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The first 2020 Democratic presidential debates took place in Miami this week, and there were some big moments. Climate change, gun violence, immigration reform and healthcare were the reigning topics of discussion among candidates. In this exciting late-night hot take, In The Thick’s New York Women’s Foundation IGNITE fellow, Nour Saudi, joins Julio and All-Star Jamilah King, to talk all things from their biggest takeaways to the highlights of the first round of the debates. 

ITT Staff Picks 
- The winners and losers of night two of the Democratic debate via USA Today
- Slate’s piece discussing all the times Spanish has been used at political debates.
- The two-night deliberation misses out on major topics, one of them being Puerto Rico- via NBC News
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On the brink of Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary, this year's Pride is historic. In the Thick's, New York Women’s Foundation Ignite Fellow, Nour Saudi, reports on the significance of pride and how the LGBTQ community of color is continuing to organize, in the city where the Stonewall rebellion originally took place. Despite commemorating Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera’s accomplishments for the LGBTQ community, targeted violence has been on the rise since the election of Donald Trump. This year has devastated the community with at least ten murders of trans women of color. In addition, the deaths of the trans women of color, Layleen Polanco and Johana Medina, are of grave concern and answers are being demanded. As New York City prepares to host Worldwide Pride Day, the community grieves the losses and demands justice for all the fallen lives.    ITT Staff Picks:

• NYC’s LGBT Community Center’s documentary, Stonewall Forever, directed by Ro Haber
• Out Magazine’s tribute to Sylvia Rivera for being an OG on transgender organizing
• Data Maps about LGBT laws throughout the country, via USA TodayFor information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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To discuss the Women's World Cup being held in France, Julio is joined by Shireen Ahmed, writer and co-host of the feminist sports podcast, Burn It All Down. They talk about the media coverage, issues of representation and access in the sport including FIFA corruption and pay equity, plus they shout out the Cup's key players and their stellar moments.

ITT Staff Picks:

• Shireen's latest from TIME, about the Women’s World Cup, and the abuse, corruption and lack of equity in the field
• The tournament's key players, record-breaking stats and Jamaica's journey to get there, via CNN
• Al Jazeera explores the best moments so far in the 2019 Women's World Cup

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  Maria and Julio are joined by Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood and co-founder of Supermajority, and Yvonne Gutierrez, head of community engagement at Supermajority, for a conversation about gender equity. They talk about the current state of reproductive rights in our country, their new group that's working to mobilize women to be politically active, and their thoughts on the 2020 race.    ITT Staff Picks:

• As Georgia and Alabama are trying to ban abortions, read about the states expanding access, via Vox.
• Cecile Richards is more energized than ever leading her new political group, via InStyle. A new poll shows how sexism and electability collide in 2020, from Vox.   For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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For this live show from New York City co-hosted with Alianza HBO and SOMOS Viacom Maria and Julio are joined by Doris Casap, senior vice president of HBO film programming and Erika Soto Lamb, vice president of social impact for Comedy Central, Paramount Network and TV Land, as well as Jessica Leonardo, production assistant at HBO. They discuss how immigrants are represented in entertainment and how the industry in changing to better represent diverse communities.    ITT Staff Picks:

• The study done by The Norman Lear Center and Define America that explores immigrant portrayals on television. 
• Why Netflix should never have cancelled One Day At A Time, via Refinery29
• TV shows struggle to reflect U.S. Latino presence, from Futuro Media familia, Nicole Acevedo of NBC News.

This episode was mixed by Jeanne Montalvo. 

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Maria and Julio are joined by All-Stars Eddie Glaude Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University, and Christina Greer, Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University at Lincoln Center, to discuss the Mexico-US immigration debate and its impact on migrants. They also talk about the increasing number of black trans women deaths across the country and particularly in Dallas, Ava DuVernay's new series, "When They See Us", and whether age matters in the 2020 presidential race.

ITT Staff Picks:

• Julio’s latest for NBC Think on why Trump’s claim of making a deal with Mexico is fake news.
• The Dallas transgender community is on edge in the midst of violent attacks, via The Texas Tribune.
• The New York Times explores the divide in the Democratic party when it comes to preference for a candidate’s age.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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Although data on hate crimes is limited and often underreported, we know that hate crimes have been on the rise in the United States since the election of Donald Trump, in particular hate that targets people of color, religious minorities and the LGBT community. Chicago is one of over two dozen cities that experienced a decade-high number of hate crimes in 2018. For this LIVE In The Thick show at DePaul University, Maria and Julio are joined by two guests who organize against this very hate, Isabella Gomez, actress from Netflix's One Day at a Time and LGBT activist, and Ugo Okere, former alderman candidate for the 40th Ward in Chicago and organizer with Chicago DSA.

Special thanks to spoken word artist, Darius Parker with Kuumba Lynx for sharing his powerful words in this live show. 

ITT Staff Picks:
- How Chicago’s new democratic socialist city council members can change the city’s politics, from The Washington Post
- Seeking justice in Illinois after hate crimes, via Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
- Explaining the numbers behind the rise in reported hate crimes, from PolitiFact
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A new DHS report revealed dangerous overcrowding at a detention center in El Paso, Texas. But for immigration reporters who have been following the issue closely, this wasn’t really a surprise. Julio and guest co-host Tina Vasquez, senior immigration reporter for Rewire.News, are joined by Tanvi Misra, immigration reporter for CQ-Roll Call, and Fernanda Echavarri, immigration reporter for Mother Jones, to discuss the latest with immigration and the border. Plus, they talk about how their own reporting highlights how Trump's policies are really impacting communities on the ground.

ITT Staff Picks:

• Read Tina Vasquez’s latest series on the treatment of pregnant asylum seekers under Trump's zero-tolerance policy, via Rewire.News.
• Check out Tanvi Misra’s reporting on how a new HUD rule could impact thousands of children, from CityLab.
• Don’t miss Fernanda Echavarri’s latest coverage of the migrant community in San Antonio, via Mother Jones.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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The documentary “Some Girls” tackles the issue of mental health in young Latinas in America. Maria and Julio talk to ITT All-Star Raquel Cepeda, author and documentarian, about her film and how mental health is connected to beauty standards and cultural identity.

This episode was mixed by Jeanne Montalvo. 

ITT Staff Picks:

• Watch Raquel’s film “Some Girls” for a look into mental health of young Latina Americans.
• This op-ed on why Latinx people need better mental health support, via Teen Vogue.
• This piece on how one woman learned to embrace her Afro-Latina identity, from HipLatina.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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The debate around the specialized high school admissions test in New York City only reflects a greater issue about inclusion and diversity in schools nationwide. Maria and Julio are joined by Reema Amin, reporter at Chalkbeat NY, and Maria Bautista, campaigns director at the Alliance for Quality Education, to discuss how schools are leaving out POC students and the role access plays in education.

ITT Staff Picks:

• Read Reema Amin’s reporting on the lobbying groups working to keep the SHSAT in New York City schools, via Chalkbeat.
• The New York Times breaks down why schools are still segregated in 2019.
• This piece on how economic and academic segregation occurs on the inside, within the same schools, via The Atlantic.

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