matter coalesced into a national movement for social and racial justice, a co-founder reflects on the group’s progress and impact; we take a look at the message of Obama’s speech and the ways in which he looks through Mandela’s lens to discuss how we can achieve a more inclusive democracy; then a look more specifically at Mandela’s legacy in South Africa and around the world; and Chef Edward Lee discuses the multilayered melting pot of American cuisine.

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