In The Thick

In our first episode of the New Year, Maria and Julio discuss the latest in immigration policy: the deaths of two migrant kids detained by U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the southern border. They also talk about the urgency of a more objective —and more humane— media coverage on immigration issues and take a look at the challenges that lay ahead for the new and most diverse Congress to be sworn in.

ITT Staff Picks:

• The Washington Post examines Trump administration's lack of an effective policy to save children’s lives, not only at the border but all over the US as a consequence of gun violence and the opioid epidemic.
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fights back after the release of an old video of her dancing when she was an undergraduate student at Boston University.  
• Three narratives to nix from immigration reporting in 2019, from ITT guest, Tina Vasquez at Rewire.News

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The year 2018 will be remembered for quite a few milestones: migrant children being held in cages, the growth of the #MeToo movement, Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez becoming the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. Maria and Julio take a look back at the most unforgettable moments of 2018 for In The Thick, and they discuss why POC voices are needed now, more than ever.

ITT 2018 Picks:

• ITT EXTRA Midterms 2018: The Practice of Freedom: Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University professor at Princeton University, talks about birthright citizenship, white supremacist rhetoric and the key role POC communities have in elections.
• A Neuroscientist's Warning of Family Separation: Dr. Gina Poe from UCLA unpacks what consequences the zero tolerance policy has on a child’s brain, and the long-lasting effects of this kind of trauma.
• LIVE From Mexico: From Catcalling to Femicide: Impunity, narco and state-sponsored violence, plus everyday machismo. What are we doing to end gender violence? 
• LIVE From Chicago, Suave's Story: Luis “Suave” Gonzalez opens up about his life as a former juvenile offender and prison reform activist, and reflects on how Latinos in the U.S. are disproportionally affected by mass incarceration. 

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For this LIVE In The Thick in Los Angeles, Maria sat down with Judy Reyes from "Scrubs" and "Claws," USC professor and author Manuel Pastor, and one of our ITT All-Stars, comedian Cristela Alonzo, to discuss California as a leader in promoting immigrant rights, diversity, and social justice.    ITT Staff Picks

• James Fallows reviews Manuel Pastor's latest book, State of Resistance (NY Times).
• Cristela Alonzo's profile on NPR, from 2012.
• Judy Reyes talks about her character and representing the LGBTQ community in "Claws" (Hidden Remote).For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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To our In The Thick listeners:

We're sending a message of love and appreciation to you all. We wish you all felices fiestas and happy holidays. A special thank you note to all the POC journalists, particularly to women journalists of color, who continue to push forward for truth and democracy.

Peace and love,

Maria y Julio

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Maria and Julio sit down with queer Latinx writer Gabby Rivera, who wrote AMERICA, featuring Marvel's first Latina lesbian superhero, America Chavez. They chat about why representation matters, celebrating POC joy and how Maria may just be Gabby's madrina. 

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Many times forgotten, black undocumented immigrants from Latin American, Caribbean or African countries are a growing part of the immigrant community. Maria and Julio speak to Jonathan Jayes-Green, co-founder and director of the UndocuBlack Network, to understand the complexities of this population and how they are organizing to fight back and support each other.    ITT Staff Picks:

• The 'Double Punishment' for Black Undocumented Immigrants, from The Atlantic.
• The Hill's op-ed on public charge and its role in threatening immigrant communities.
• From the Center for American Progress, how asylum has changed during the Trump era.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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In 1939, a ship called the SS St. Louis with 900 Jewish refugees arrived to Cuba, fleeing the Nazi regime. Most of them were sent back home to Europe, where many died in concentration camps. In this episode, Maria and Julio talk to Armando Lucas Correa, editor-in-chief of People en Español and author of the book The German Girl, a fictional story based on what happened with those refugees from the St. Louis.      ITT Staff Picks:

• The story of the SS St. Louis, the ship of Jewish refugees nobody received, from the BBC.
• From NPR's Morning Edition, a brief history of asylum laws in the United States.
• A Publisher Weekly's article on the confiscation of Armando Correa's book in Cuba.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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The Mueller investigation keeps moving forward and the focus is shifting to President Trump. While Individual-1 keeps tweeting, Maria and Julio talk to Amanda Terkel, Washington Bureau Chief at HuffPost and call up All-Star and ITT Russia expert, Terrell Jermaine Starr, senior reporter at The Root.    ITT Staff Picks

• The story of the undocumented workers at Trump's golf club in New Jersey (from The New York Times).
• Amanda's story on the power grab in Wisconsin and the legacy of Scott Walker (from HuffPost).
• From Buzzfeed News: five lessons taken from Robert Mueller's sentencing memo in the Michael Cohen case.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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In the United States, deadly violence against the transgender community —in particular, against trans people of color— has been increasing since 2016. To talk about this issue, and to get wonky about politics too, Maria and Julio are joined by All-Star Imara Jones, founder and president of Oria Media, host of The Last Sip and a Voqal fellow. 

ITT Staff Picks

• How crimes against transgender women end up underreported, according Pro Publica.
• Watch TransLash, Imara's docuseries on transitioning. The next episode is set to air in January.
• From The New York Times, how the Trump administration is seeking to redefine gender.

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Very few people get access into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, and even fewer journalists of color do. In spite of the systematic attacks journalists of color—and in particular, black women journalists— receive from government officials and the President himself, they have a responsibility to report for their communities.

Maria and Julio are joined by two journalists who live this reality in the briefing room: April Ryan with American Urban Radio Networks and CNN political analyst, and NPR’s White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe. They talk about the behind-the-scenes of covering the Trump administration from within the White House walls.

ITT Staff Picks:

Why it matters to have journalists of color in the White House briefing room, via The Washington Post.

The Intercept sheds light into the complex legacy of George H. W. Bush’s presidency, and some of issues overlooked by the media coverage after his death.

Rolling Stone’s investigation on George H. W. Bush’s ties to the Nicaragua war.

• April Ryan's interview on NPR about her new book, Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House.For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  
  

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