Tag Archives: Arts & Culture
“Santos – Skin to Skin.”
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 PROGRAM # 9835 12:00 PM PT “Santos – Skin to Skin.” The San Francisco Bay Area musician, activist and educator John Santos is featured in a new film which links the rhythms of his African ancestors with current struggles against urban gentrification and social and racial injustice. In the documentary “Santos – […]
Extra Edition: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Latinos.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9831 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Latinos. The recent casting of Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta in the movie Black Panther 2 has sparked excitement in Latin American for the leading roles of Latino characters, but also controversy about the continuing portrayal of Latinos as villains […]
Martha Gonzalez: Genius Award. Also, Day of the Dead.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 PROGRAM # 9810 12:00 PM PT Martha Gonzalez: Genius Award. “Artivista” Martha González was awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a “genius grant,” given to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals. A college professor, González is also the lead singer, songwriter and percussionist for the group Quetzal. González promotes social justice […]
“Comadres al Aire” New Season.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 PROGRAM # 9803 11:00 AM PT “Comadres al Aire” New Season. The Spanish-language radio series “Comadres al Aire” returns to the national airwaves for a second season of news stories and conversations focusing on taboo topics of special interest to women, such as reproductive health, sex education, mental health, breastfeeding, and issues […]
From the Plan de Santa Bárbara for Chicano Studies to the Quest for Equity in Education.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 PROGRAM # 9756 12:00 PM PT From the Plan de Santa Bárbara for Chicano Studies to the Quest for Equity in Education. As Latinos commemorate historic struggles in the civil and human rights arena 50 years ago, academic leaders gather at CSU San Bernardino to examine the road traveled in the quest […]
Extra Edition: La Raza Unida: Fifty Years.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9753 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: La Raza Unida: Fifty Years. On the 50th anniversary of La Raza Unida Party, veterans of the Chicano movement gathered in San Antonio, TX, to reflect on the early days of the push to fight discrimination, to use the vote as a voice, and […]
Extra Edition: La Raza Unida: Fifty Years.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 PROGRAM # 9746 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: La Raza Unida: Fifty Years. On the first day of the reunion in San Antonio, TX, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of La Raza Unida Party, veterans of the Chicano movement talk about the impact LRUP had on Mexican-American communities in the Southwest and […]
La Raza Unida: Fifty Years.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 PROGRAM # 9747 12:00 PM PT La Raza Unida: Fifty Years. Hundreds of political leaders and civil rights activists are expected to convene today in San Antonio, TX, for a three-day reunion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of La Raza Unida Party. The first national convention of the party […]
The Fight for a Historic Land Grant in Colorado,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 PROGRAM # 9735 12:00 PM PT The Fight for a Historic Land Grant in Colorado. A number of families who have lived for centuries in the state of Colorado have been waging a decades-long battle for the right to free access to the highlands in the Sangre de Cristo mountains where their […]
Extra Edition: Los Cenzontles Productions.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 PROGRAM # 9715 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Los Cenzontles Productions. Eugene Rodríguez, leader of the San Pablo-based cultural arts group Los Cenzontles talks about two recent film productions. “Caminos del Son: Los Cenzontles in Veracruz, 2004,” a musical travelogue of Veracruz featuring performances by iconic jaraneros like Grupo Mono Blanco and […]
