Author Archives: sshakir
Where is Soldier Vanessa Guillén? Also, Landmark LGBT Civil Rights Decision.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 PROGRAM # 8924 12:00 PM PT Where is Soldier Vanessa Guillén? After months of search and pleas for help from the family, the Army is launching an investigation on allegations that a missing soldier was sexually harassed by superiors before disappearing in her military base. Vanessa Guillén was last seen by her […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 PROGRAM # 8923 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The US Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s order to end DACA was illegal. The surprising ruling saves DACA and brings deportation relief for hundreds of thousands of Dreamers. After hailing the decision, advocates are now calling on Congress to bring permanent protections […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 PROGRAM # 8922 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Many small businesses are reopening their doors after a three-month emergency shutdown. How to reopen safely amid their economic woes? How can they protect their employees and customers? And amid reports that tens of billions in small business aid remain unused, many of […]
Police Abuse, Racist Language and the Election.
MONDAY, JUNE 22 PROGRAM # 8921 12:00 PM PT Police Abuse, Racist Language and the Election. In the weekend, as the nation marks the end of slavery, thousands of acts of protest against racism and police abuse are held across the nation. Meanwhile, President Trump held his first rally of the season in Tulsa, the […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19 PROGRAM # 8920 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Línea Abierta provides a weekly edition to report and provide analysis on top news developments around Mexico. In this collaboration, Martha Elena Ramírez host of the Voz Pública program in Mexico City, facilitates interviews with newsmakers and calls from listeners. Photo: México a través de […]
Police Reform Bills. Tear Gas Misuse. Jesuits Massacre Trial.
THURSDAY, JUNE 18 PROGRAM # 8919 12:00 PM PT Police Reform Bills. A police reform House bill known as Justice in Police Act would ban chokeholds and create a misconduct registry. Latino congressmembers have included bills to demilitarize police, prosecute police for deprivation of civil rights and liberties, and ban tear gas and other chemical […]
Voting Disaster in Georgia.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 PROGRAM # 8918 12:00 PM PT Voting Disaster in Georgia. Five states held primaries last week, and Georgia captured the national headlines for being the scene of a voting disaster, largely in Black and Latino areas. The election was plagued by voting problems, such as long lines and broken voting machines, in […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JUNE 16 PROGRAM # 8917 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Supreme Court is ready to issue a decision on DACA at any time now. Dreamers are hoping for the best but bracing for the worst case scenario. A mental health leader talks about the emotional crises that troubled immigrant youth report and the […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, JUNE 16 PROGRAM # 8916 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. At a time when the fate of the DACA program is being decided by the Supreme court, a DACA beneficiary shares her story as the first Harvard University undocumented student to get a masters degree in Learning and teaching and her work serving […]
Second Wave of Coronavirus?
MONDAY, JUNE 15 PROGRAM # 8915 12:00 PM PT Second Wave of Coronavirus? As states reopened their economies, a number of them report record-high new cases of coronavirus. The number of cases in the US is two million and growing by the day. Texas, Arizona, Florida and California are seen alarming rises in hospitalizations linked […]
