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In this week’s ITT Sound Off, Maria and Julio continue to bring you the latest political news while in isolation from their homes. On today’s show, we talk about the continuing global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, including in Latin America. We also bring you immigration news that has gone uncovered during this time, and discuss how COVID-19 is affecting primary elections across the United States. We want to hear how you’re COVID Coping. Whatever your experience, we want to hear how you’re coping, finding joy and hope in these unprecedented times. Call us to leave a voicemail on In The Thick hotline at (505) 226-8973 or send us a voice memo via email to inthethick@futuromediagroup.org. ITT Staff Picks: - Here’s a moment of joy in these times: a coronavirus-inspired jam (dance included) to help the kid in you stay healthy and safe. The original song by Mister Cumbia released on Jan. 26 and landed on Spotify’s Global Viral 50 list this week. - In the latest on border restrictions, Latino Rebels reports that officials are expected to halt cross-border traffic between the United States and Mexico. This comes after the U.S. and Canada announced a mutual border closing this week. - Vox reports that immigration enforcement is continuing in spite of the public health crisis throughout the country.
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We're all self-isolating, but the show goes on. Maria and Julio are joined by Laura Barrón-López, national political reporter at Politico and ITT All-Star Astead Herndon, national political reporter with The New York Times to discuss the latest with the coronavirus pandemic and how they're dealing with social distancing. They also give their insights into Sunday's Democratic debate and the upcoming 2020 primaries. ITT Staff Picks: - In this video, residents in Italy share the message they'd tell themselves 10 days ago, via A Thing By. - Ariadne Labs presents the case for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, via Medium. - Democratic Debate Fact Check: Joe Biden has advocated cutting social security for 40 years, via The Intercept.
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Maria and Julio bring you this week's ITT Sound Off from a new reality: the coronavirus pandemic. They give us an update about this past Tuesday's primary election results, by taking a look at the clear generational divide. They also get into how COVID-19 has spread around the world exponentially and how this may impact the 2020 Election. Stay safe, ITT fam! ITT Staff Picks: - The latest Deconstructed podcast episode: Capitalism v. Coronavirus via The Intercept - The New York Times estimates the worst-case scenario for U.S. coronavirus deaths - Does voting by mail actually protect you from the coronavirus? Vox may have answers.
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Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King are joined by ITT All-Star Jamil Smith, senior writer for Rolling Stone magazine, to talk about the latest in 2020 politics from endorsements to the “Bernie Bros”. They discuss the ongoing spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19, and the role of media in reporting on it. They also go into Tuesday's Democratic primaries and the impact of the POC vote. ITT Staff Picks: - The questions we should be asking about Coronavirus, via ProPublica. - Jamil Smith writes about why Elizabeth Warren is bigger than her endorsement, via Rolling Stone. - Bernie’s challenges with older black voters can doom his chances in Michigan, by ITT All-Star, Terrell J. Star for The Root.
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Detroit in the house! In partnership with WDET, Maria and Julio take a trip to the historic Senate Theatre in Southwest Detroit, Michigan to discuss the 2020 Election. They're joined by Stephen Henderson, host of WDET's Detroit Today and Migdalys Bermudez, immigration attorney with Justice for Our Neighbors-Michigan. In this roundtable, they discuss Super Tuesday results and the POC vote in the Michigan primary, which is coming up on Tuesday, March 10th. Make sure to check In The Thick's social media feeds, for video footage of our incredible opening act, Southwest’s Detroit’s Ballet Folklórico Moyocoyani Izel! ITT Staff Picks: - After Warren drops out, Michiganders have a choice: Biden or Sanders, via WDET's Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson - The Great Migration: The first Moving-to-Opportunity Project, via ITT All-Star Brentin Mock for CityLab - The history of Mexican and Mexican American repatriation in Michigan, by community activist, Elena Herrada whose family was deported from Detroit to Mexico
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Check out this exclusive live spoken word performance from Amanda Furdge. Born and raised in Jackson, she is a nationally and internationally known spoken word poet and author. As the opening act for our live show in Jackson, she gave an empowering performance that shook the room. Thanks to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation who made this live show possible.
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Maria and Julio are joined by Arekia Bennett, executive director of Mississippi Votes, and R.L. Nave, editor-in-chief at Mississippi Today and president of the Jackson Association of Black Journalists, to talk Mississippi electoral politics. They discuss the upcoming Democratic Primary and the POC vote, the legacy of Jim Crow and voting rights in the state, and what progressive organizing looks like in such a red state. Be sure to check your feeds for a special ITT Bonus where you can listen to a live performance from award winning poet and author, Amanda Furdge, who opened one of our live shows in Jackson! ITT Staff Picks: - How a Jim Crow law still shapes Mississippi's elections, via Vox. - Working Toward Freedom: Investigating Mississippi's Modern Day Debtors Prisons, via Mississippi Today. - Read Arekia Bennett's piece on how young activists organize against voter suppression in Mississippi, via The Root.
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In this week's Sound Off, Maria and Julio give us their takes on Tuesday's 10th Democratic Debate in South Carolina. We hear from ITT All-Star, Terrell J. Starr, who is on the ground reporting in South Carolina for their upcoming primary that's this Saturday. Maria and Julio also remind us that Super Tuesday is just less than a week away, where 15 states and territories will all be voting. And, you guessed it -- they discuss the latest news with the coronavirus outbreak, known as COVID-19. ITT Staff Picks: - Also one of Terrell's latest with The Root: How Elizabeth Warren's supporters worry about sexism as the South Carolina primary approaches - Democratic leaders willing to risk party damage to stop Bernie Sanders, via NYT - The men leading Trump's coronavirus response should terrify you, via Mother Jones
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Check out this exclusive performance from internationally-touring musician and songwriter Teneia, a Jackson native. As the opening act of our live show in Mississippi, she rocked the historic Alamo Theatre. Thanks to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation who made this live show possible.
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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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