This weekly, bilingual podcast highlights unsung heroes, mostly Hispanic, who are making a difference in their local communities across the United States and Puerto Rico, as volunteers, entrepreneurs, researchers, or advocates for social justice, racial equity, and social change.
Latinos helped Biden win, now advocacy groups want him to name a few in his Cabinet
Latinos were key to president-elect Joe Biden´s victory, even in places like Arizona and Nevada. However, there won´t be a honeymoon period and his progressive agenda likely hinge on whether or not Democrats capture Senate control in a runoff election in Georgia on January 5th. In this episode, Kenneth Romero, executive director of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, discuss how important it is that Biden names at least 5 Latinos to his Cabinet, and what advocacy gr...
2 Nov 2020
Go out and vote: your life may depend on it, says immigrant rights activist and cancer survivor, Adela De La Torre
On the eve of Election Day, more than 93 million people have already voted, either in person or by mail, but millions more will come out on Tuesday, November 3rd. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed the lives of close to 230,000 people, health and the economy are the top issues driving voters to the polls. Immigrant rights activist and breast cancer survivor, Adela De La Torre voted by mail because of her medical condition, and is using her experience to urge people to co...
19 Oct 2020
More than 2 million immigrants risk deportation next year. Meet Yanira Arias, an activist trying to stop that.
In this episode, Salvadoran TPS holder, Yanira Arias, an activist with Chicago-based Alianza Américas, discusses the risks of deportation roughly 2.2 million immigrants face next year, including herself, if the next president does not offer them "deferred enforced departure", a temporary legal remedy while Congress works on a long term solution. Her group joined more than 200 other like-minded organizations last Friday in sending letters to President, Donald Trump, and Democratic presid...
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