Latino Rebels Radio

We took the weekend off for Memorial Day, so this week we are replaying a 2015 interview with Nelson A. Denis, author of War Against All Puerto Ricans.PuertoRico #History Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk with Carlos Andrés Gómez, an HBO Def Poet, actor, speaker and author. He will be talking to us about his latest spoken word poem, which has gotten a lot of traction on the internet and asks the question: What does "Hispanic" look like? He'll give us his take.Also joining us was Shannon K. Rivers. Shannon is a delegate at the United National Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) and the former Co-Chair of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) Global Caucus. He recently helped the parents of the Ayotzinapa victims, asking the UN Special Rapporteur to visit Mexico. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are honored to feature once again our friends at Latino Media Collective. In this show, the LMC team speaks with Fabian Debora, a former gang member turned artist. Fabian talks about his incredible story of his descent into gang land and drug use to his rebirth and redemption with art and community work.Fabian currently works for the East L.A. organization called Homeboy Industries, which helps from gang members with education, job training and other social services.eastla #losangeles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jorge Herrera is a Mexican-American Donald Trump supporter from California who explains why he thinks Latinos are all wrong about Trump.New York-based immigration lawyer Matthew Kolken shares his thoughts about how the recent announcement of planned raids by ICE will affect the already backlogged immigration court system.Finally, we wrap up the show with Arizona news. The state can't seem to get their ballot issue in order and this is causing havoc yet again. Adrian Fontes joins us. Adrian is an Arizona native, former U.S. Marine and attorney with more than 10 years experience in criminal prosecution, law enforcement and issues of constitutional rights. He's also a candidate for Maricopa County Recorder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We took this weekend off to celebrate Mother's Day, so we shared a September 28, 2014 show that we believe is very relevant to the debate about identity, culture and the 2016 presidential election. When is freedom of expression, one of this country's greatest strengths, seen as "anti-American?" And why does it matter if someone flies a Mexican flag on their lawn?trump #mexico #flags Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, our founder Julio Ricardo Varela looks back at our past five years and asks our community: where do we go next? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you know why there's a hunger strike going on in San Francisco right now? Marce Graudinš joins us to discuss the efforts by activists to have the police chief step down after a series of racist text were discovered by officers.Later, Anna Gold talks about her parody "Make America Mexico Again" cap that has gone viral, the very same cap that Jerónimo Saldaña tried to customize unsuccessfully at a local Lids.FriscoFive #Frisco5 #Trump Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louis E. Perego Moreno, founder and executive producer of Prime Latino Media, joined us to discuss his "A Latino Call to Arms in Not Supporting the Tribeca Film Festival" opinion piece.Later in the show, we spend some time telling you all about the most racist campaign ad of 2016.Featured image: Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival (Brianga/Wikimedia Commons)tribeca #hollywood #latinos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective have taken over our channel once again and we are happy to have them. In their latest episode, LMC talks with Guadalupe Rosales, indie artist and creator of the Instagram account entitled, "Veteranas and Rucas."For more LMC shows, visit http://soundcloud.com/latinomediacollective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This past week POLITICO reported that several progressive groups have targeted HUD Secretary Julián Castro, questioning his vice presidential qualifications if Hillary Clinton were to win the Democratic presidential nomination. That campaign led to dissension among Latino organizations, according to BuzzFeed. Others have weighed in on the story, claiming that Castro being Latino is just irrelevant. The chatter keeps getting stronger, so much so that Castro had to address it with NBC News.We talk with Matt Nelson, Managing Director at Presente.org, one of the groups who is criticizing Castro for "selling our neighborhoods to Wall Street." An online petition has generated close to 100,000 signatures in just a few days.Later in the show, Brent Wilkes, the National Executive Director for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), will join us as well. LULAC and other Latino organizations have been critical of the campaign against Castro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.