On a special music episode of the LMC, host Oscar Fernandez spends the hour with freelance writer and ethnomusicologist Felipe Maia to pay homage to Afro-Brazilian samba legend Elza Soares and how she overcame poverty, domestic abuse, sexism, and institutional racism in Brazil’s music industry.
February 4th, 2022: Paraguay’s Dark Colonies
As a racist, anti-vaxxer movement from Europe look to create a new settlement in Paraguay, the LMC speaks with freelance writer William Costa about how this recent development adds another dark chapter to a Paraguayan migrant settlement history rooted in racism & Nazism.
January 28th, 2022: Decolonizing Tourism In Guatemala
On this episode, Trans Latinx activist and vlogger Kayley Whalen returns to the LMC to discuss the colonial and white supremist history of tourism in Guatemala and how to travel and respect the Mayan people in a more productive way.
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