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Racial Healing Day. Also, Tribute to Civil Rights Icon.
MONDAY, JANUARY 17 PROGRAM # 9506 12:00 PM PT Racial Healing Day. Stating that it is time for the US to reckon with racism and healing is at the heart of racial equity, leaders from philanthropy and media, and culture-bearers are calling for another national day of racial healing to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr’s […]
Mexico Edition (REPEAT).
FRIDAY, JAN 14 PROGRAM # 9503 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. (REPEAT) As the year comes to a close, journalists look back into events that left an indelible mark in Latino communities and talk about developments that will gain headlines in 2022. Amid a turbulent ending to the 2020 election, a new administration took office […]
Extra Edition: Jazzing Up Mariachi Music. (Repeat)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 PROGRAM # 9501 11:00 AM PT Jazzing Up Mariachi Music. (Repeat) In the 1940s and ‘50s, Miguel Martínez changed mariachi music forever, from folk music that mostly highlighted string instruments to a music marked first by a single trumpet and later by a trumpet duet. Maestro Martínez was the main individual responsible […]
“Chavela.” (Repeat), also “Vanishing Frontiers.”
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 PROGRAM # 9502 12:00 PM PT “Chavela.” (Repeat). The film “Chavela: Trailblazer, Rebel, Icon,” showcases the life of the late ranchera singer Chavela Vargas. Born in Costa Rica, Chavela moved at an early age to Mexico City, where during the 1950s broke with Mexican mainstream conventions by dressing in pants, drinking tequila, smoking […]
No Latinos in the Movies. (Repeat).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 PROGRAM # 9500 12:00 PM PT No Latinos in the Movies. (Repeat). Latino movie stars played a leading role the night of the Oscars. But aside from filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, most served as presenters. The critics also warn that despite Los Angeles being home to the film and television industry and […]
Extra Edition: Repeat Program. Impact of Racism on Immigrants. Also, Migrant Housing.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 PROGRAM # 9498 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Repeat Program. Impact of Racism on Immigrants. Most Latino and Asian immigrants in California experienced discrimination in the workplace due to skin color or accent. Most also feel their access to legal immigration status would be threatened if they use government benefits, such as […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 PROGRAM # 9499 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. A federal operation revealed that hundreds of Mexican and Central American migrants were being forced, sometimes at gunpoint, to work in farms in Georgia. Members of Congress are now asking: how were the farms able to bring the victims to the U.S. using a […]
Reunion of Pioneers of the Latino Movement. This program is a repeat.
MONDAY, JANUARY 10 PROGRAM # 9497 12:00 PM PT Reunion of Pioneers of the Latino Movement. This program is a repeat. Pioneering labor and civil rights leaders Bert Corona and Josefina Fierro, organizers of the National Congress of the Spanish-Speaking People in 1938, reunite in public for the first time in decades to share memories […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JAN 7 PROGRAM # 9496 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Mexico authorized the Cuban Covid-19 vaccine Abdala for emergency use. Analysts comment on this development as well as on Mexico’s booster vaccination campaign for senior citizens and the resistance of the Mexican government to vaccinate children. These and other news are discussed in this […]
Extra Edition: Repeat Program. Drought and Corporate Water Abuse. Also, Emergency Alerts in Spanish.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 PROGRAM # 9494 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Repeat Program. Drought and Corporate Water Abuse. A drier and warmer winter is in the forecast for the Pacific Southwest, which means that the two-year drought will continue affecting the region. As farmers drill deeper wells and deplete groundwater, California is preparing for more […]
