Discussion on Rick Santorum's comments & the reaction from the Native American community. The Congress of American Indians really laid into Santorum. Discussion on the silence coming from CNN on Santorum's comments.

Lee Butler, Assistant Commissioner Basketball, ACC

Lee discusses UNITY Week in the ACC. This is the third year the conference have done this. The origins began with the student-athletes and led the movement in advocating for social and racial justices. The ACC has great resources on its campuses to help student athletes navigate the challenges of activism . Activism through sports was the topic for UNITY Week. There were several key messages learned at UNITY Week. There are so many ways to advocate change. Student athletes have a choice for what works best for them. This year, UNITY Week was challenging because everything was virtual. Also, many folks disagree with athletes advocating change. Lee talks about the things the conference does including diversity training for all student athletes. Information and ideas are shared from every ACC school.

Kortne Gosha, Vice President & Athletic Director, Florida A&M University
Talks about what he has done since arriving at FAMU in 2019. It used to be a stigma attached if a student went to an HBCU, but that has since changed. FAMU is the #1 public HBCU in the country. Its just as difficult to get into FAMU as it is Harvard. Doing things like connecting with LeBron's school elevates the branding of FAMU and HBCU. Talks about the move from the MEAC to SWAC. It puts FAMU up with some of the larger HBCUs. Diversity and inclusion is lived everyday at FAMU. Student-athletes have been able to lead the way in those conversations. All of the student-athletes at FAMU were registered to vote and engineered voting initiatives around Tallahassee. Leadership doesn't have an age, skin color or sex.