Obvious Racism
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Maria and Julio are joined by Elie Mystal, justice correspondent at The Nation, for a conversation about the latest on voting rights and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They unpack the whitewashing of Dr. King’s words, what he stood for, and how to meaningfully honor his work.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey dear listener, a quick favor. |
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| 0:22.9 | Gracias. |
| 0:30.9 | You should use maximal power and that's what the Democrats have not done. |
| 0:35.4 | Use maximal executive power against first and foremost, |
| 0:41.8 | mansion and cinema. |
| 0:45.6 | Hey, what's up, fam? |
| 0:46.6 | Welcome to In The Thick. |
| 0:47.5 | This is a podcast about politics, race, and culture. |
| 0:50.0 | I'm Maria Inoposa. |
| 0:51.6 | And I'm Julio Ricalo-Varela. |
| 0:52.9 | And today we have a special guest rejoining us from Mount Vernon, New York. |
| 0:57.9 | His Ellie Mistal, he's a justice correspondent for The Nation magazine, |
| 1:02.1 | an author of a new book that's coming out soon. |
| 1:05.0 | Allow me to retort a black guy's guide to the constitution. |
| 1:09.8 | What's up, Ellie? |
| 1:10.8 | What are you guys doing? |
| 1:12.1 | Good, good. |
| 1:13.0 | Good. |
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