Latino Rebels Radio

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio this week with several podcasts. For the first show, the LMC revisits the story of the struggle for independence in Western Sahara, one of only two regions in Africa where Spanish is spoken. We speak with Sahra Libre (alias) about the continued fight against Moroccan occupation, which has lasted for over 43 years. Sahra Libre is a Sahrawi refugee and activist living in the United States. She conducted this interview in an undisclosed location in Morocco in order to circumvent the media blockade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Wednesday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the end of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for people from Sudan, Haiti, Nicaragua and El Salvador. What does this all mean and how will the Trump administration respond? Latino Rebels Radio shares the latest media call with some of the attorneys and plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit that led to the judge's decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Gomez used to be the press person for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an anti-immigrant organization labeled a hate group by the SPLC. After nine months at FAIR, Gomez quit his job because of the racism he experienced. He explains why he worked at FAIR and why he left. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One year after Hurricane María destroyed Puerto Rico last September, we revisit our conversation with noted Puerto Rican political commentator Jay Fonseca about what is missing in the coverage during the one-year anniversary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane María nears, the victims of the worst storm in the history of modern Puerto Rico have become political fodder for President Trump. Host Julio Ricardo Varela retracks the origins of how we get here and also speaks to one of the researchers from the Milken Institute School of Public Health about its recent study about the hurricane's death toll. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Latino Media Collective continues its guest hosting with another new show.In this episode, the LMC speaks with Sabrina Fernandes about the struggle for reproductive rights in Brazil. as the religious right continues its plan to eliminate Brazil's limited abortion laws. Fernandes is a PhD in Sociology from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is also the host of the YouTube channel Tese Onze. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Latino Media Collective continues its guest hosting slot this week with another episode.Thirty-eight years after his assassination, Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero is being canonized for sainthood. The LMC speaks with Michael E. Lee about the significance of this event for El Salvador and Liberation Theology. Lee is an associate professor of Theology and Latin American Studies at Fordham University. He is also the author of "Revolutionary Saint: The Theological Legacy of Oscar Romero." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latino Rebels Radio is on vacation but we are thrilled to share an episode from our friends at the Latino Media Collective.Puerto Rico was not the only country hit hard by last year's hurricane season. The LMC speaks with Dr Matthew Quest about the struggle for social and environmental justice in Antigua and Barbuda. Dr, Quest is a lecturer of Africana Studies at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, Arkansas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A couple of weeks ago, Latino Rebels had a Facebook Live conversation with Grammy winner Ileana Cabra Joglar, also known as iLe. So we decided to share the audio version of the video convo, talking about her latest "Odio" single, Puerto Rican history and how the island is coping since Hurricane María. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier in August, a bill to legalize abortion lost in Argentina's senate, but for Argentine Giselle Carino, the CEO of International Planned Parenthood’s Western Hemisphere region, the bill's defeat means optimism for reproductive rights in Latin America and Caribbean. In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we talk with Carino. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last Sunday, we spoke about the July 28 shooting death of 44-year-old Joseph “Joey” Santos in Allentown, PA, at the hands of a South Whitehall Township police officer. This past week, officer Jonathan R. Roselle was charged with voluntary manslaughter. We speak with Manuel Gamiz, crime and breaking news writer for Allentown's The Morning Call newspaper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On July 28, 44-year-old Joey Santos was killed at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA, after multiple shots from the gun of a South Whitehall Township police officer. Several videos showing the incident were posted on social media, raising questions about how Santos was killed. We speak with Maegan Llerena Muñoz of Make the Road Pennsylvania about Santos' death and why her organization is raising awareness about it.You can read more about the Santos shooting in The Morning Call. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On July 23, Karla Estrada wrote a piece on Medium that raised serious allegations against Iván Ceja, executive director and co-founder of UndocuMedia. Karla's very honest and brave words have led to several accountability questions about Ceja and UndocuMedia. We spoke with Karla about what this all means. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela is a book very much for today. Mandela has left us a rich treasure of letters that document his 27 years in prison. They speak of the anger, the self-control and his love of country and people that led to such a sacrifice. But above all, it speaks of the human toll that the separation from his family —his children especially— took on such a man. This the ultimate and cruelest expression of state control and power. Sahm Venter was born in Johannesburg and was not a year old when Mandela was sent to prison. She worked as a journalist more than twenty years, 14 of which was with The Associated Press. Most of her reporting focused on the anti-apartheid struggle and South Africa's long road to democracy. She is currently a Senior Researcher at The Nelson Mandela Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back from our week-long break, and we wanted to have a more contextual conversation about the nation's current immigration debate Marisa Franco of Mijente breaks it down with us, and no, this conversation won't be as simplistic as what you are hearing on cable news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During our week off, our friends at the Latino Media Collective are guest hosting the podcast.For this episode, the LMC asks: What is it like to be undocumented and LGBTQ? Does the Latino LGBTQ immigrant community receive support from the rest of the mainstream American LGBTQ community? What is the Latino LGBTQ community's interpretation of Pride? The LMC tries to answer these questions when we spend the hour with Dagoberto Bailon and Crystal Zaragoza from Trans Queer Pueblo in Arizona.For more LMC shows, visit their page here.Featured image by Sofie Dittmann. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We wanted to share one more episode from our friends at the Latino Media Collective, who guest host for us while we are off.Something is missing from the migrant crisis that is separating families: MONEY. There is a lot of money to be made off the misery of immigrants in the US. So the LMC speaks with Karina Moreno about the lucrative, billion-dollar deportation industry and how the profit motive undermines democracy and human rights. Moreno is an assistant professor in the school of business, public administration, and information sciences at Long Island University in Brooklyn.For more LMC shows, visit their site here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are off this week but don't worry: our friends at the Latino Media Collective are guest hosting! While the boys have their fun at the World Cup in Russia, the LMC dedicates this episode to the secret history of Mexican women's fútbol and the bright future it has ahead following the success of Liga MX Femenil. We speak with Joshua Nadel, an associate professor in the History Department at North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC. It's a story of perseverance in the face of sexism, homophobia, lack of support and institutional discrimination.For more LMC shows, check out their site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Friday morning, a press call with the same co-counsel who filed the 1985 complaint that led to the original Flores Settlement Agreement have filed another lawsuit for five immigrant children "challenging the government’s cruel policies and practices that unlawfully prolong their detention and delay their reunification with their families."We recorded the entire press call. Take a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Tuesday, Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló was in Aspen, Colorado, for the Aspen Ideas Festival and so was our host Julio Ricardo Varela. In this extra LR Radio segment, Julio asks the governor a few questions about the Hurricane María death toll and whether he supports an independent congressional commission to explore the reasons why the death toll continues to be underreported. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.