On a special tribute episode, Nolan Cabrera, professor of Educational Policy Studies and Practice @ the University of Arizona in Tucson, joins the LMC to discuss the life and legacy of Dolores Huerta and her place in US Latino history.
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June 21st, 2024: Colombia vs Chiquita
Following a U.S. court ruling holding Chiquita Brands, formerly the United Fruit Company, liable for killings between 1997 and 2004 by a Colombian right-wing paramilitary group that the company gave millions of dollars; the LMC speaks with freelance writer Joshua Collins about the company’s history of bananas and blood.
May 24th, 2024: Worker’s Rights in Mississippi
Almost five years after the largest ICE raid in US history devastated Mississippi’s immigrant community, the LMC speaks with Lorena Quiroz, the founder and director of the Immigrant Alliance for Justice & Equity, about the challenges immigrant whistleblowers still face in Mississippi’s meat-packing industry.
