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Federal Relief for Immigrant Families.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25 PROGRAM # 9207 12:00 PM PST Federal Relief for Immigrant Families. The American Rescue Plan is delivering life-saving relief to millions of working people and families around the country, including households with mixed immigration status who were left out of the first stimulus checks. Of special interest to low-income immigrant families are […]
Extra Edition: “Why did Mexicans migrate North?”
THURSDAY, MARCH 25 PROGRAM # 9206 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: “Why did Mexicans migrate North?” The late scholar Rodolfo de la Garza searched for the answer to the question: “Why have Mexicans migrated to the US in such large numbers through the decades?” Is it only economic opportunities? Or were there other underlying reasons? […]
Federal Relief for Small Business. Also, California Relief for Small Business.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 PROGRAM # 9205 12:00 PM PST Federal Relief for Small Business. Isabel Guzman has been confirmed as Administrator of the US Small Business Administration, a development hailed by Latino leaders as the pandemic is hard-hitting Latino small business. Experts comment about Guzman’s experience leading California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also […]
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 […]
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- Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth November 28, 2024
- "The Message": Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Power of Writing & Visiting Senegal, South Carolina, Palestine November 28, 2024
- Lakota Historian Nick Estes on Thanksgiving, Settler Colonialism & Continuing Indigenous Resistance November 28, 2024
