In The Thick

Julio and producer, Nicole Rothwell, traveled to Detroit, MI this week to cover the second round of the Democratic Debates. In this ITT Sound Off #DemDebate edition, Maria and Julio discuss the highlights from how well (or not) the 2020 candidates covered racial justice, immigration and healthcare to what was missed completely. 

ITT Staff Picks:

• The seven things we learned from the Democratic Debates in Detroit via CNN
• Vox's piece on Marianne Williamson's awkward yet scary behavior
• Booker Bodies Biden, Bernie Gets Cardi, and Kamala Gets Clapped: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, via Jason Johnson of The RootFor information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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To emphasize the significance of black feminism, Maria and Julio talk with Feminista Jones on the release of her latest book, “Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World From the Tweets to the Streets.” They also talk about the influence of hip hop on women's sexual liberation, the importance of mental and spiritual health, and black women speaking out on their experiences with sexual abuse in the #MeToo era. 

ITT Staff Picks:

• The difference between White allyship and advocacy, via Vice
• The purpose of the #YouOkSis movement being stolen by white people, via The Grio
• Beyond Saviors: Black Women, Black Feminism and Building Better Political Discourse, from Ms. MagazineFor information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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Maria and Julio discuss this week's news about Puerto Rico. After weeks of massive protests from the people, governor Ricardo Rosselló finally announced his resignation. They also talk about Robert Mueller’s testimony and the Trump Administration’s bringing back the death penalty.

ITT Staff Picks:

• US justice department resumes use of death penalty and schedules five executions, via The Guardian 
• The takeaways from the topics discussed during Robert Mueller's Testimony, via Vox
• The U.S must be held accountable for the mayhem in Puerto Rico, via Rewire NewsFor information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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More than forty years after the Vietnam war, Vietnamese refugees are being deported under Trump's immigration policies. Maria and Julio are joined by James Boo, documentary filmmaker and managing producer of the podcast Self Evident: Asia America's Stories, and Phi Nguyen, litigation director at Asian Americans Advancing Justice. They discuss the historical context of the Vietnamese immigrant community and the political and civic engagement of Vietnamese Americans. 

ITT Staff Picks:

• Check out the Self Evident episode we highlight in this conversation: Hello, Freedom Man
• Why Asian Immigrants Are Uniquely Vulnerable To Trump’s Looming ICE Raids, via HuffPost
• Vietnamese Refugees face deportation under Trump Administration, via NPRFor information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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Maria and Julio discuss the latest about the ongoing manifestations in Puerto Rico, where the people are demanding that Governor Ricardo Rosselló resigns after the leaked text messages scandal. They also talk about Trump’s racist tweets urging “The Squad” to go back to their countries, and the tourist deaths of U.S. Citizens in the Dominican Republic. 

ITT Staff Picks:

• The Washington Post explains the reasons behind the protests in Puerto Rico
• Brittany Packnett’s  breakdown of Polite Racism on Twitter
• The Ministry of Tourism in Dominican Republic issues new safety regulations, via CNNFor information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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To catch up on the latest in immigration, Julio and guest co-host Maggie Freleng of Futuro Media chat with immigration attorney Amy Maldonado, and the Professor of Law and Migration Studies at the University of San Francisco, Bill Ong Hing. They talk about the threat of ICE raids, the complicity of big corporations supporting detention centers and the current conditions in these facilities. 

ITT Staff Picks:

• Listen to NPR's CodeSwitch episode: America’s Concentration Camp 
• A Prestigious ad agency scores a huge contact to make Border Patrol look "cool" via Vice
• Read The Atlantic's piece on Department of Justice lawyer Sarah Fabian claiming toothbrushes are not required for immigrant children.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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This week’s sound-off is packed with all the madness going on in Washington. Futuro Media’s very own Erika Dilday guest co-hosts with Julio to breakdown the latest on: Alex Acosta’s resignation after facing backlash for Jeffrey Epstein’s secret plea deal, the administration’s insufficient reasoning behind the citizenship question on the Census, and the importance of Kamala Harris as a 2020 candidate.     ITT Staff Picks:

• Read The Miami Herald's investigation, Perversion of Justice, that reported on the Jeffrey Epstein case

• Harris Gains Momentum With Democrats’ Most Important Voter Base, via Jemele Hill in The Atlantic 

• The twitter thread from NPR's national correspondent Hansi Lo Wang, debriefing Trump's response to the citizenship question

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While gun violence has decreased in the city of Chicago over the past two years, the rates of violence are still high and disproportionately so in certain neighborhoods. In the United States as a whole, 2018 marked the deadliest year for gun violence in the past 50 years. But violence is not limited to guns, it takes the form of police brutality, economic injustice, segregation and gentrification. Amidst this violence, youth of color have been organizing to change Chicago and cities across the country to become more peaceful and just places. For this LIVE In The Thick show at DePaul University, Maria and Julio are joined by guests Edna Chavez, national activist and member of Community Coalition and Cosette Hampton, leader with BYP100 Chicago Chapter. 

Special thanks to spoken word artist, Assata Lewis for sharing her powerful words in this live show. 

ITT Staff Picks:
- The study Julio mentions by the Black Youth Project at the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture at the University of Chicago that found the youth of color were more likely to support gun control than white youth
- Democrats have played it safe on gun reform for decades and the 2020 candidates are no different, via Vox
- Where the 2020 Democratic candidates stand on gun policies, from The Trace
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Julio and guest co-host ITT fellow, Nour Saudi, talk to Chimene Suleyman, writer and co-editor of The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America. They discuss the common immigrant experience, what makes an immigrant “good,” and how literature can be a form of political activism in the age of Trump.

ITT Staff Picks:

• Listen to Chimene and other writers from The Good Immigrant talk about their immigrant experience in today’s America, from NPR.
• Check out My Immigration Story, the story of U.S. immigrants in their own words.
• This essay on the evolution of immigrant narratives in literature, from Literary Hub.

This episode was mixed by Jeanne Montalvo. 

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Maria and Julio talk with Bill Ong Hing, professor of Law and Migration Studies at the University of San Francisco about his latest book, American Presidents, Deportations, and Human Rights Violations from Carter to Trump. They discuss the history of anti-immigrant policies in the United States and why Bill is hopeful for immigration reform come 2021.    ITT Staff Picks:

• The largest mass deportation in U.S. history, via The History Channel
• Struggles for the rights of women, immigrants and black Americans defined the US in 1919, which holds striking parallels to today, from The Nation 
• The U.S. immigration system may have reached a breaking point, from The New York Times

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