ESPN personality J.A. Adande speaks to weareregalradio.com editorial director Kyle Means, Grant Yanney and Terrence Tomlin of thebigs.us in this excerpt from his discussion with local media after the town hall event held by ESPN and The Undefeated recently at the South Side YMCA in Chicago.

Adande, who has recently been named director of the sports journalism program at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, spoke about his take on the burgeoning movements by current athletes to speak out and take action against social issues affecting African-Americans and how it is breaking through established barriers between people.

Visit theundefeated.com for their follow-ups on the town hall, the special that documented the town hall, "An Undefeated Conversation: Athletes, Responsibility and Violence" can be seen currently on the WatchESPN app.