WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14
PROGRAM # 8672 12:00 PM PT
Hate and Gun Violence.
After mass shootings in Gilroy and El Paso, Latinos around the country live in fear, as the public’s call for action on hate and gun-control legislation grows lauder. Analysts talk about the demonizing of immigrants, trauma and white supremacist terrorism.
Guests: Sindy Benavides, CEO, LULAC, Washington, D.C; Dr. David Dorado Romo, Author, El Paso, TX.
Puerto Rico Crisis. Wanda Vásquez was sworn in as governor of Puerto Rico, becoming the third governor in the island in less than a week. Vásquez is being linked to the embattled outgoing governor Roselló. A journalist comments on the future of this political and financial crisis of Puerto Rico.
Guest: María Cristina Muñoz Vega, Reporter, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR; audio of Feliz Cordova, retired professor for the Department of Hispanic Studies, University of Puerto Rico, Reciento de Río Piedras, Sun Juan, Puerto Rico.
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