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Domestic Terrorism in El Paso

Domestic Terrorism in El Paso

FromIn The Thick


Domestic Terrorism in El Paso

FromIn The Thick

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Aug 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There have been over 250 mass shootings in the U.S., averaging to at least one shooting a day, according to the Gun Violence Archive. After this weekend's two mass shootings, Maria and Julio are joined by award-winning journalist Bob Moore, and Cynthia Pompa, Advocacy Manager of the Border Rights Center at ACLU of Texas, to discuss the devastating impact of white supremacy and domestic terrorism in the Borderland. They also talk to Representative Veronica Escobar of Texas’ 16th Congressional District in El Paso to see how the community is coping.

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The victims of the weekend's mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, via Buzzfeed News
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Released:
Aug 6, 2019
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Podcast episode

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Journalists tell you what you’re missing from the mainstream news. Co-hosted by award-winning journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela, IN THE THICK has the conversations about race, identity and politics few people are discussing or want to discuss.