On this episode, we speak with Brian Meeks about the life & legacy of former Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley and how the struggle for social justice in the 60’s & 70′ still affect Jamaica today. Brian Meeks is the chair of Africana studies @ Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
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June 9th 2017: MS-13 Fact vs Fiction
Hector Silva Avalos, a Salvadoran journalist & fellow at American University in Washington DC, discusses with us about the fact vs fiction of the notorious MS-13 gang. He discusses about the myths and misconceptions about the gang by the current Trump administration.
May 5th 2017: Xenophobia in Costa Rica
This week, we speak with Caitlin Fouratt, a professor of International Studies @ Cal State Univ, Long Beach. She talks about the surprising rise of xenophobia in Costa Rica towards Nicaraguan migrants & how it debunks the myth of Costa Rica as the “Switzerland” of Latin America.