James Early, the former Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service, joins the LMC to discuss the Trump administration’s attempts to rewrite history by taking over the Smithsonian Institute, the Kennedy Center, and the defunding of public libraries.
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March 28th, 2025: Requiem for Aurelio Martinez
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.
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.
