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Thanks so much. Welcome to Our Body Politic. I'm Farai Chidea. I have a question for you. What are women of color? I call it a super demographic. It's a huge umbrella category for people of different national origins and different races and different religions.

And later this hour, we're going to have a rigorous discussion about what we mean when we say women of color.

But first, we continue our exploration of the future of the Democratic Party.

Nina Turner is an outspoken progressive who operates within the Democratic Party and also critiques

it. She served on Cleveland City Council and also as an Ohio State Senator, and she was

national co-chair of Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign and served as president of the

grassroots organization,

Our Revolution. This past summer, she ran in a Democratic primary to fill Marsha Fudge's

Cleveland area congressional seat. She ultimately lost to Chantelle Brown, another Democrat who's

considered more moderate. A small note before we begin. I had a cold while recording these interviews,

and you might notice that my voice sounds different. So I hope everybody listening is also able

to take care of themselves this winter. We definitely need to. Senator Turner, welcome to

Our Body Politics. It was good to be here with you, so excited.

Well, you know, you have really had a huge impact on how people think about the Democratic Party and different branches of it through your own service and by becoming a surrogate for Bernie Sanders when he was running for president.

But let me back up a little bit to start with your origin story and your family.

I read about your mother's death from complications of high blood pressure at just 42 years old.

How did that and other aspects of your family life shape who you are today and what you care about?

Having my mom died so young and to die unexpectedly shook my world asunder, I mean, had a maelstrom of emotions and circumstances and situations in my life. I would have to say thus far that has been the most

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