This week in honor of Earth Day, we’re taking a break from our daily COVID coverage, and sharing an episode we recorded pre-pandemic. Maria and Julio talk with climate activists Julian Brave NoiseCat and Jennifer Allen about their experiences organizing for environmental justice for Indigenous and POC communities.
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Republican governors are blaming immigrants for the surge in COVID-19 cases in their states rather than their lack of mandates. This comes as August 7th marks two years since ICE officials arrested nearly 700 workers in food processing plants across six Mississippi cities. Journalist and Founder of Futuro Media, Maria Hinojosa, joins American Voices with…
We at In The Thick like to highlight what mainstream doesn’t take the time to cover. That’s why it’s so refreshing to visit a very prominent outlet and see the writing of somebody who understands and has been covering immigration for many years: our very own Julio Ricardo Varela. For his latest piece on The…
Telemundo’s Jose Diaz-Balart is joined by the President and CEO of Unidos U.S Janet Murguia and the founder and In The Thick co-host and publisher of Latino Rebels Julio Ricardo Ricardo Varela to discuss immigration reform and President Biden’s push to include DACA and TPS into the reconciliation bill. Watch the segment below.
