Solidarity with Victims of Orlando Shooting – Thousands of people, in more than 20 states and other parts of the world, held vigils and symbolic ceremonies in solidarity with the 49 victims of the mass shooting in a gay bar in Orlando, Florida, considered the worst massacre in the recent history of the U.S. The majority of those killed were Latino. One of the vigils was held in Los Angeles. Ricardo Hernández reports.
Hearing on Exide Pollution Raises Hopes of Neighbors – The first hearing of a California Assembly committee in a zone that for decades was polluted with lead, arsenic and other dangerous toxic products by the battery recycling company, Exide, represented a small ray of hope. The neighborhood families, who are mostly Latino, strongly criticized state authorities for the slow moving operations of monitoring and clean-up. The residents are demanding emergency measures to remedy what they consider a public health crisis. Our correspondent in Los Angeles, Rubén Tapia, has been following the case. This story is part of the series, “Hablando de la Raza”.
Mexican Journalists’ Uphill Battle for Asylum – The documentary “El Paso” shows the harrowing journey of two Mexican journalists who flee their country to seek asylum in the United States, to avoid being killed by organized crime. One of the protagonists is Ricardo Chávez, who hosted a radio program reporting on drug trafficking in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Attorney Carlos Spector helped him win political asylum. Both were interviewed on Radio Bilingüe’s Línea Abierta program. Marco Vinicio González prepared this report of their comments.
