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.
May 6th 2016: Homeboy Industries
Former gang member turned artist Fabian Debora talks about how he turned around his life through art and with the help of Homeboy Industries, a LA-based organization dedicated to helping other former gang members with jobs and education. You can learn more about their work at www.homeboyindustries.org/
April 29th 2016: Brazil Impeachment Controversy
Brazilian Activist Sabrina Fernandes returns to discuss the controversy and the hypocrisy of the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff.