Listen: The Backlash Against Simone Biles And Naomi Osaka Is Part Of A Larger Problem The US Has With Black Women
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On today's episode:
1. It seems like everyone has an opinion about Simone Biles and her decision to withdraw from the women's gymnastics team final and the all-around final, but many aren’t focusing on how her mental health is being affected.
Simone Biles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Today we’re joined by mental health advocate and founder of Depressed While Black, Imadé, who talks about the need for onsite therapists at the Olympics, how mental health and physical health are entwined, and why we as a society need to do a better job protecting Black women.
2. Jamie Lee Curtis revealed that her and Christopher Guest’s youngest child Ruby is transgender.
3. Former Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu took to Twitter to defend Simone Biles.