Author Archives: sshakir
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 23 PROGRAM # 9204 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. Two Maya-Ixil human rights leaders who were forced to flee Guatemala in 2019 after receiving death threats and applied for political asylum in El Paso, have been released from ICE detention. One is a survivor of an Army massacre and a key witness in […]
Extra Edition: Alurista.
TUESDAY, MARCH 23 PROGRAM # 9203 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Alurista. In this repeat program, the legendary Chicano poet Alurista talks about his book “Et tu… Raza?,” the politics of bilingual education, and more. In the 1960s, Alurista’s work gained national prominence, as a foremost poet and activist of the Chicano movement. This program […]
Extra Help for Housing. Also, Extra Help for Health Care.
MONDAY, MARCH 22 PROGRAM # 9202 12:00 PM PST Extra Help for Housing. Due to job loss and financial hardships, about ten million households in the nation are behind on rent. Californians who are behind in rent and are at risk of eviction because of the pandemic can now apply for the California Rent Relief […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MARCH 19 PROGRAM # 9201 12:00 PM PST Mexico Edition. Mexican analysts report and comment on headline news developments around the country and the region. Listeners on both sides of the US-Mexico border are invited to call in and participate. Photo: México a través de una lente/Facebook For more information about Linea Abierta click here To visit Linea […]
A Year of Covid.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 PROGRAM # 9200 12:00 PM PST A Year of Covid. In March 2020, the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. Since then, the US has lost more than 530,000 and California more than 55,000 to the virus, with Latinos among the hardest hit. In this collaboration with California’s Department of Public Health, […]
Extra Edition: “I Can’t Breathe!”
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 PROGRAM # 9199 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: “I Can’t Breathe!” Fresno cops suffocated to death an unarmed and handcuffed man while he cried: “I can’t breathe!” as another Fresno cop was found to have links with the hate group Proud Boys. Meantime, in Pomona, a watchdog group released a first-of-its-kind report […]
Los San Patricio. Also, Ethnic Studies for All.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 PROGRAM # 9198 12:00 PM PST Los San Patricio. A documentary tells the story of the San Patricios, a battalion of mostly Irish immigrants who, during the US-Mexican War of 1846, deserted the US Army and fought on the Mexican side. They are now revered as heroes in Mexico and Ireland. This […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 9197 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Dream and Promise Act (HR 6) and the Farm Work Modernization Act (HR 1603), and other immigration bills that could receive expedited process. A bigger bill, the US Citizenship Act of 2021 […]
Extra Edition: Reporting on a Covid-19 Hard-Hit Area.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 9196 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Reporting on a Covid-19 Hard-Hit Area. Because they make up the majority of low-wage essential workers and faced with lack of insurance, language barriers and discrimination, Latinos and other communities of color in the San Joaquin Valley are the hardest hit by the coronavirus. […]
“Language in the Trump Era.” Also, Covid Ravaging Latinos.
MONDAY, MARCH 15 PROGRAM # 9195 12:00 PM PST “Language in the Trump Era.” Trump used language in a polarizing rhetorical style that alarmed many and excited his followers, leading his followers into an alternate reality, sowing political conflict and further dividing the nation along racial, gender, and class lines. A language scholar who studied […]
