With growing support on college campuses for Palestine as the Israeli military assault on Gaza continues, the LMC spends the hour with Mark Lewis Taylor, Professor of Theology and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, to discuss the history of Israeli involvement in the Mayan Genocide in Guatemala and why it should serve as a crucial frame of reference today.
April 12th, 2024: Baltimore’s Latino Community
On this episode, the LMC speaks with Maximillian Alvarez and Clara Longo de Freitas to spotlight Baltimore’s Latino community following the Key Bridge collapse that killed six migrant construction workers.
Maximillian Alvarez is the Editor-in-Chief of the Real News Network in Baltimore, MD.
Clara Longo de Freitas is a community reporter for the Baltimore Banner.
April 5th, 2024: HBCUs Under Attack
In recent week, the Republican led anti-CRT movement has extended itself to attack and defund historically black colleges and universities. So on this episode, the LMC speaks with professors Will Guzman and Nolan Cabrera to discuss how these recent attacks parallel the banning of ethnic studies in Arizona during the mid 2000s.
Will Guzman is the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Intl. Programs & Community Engagement @ North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC.
Nolan Cabrera is a Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Practice @ the University of Arizona in Tucson.