Aaron Fountain, a PhD student in the department of American History at Indiana University-Bloomington, discusses the surprisingly extensive history of urban Latino Riots. He discusses how the “Black=White Binary” of racial injustice makes these moments in history largely forgotten and how they can happen again. Heavy emphasis on various riots in New Jersey, 91 Mt Pleasant Riots in DC, and 92 LA riots.
Category Archives: Culture
April 22nd 2016: Veteranas and Rucas
Guadalupe Rosales, indie artist and the creator of the Instagram account sensation, “Veteranas & Rucas”, joins us today. She discusses the amazing Party Crews scene in Los Angeles from the late 80’s/early 90’s and how fashion and music defined Latina youth culture. You can learn more about the Party Crew scene at www.instagram.com/veteranas_and_rucas/
2016: Hispandering
Aaron Sanchez from Commentary & Cuentos gives his analysis on the rise of “Hispandering” during current presidential race both political parties.
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