Author Archives: sshakir
50 Years of Ethnic Studies.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 PROGRAM # 8974 11:00 AM PT 50 Years of Ethnic Studies. Fifty years ago, students at San Francisco State University led a five-month strike in demand of relevant education for students of color. The protest, the longest campus strike in US history, helped galvanize the creation of the College of Ethnic Studies, […]
Kamala Harris Historic Nomination. Also, Coronavirus Vaccine: Are Latinos In?
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 PROGRAM # 8973 12:00 PM PT Kamala Harris Historic Nomination. Kamala Harris has been selected as the running mate for Joe Biden, making history as the first woman of color on a major party presidential ticket. Latina leaders react to Harris’ historic nomination and comment on her qualifications, the prospects of a […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 PROGRAM # 8972 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. One year ago, ICE agents targeted workers at several poultry plants in Mississippi, brutally arresting almost 700 immigrants and leaving behind broken families and traumatized communities. The raid coincided with the first week of school, and many children returned from classes to find empty […]
Nobel Winner Mario Molina.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 PROGRAM # 8971 11:00 AM PT Nobel Winner Mario Molina. Mexican Scientist Mario Molina, winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work predicting the depletion of the ozone layer as a consequence of the emission of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases, talks about his life, his work on air pollution, […]
New Covid Epicenter. Stimulus Checks for Mixed-Status Families. Protections for Food Industry Workers.
MONDAY, AUGUST 10 PROGRAM # 8970 12:00 PM PT New Covid Epicenter. Coronavirus is hitting hard California’s Central Valley, which now leads the state with infection outbreaks. Gov. Newsom is sending the most ravaged counties a “strike team” similar to the one deployed in Imperial County, once the Covid epicenter in the state. A public […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 PROGRAM # 8969 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. One year after the mass shooting that killed 23 people in El Paso, the worst act of domestic terrorism against Latinos in modern times, young professionals from the joint community of El Paso-Ciudad Juárez bring new, fresh perspectives on what it means to live […]
Strike Team for Covid Hotspot. Also, “Get Out the Count Day.”
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 PROGRAM # 8968 12:00 PM PT Strike Team for Covid Hotspot. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he plans to invest 52 million in the Central Valley, an area with the highest Covid infection rate among essential workers. A health official from Fresno County reports about the talks with Newsom’s “strike team” to […]
Sixth Mass Extinction.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 PROGRAM # 8967 11:00 AM PT Sixth Mass Extinction. In the most comprehensive study of its kind, scientists are warning that Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction of plants and animals. This “biological annihilation” is more severe than previously thought and up to three quarters of all species could disappear. The […]
Primaries in Five States; Biden Agenda for Latinos.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 PROGRAM # 8966 12:00 PM PT Primaries in Five States; Biden Agenda for Latinos. Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington held primaries on Tuesday. Among the highlights: Missouri voters approved Medicaid expansion and House and Senate races in Washington and Arizona give clues about the upcoming battle for the White House and […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 PROGRAM # 8965 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services is announcing major fee hikes for people applying for citizenship, asylum, permanent residency and other immigration benefits, imposing more burdens on low-income immigrants and increasing the wait to become a citizen. An advocate talks about this and about […]
