In this episode, former state senator and congressional hopeful Nina Turner joins us for a moving conversation about the legacy of civil rights leaders in Ohio and across the country and her goal to push their vision forward as a U.S. representative. She shares her political journey from the Ohio state legislature to her leadership at Our Revolution and her tenure as co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign.

Turner discusses why this moment is ripe for bold, progressive change, her historical commitment to the Democratic Party as a fighter for working families in Ohio, and why arguments around “sloganeering” dismiss the importance of demanding better for the collective humanity, as many civil rights leaders have done in the past.

REFERENCES:

Nina Turner – @ninaturner

“Hello Somebody with Nina Turner” – Podcast https://iheart.com/podcast/867-hello-somebody-64479986

Nina Turner for Congress – Website https://ninaturner.com

Democracy in Color Launch - Women of Color: Uniting the Party, Leading the Country – Video https://facebook.com/348839551906904/videos/366701406787385

Articles

Council on Foreign Relations // James M. Lindsay – The 2020 Election by the Numbers https://cfr.org/blog/2020-election-numbers

19th News // Amanda Becker – Exclusive: Ohio’s Nina Turner picks up Ocasio-Cortez endorsement in U.S. House race https://19thnews.org/2021/03/nina-turner-ocasio-cortez-endorsement