Musician. Activist. Garifuna. Legend. Following the passing of Honduran singer Aurelio Martinez, the LMC spends the hour with activist and writer Jose Francisco Avila to discuss the life and legacy of the Garifuna people’s greatest musician.
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February 7th, 2025: The Guayaquil Four
Last December, four Afro-Latino boys were taken by the Ecuadorian military and were never seen alive again. On this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance writer Claudia O’Brien Moscoso about the case of the Guayaquil Four and how it raises the question of institutional racism and political instability in Ecuador.
August 2nd, 2024: Negrita
On a special episode of the LMC, Magdalena Albizu & Eddie Bailey, the producers of the documentary Negrita, discuss how their new film explores the challenges of cultural prejudice and presumptions surrounding the lives of Afro-Latinas in the US.
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