As we transition into this new year, we are so happy that we had a space where we could

have conversations about race and identity and culture and that we could bring you along

with us. Thank you so much. And if that space means something to you, show us your love

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Just a heads up, there's language in this episode that you may find offensive.

We're listening to code switch. I'm Jean Demby. And I'm Shrine Mighty Soul Miraji.

And before we give 2017 the middle finger, I know you want to as much as we do. We're

going to spend the next two episodes talking through some of the year's big stories and

looking ahead to 2018. On this episode, the hashtag me too, and the immigrant women who

were saying it long before it was trending. They had dozens of rallies and marches where

they were holding up signs that said end, rape on the night shift. Ya basta. We're also

going to talk about 2017's race and representation wins in pop culture. Like get out. My boy

Chris has been missing for two days. He left on Friday with his girlfriend Rose Armitage.

She's white. And from pop culture wins to real life losses. Our teammate Karen Gregg

Zubi Bates remembers those who died in 2017. She'll share a couple with us like Dennis

J. Banks, who founded the American Indian movement. The last year of his life, we spent

speaking to activists at Standing Rock where he said, make no mistake, America. We are going

to be on your back. But first, we can't stop thinking about the white nationalists and

white supremacists and Nazis that shook Charlottesville, Virginia back in August. And President

Trump's response. We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred,

bigotry and violence on many sites, on many sites. Only one side killed an innocent person.

Her name was Heather Hire. She was 32. She died while protesting the Unite the Right Rally

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