This idea that the only time the American public embraces us is when we're members of the military or the police that really bothers me.

Poodle, all, play.

Hey, welcome to In The Thick.

This is a podcast about politics and the race to the White House in 2016.

I'm your host, Maria Ninohosa.

Joining us in our Harlem studio is Linda Sarsuer.

She's a civil rights activist and commentator and a very prominent Muslim American

based here in New York.

Also with me here in Harlem is Terrell J. Starr, he's national political correspondent

for Fusion.

And joining us from Boston is Julio Ricardo Barella.

He's a political editor for the Futuro media group.

It's great to have all of you on this edition of In The Thick.

Before we get to this week's episode, I want to just take a moment to share some reflections

with you. As you know over the last two weeks in the thick went on the road, we

were covering the conventions, and to be honest with you it was strange being

there as journalists of color,

where many of the central issues had to do with race and diversity, Black Lives Matter,

Latino immigration, Islamophobia, and the list goes on and on.

And yet in those packed media halls, we were essentially surrounded by a largely white political media, which for as long as I

can remember has not included the perspectives and the voices

of non-white folks in any real substantial way.

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