In The Thick

Futuro Media and Mississippi Today present this LIVE In The Thick show from Mississippi! Maria and Julio travel to downtown Jackson at The Alamo Theatre to discuss immigration and criminal justice reform in Mississippi. They're joined by Lorena Quiroz-Lewis, lead organizer with Mississippi Immigrant Coalition and co-founder of Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity and Rukia Lumumba, attorney and executive director of the Peoples Advocacy Institute to discuss the aftermath of the ICE raids in Mississippi last summer and how immigrant rights activism ties into the state's upcoming Democratic presidential primary.  Be sure to check your feeds for a special ITT Bonus where you can listen to a live performance from musician and songwriter Teneia, who opened our show! ITT Staff Picks: - Ingrid Cruz breaks down what happened in Mississippi last summer, via Stylecaster. - After the ICE Raids, Mississippi's chicken country faces a reckoning, via The New York Times. - People keep dying in Mississippi prisons, via The Intercept.  These live tapings of In The Thick and podcast workshops are made possible through support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.  

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Enjoy part two of ITT's first live show of 2020 from Las Vegas, NV! Maria and Julio travel to Horn Theater at the College of Southern Nevada to discuss the POC vote. In the second part of this conversation, Bethany Khan, Director of Communications & Digital Strategy of Culinary Workers Union Local 226, joins the stage (along with Astrid Silva, Director of Dream Big Nevada and Ruben Navarrette Jr., Nationally Syndicated Columnist from Part 1) to discuss labor rights and the role of workers' unions in the upcoming Nevada caucus. Wondering about that mariachi band Bethany mentioned? Check out the exclusive performance we dropped on our feed as an ITT Bonus! ITT Staff Picks: - Why Nevada's Culinary Union has issues with Bernie Sanders, from Vox. - Check out Desert Companions series on rural health in Nevada, via KNPR. - This opinion piece on why the Culinary Union is causing a diversion, via Nevada Current. Thanks to the Guinn Center who made this live show possible.  

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Check out this exclusive performance by Mariachi Plata, the mariachi band at the College of Southern Nevada. As the opening act of our two-part Las Vegas Live show, they brought the house down! Thanks to the Guinn Center who made this live show possible.  

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This is ITT's first live show of 2020 from Las Vegas, NV! Maria and Julio travel to Horn Theater at the College of Southern Nevada to discuss the POC vote. For Part 1 of this show, they’re joined by Astrid Silva, Director of Dream Big Nevada and Ruben Navarrette Jr., Nationally Syndicated Columnist to discuss the role of immigrant rights and the impact of the POC vote in the upcoming Nevada primaries. On February 22, the Nevada caucus will become the first time this electoral season where voters of color are the majority. In 2016, 19 percent of Nevada’s caucus-goers were Latinx, 13 percent were black and four percent were Asian.  Stay tuned for Part 2 of this show, dropping this Friday, as Bethany Khan, Director of Communications & Digital Strategy of Culinary Workers Union Local 226, joins our guests to discuss labor rights. And check your feeds for a special ITT Bonus where you can listen to a live Mariachi band performance who opened our show! ITT Staff Picks: - A run-down of how the Nevada caucus works, via Vox. - After the Iowa debacle, Nevada caucus officials came up with a game plan, via The Washington Post. - Latinos gave $23M in 2019 to Democrat candidates, who received the most?, via NBC News. Thanks to the Guinn Center who made this live show possible.  

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In this week's ITT Sound Off, Maria and Julio give us an update on the remaining candidates of the presidential race. Policing and criminal justice were major topics in today's conversation which include Amy Klobuchar's past as a prosecutor and Mike Bloomberg's failed Stop-and-Frisk program. They also talk about how all four federal prosecutors resigned from Roger Stone's case after the decision to reduce his sentence was made. ITT on the Road 2020 RSVP Links: **NOTE the new location for our first live show in Mississippi. Both will take place at the historic Alamo Theatre in downtown Jackson.** - Live from Jackson, MS on POC Vote and 2020 Election on 2/18: https://ittlivejackson2020.eventbrite.com - Live from Jackson, MS on immigration and the 2020 Election on 2/19: https://ittlivejacksonimmigration.eventbrite.com   - Live from Detroit, MI on 3/4: http://bit.ly/ittLIVEfromDetroit   ITT Staff Picks: - AP: 'Amy Klobuchar helped jail teen for life, but case was flawed' - Michael Harriot from The Root: 'I Can't Believe Black People Might Actually Vote for Michael Bloomberg' - Vox's Andrew Prokop explains the 'fiasco' at Bill Barr's Justice Department  

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In this special 2020 episode, Maria and Julio discuss the Latino vote ahead of the New Hampshire primary. They give their hot takes on last Friday's Democratic debate and Julio shares his on-the-ground reporting from New Hampshire.  ITT is traveling around the country to cover the 2020 election! See our upcoming live show dates and RSVP below: - Live from Jackson, MS on 2/18: https://ittlivejackson2020.eventbrite.com     - Live from Jackson, MS on 2/19: https://ittlivejacksonimmigration.eventbrite.com   - Live from Detroit, MI on 3/4: http://bit.ly/ittLIVEfromDetroit     ITT Staff Picks: - This UCLA study shows Bernie Sanders won big in Iowa's heavily Latino-populated areas, via Latino Rebels. - Check out this profile of Carlos Cardona, the chair of Laconia Democrats in New Hampshire, from The Washington Post. - Some New Hampshire voters are still undecided, via Mother Jones.  

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In this week's ITT Sound Off, Maria and Julio discuss the verdict of Trump's impeachment trial -- an acquittal. The President boasted about his victory in Washington DC on Thursday. They also address the chaos surrounding the Iowa caucus results. As of Friday, 99 percent of the results are in, with the exception of one precinct. They talk about how Trump's State of the Union address was boycotted by many politicians and literally ripped up by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ITT is traveling around the country to cover the 2020 election! See our upcoming live show dates and RSVP below: - Live from Jackson, MS on 2/18: https://ittlivejackson2020.eventbrite.com     - Live from Jackson, MS on 2/19: https://ittlivejacksonimmigration.eventbrite.com   - Live from Detroit, MI on 3/4: http://bit.ly/ittLIVEfromDetroit     ITT Staff Picks: - Latino Rebels: 'Othered' in America: An Old Story, still Playing out Daily - The erasure of Elizabeth Warren continues, by The Nation - With impeachment acquittal, the GOP has given Trump a blank check to do anything he wants, via Democracy Now  

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Monday night's Iowa caucus officially kicked off the 2020 presidential election, but it also had significant delays. Maria and Julio are joined by Shirley Wang, a freelance journalist based in Iowa City, to talk about the confusion that was Iowa's caucus and why the results took so long to come out. They also talk about the POC communities in Iowa and their importance in the 2020 election.  ITT Staff Picks: - Check out Shirley Wang's piece on how the Iowa caucuses work, via the New York Times. - Read about the tech firm behind the disastrous app for the Iowa caucus, via the Los Angeles Times. - The Iowa caucuses and their accessibility problem, from Vox.  

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In this week's ITT Sound Off, Maria and Julio give us an impeachment trial update highlighting the arguments made by President Trump's defense team. They also discuss the tragic death of Kobe Bryant who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday along with eight others, including his daughter, Gianna. They discuss the complexities of his life from being an important figure for communities of color to issues like his 2003 sexual assault case and his 2012 controversial comments on Trayvon Martin's murder. To wrap this week, they follow up on the latest reporting by our sister podcast Latino USA on the "American Dirt" controversy after the novel sparked a backlash by fellow writers and readers worldwide. ITT Staff Picks: - Juan Diego Ramirez in Latino Rebels: "How Kobe Bryant Is Part of My American Immigrant Story"  - Via Slate: It's not 'too soon' to talk about the Kobe Bryant rape case - Dear Oprah Winfrey: 137 Writers Ask You to Reconsider American Dirt, from LitHub  

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Maria and Julio talk with Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, about her latest book Breathe: A Letter to My Sons. They discuss the complexities of raising black children in the United States, and how her career in academia has played a role. ITT Staff Picks: - Why Imani Perry Doesn't Like Jane Austen's Novels, via The New York Times - Watch Imani's keynote speech at Valparaiso University's MLK Celebration this year - This interview with Imani on her liberation feminism, from The Nation  

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