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The year 2018 will be remembered for quite a few milestones: migrant children being held in cages, the growth of the #MeToo movement, Judge Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s appointment to the Supreme Court and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez becoming the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. Maria and Julio take a look back at the most unforgettable moments of 2018 for In The Thick, and they discuss why POC voices are needed now, more than ever.

ITT 2018 Picks:

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• \nITT EXTRA Midterms 2018: The Practice of Freedom:\xa0Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University professor at Princeton University, talks about birthright citizenship, white supremacist rhetoric and the key role POC communities have in elections.
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• \nA Neuroscientist's Warning of Family Separation:\xa0Dr. Gina Poe\xa0from UCLA unpacks what consequences the zero tolerance policy has on a child\u2019s brain, and the long-lasting effects of this kind of trauma.
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• \nLIVE From Mexico: From Catcalling to Femicide: Impunity, narco and state-sponsored violence, plus everyday machismo. What are we doing to end gender violence?\xa0
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• \nLIVE From Chicago, Suave's Story: Luis \u201cSuave\u201d Gonzalez opens up about his life as a former juvenile offender and prison reform activist, and reflects on how Latinos in the U.S. are disproportionally affected by mass incarceration.\xa0
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