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Futuro Media and\\xa0Mississippi Today\\xa0present this LIVE In The Thick show from Mississippi! Maria and Julio travel to downtown Jackson at The Alamo Theatre to discuss immigration and criminal justice reform in Mississippi. They\'re joined by\\xa0Lorena Quiroz-Lewis, lead organizer with Mississippi Immigrant Coalition and co-founder of Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity and\\xa0Rukia Lumumba, attorney and executive director of the Peoples Advocacy Institute to discuss the aftermath of the ICE raids in Mississippi last summer and how immigrant rights activism ties into the state\'s\\xa0upcoming Democratic presidential primary.\\xa0 Be sure to check your feeds for a special ITT Bonus where you can listen to a live performance from musician and songwriter Teneia, who opened our show! ITT Staff Picks: - Ingrid Cruz\\xa0breaks down what happened in Mississippi last summer,\\xa0via Stylecaster. - After the ICE Raids, Mississippi\'s chicken country faces a reckoning,\\xa0via The New York Times. - People keep dying in Mississippi prisons,\\xa0via The Intercept.\\xa0 These live tapings of In The Thick and podcast workshops are made possible through support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. \\xa0

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