In our latest installment of our Undocumented & LGBTQ series, the LMC speaks with Trans Latinx activist Kayley Whalen on the challenges faced by LGBTQ Latinx with disabilities and how her recent travels in Guatemala further support her arguments.
November 12th, 2021: New York’s Garifuna Community
Longtime Garifuna activist Jose Francisco Avila spends the hour with the LMC to discuss both his personal search for identity and the development of New York’s Garifuna community. Avila is also the author of, “Pan-Garifuna Afro Latino. Power of Pride: My Quest for Racial, Ancestral, Ethnic & Cultural Identity.”
November 5th, 2021: Who Is Alex Saab?
Who is Alex Saab and what does his imprisonment by the US government represent in continued US hostilities towards Venezuela? The LMC looks for answers by speaking with Leonardo Flores about the curious case and Alex Saab and how it ties to illegal sanctions against Venezuela. Leonardo Flores is a Latin American policy expert and campaigner for CodePink.