Author Archives: sshakir
Immigrant Families in the California Budget.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10 PROGRAM # 9284 12:00 PM PDT Immigrant Families in the California Budget. Policy makers are working against the clock to finalize California’s state budget amid a historic windfall. Many see this as an opportunity for California to make good to those essential workers who, while contributing to the state’s fast recovery, are […]
Extra Edition: Lucha Corpi.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10 PROGRAM # 9283 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Lucha Corpi. This is a repeat of a conversation with award-winning poet and writer Lucha Corpi about her book “Where Fireflies Dance,” her first one for children. The book captures memories of her childhood listening to her grandma’s stories and her father’s ballads growing […]
Clash on Voting Bills. Also, Environmental Justice Law.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 PROGRAM # 9282 12:00 PM PDT Clash on Voting Bills. Texas Republicans are redoubling their push for new voter restrictions after Democrat state legislators staged a walkout last week and succeeded in blocking a massive elections bill that would drop voting sites in the biggest counties, and ban late-night voting, drive-thru voting […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JUNE 8 PROGRAM # 9281 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. In her first international trip, Vice President Kamala Harris visits Guatemala and Mexico to begin talks about migration, corruption, economic development, climate and food insecurity as well as women’s issues. Plans include working on opening centers for migrants in Guatemala to offer legal services […]
Extra Edition: Climate Corps, Hunger Aid.
TUESDAY, JUNE 8 PROGRAM # 9280 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Climate Corps, Hunger Aid. Young activists are marching for more than 250 miles from the wildfire-ravaged town of Paradise to San Francisco to urge US legislators to support an equity-focused Civilian Climate Corps that would employ thousands to combat the climate crisis. A parallel […]
Healing Farm Worker Trauma. Also, Preparing for the Next Public Health Crisis.
MONDAY, JUNE 7 PROGRAM # 9279 12:00 PM PDT Healing Farm Worker Trauma. The nearly 3 million mostly Latino farmworkers in this country have experienced decades of traumatic working conditions, economic insecurity and vulnerability, all of which has worsened in the last year by COVID-19. A first-of-its-kind mental health initiative called ‘Healing Voices’ aims to […]
Mexico Edition: Elections eve.
FRIDAY, JUNE 4 PROGRAM # 9278 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition: Vísperas de la elección. On the eve of Mexico’s June 6 midterm election, news contributors report from battleground states. At stake are Congress and half of Mexico’s governorships, as well as the agenda of President López Obrador. Tens of thousands of Mexicans living abroad […]
Chief Balderrama on Police Reform.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3 PROGRAM # 9277 12:00 PM PDT Chief Balderrama on Police Reform. El Paso-born Paco Balderrama made history as the first Latino chief in the history of the city of Fresno. The local government created a commission on police reform after the murder of George Floyd one year ago to tackle issues of […]
Extra Edition: Vaccination.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3 PROGRAM # 9276 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Vaccination. Most Latinos say they want to get vaccinated against Covid, but have not received it yet because they are concerned about missing work due to side effects, documentation requirements, traveling to the vaccination site and other problems. Community health workers have been reaching […]
The Politics of Sex Education.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 PROGRAM # 9275 12:00 PM PDT The Politics of Sex Education. Warning that sex education programs and sexual health services around the country are not accessible to young people who are LGBTQ or from communities of color, a group in Congress is introducing a bill that will give them access to education […]
