Aaron Fountain, a PhD student in the department of American History at Indiana University-Bloomington, discusses the surprisingly extensive history of urban Latino Riots. He discusses how the “Black=White Binary” of racial injustice makes these moments in history largely forgotten and how they can happen again. Heavy emphasis on various riots in New Jersey, 91 Mt Pleasant Riots in DC, and 92 LA riots.
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2016: Berta Caceres Remembered
In light of recent upheaval in Honduras following the assassination of environmental rights activists Berta Caceres of Honduras; we speak today with Beverly Bell from the Institute for Policy Studies and Other Worlds org about the life, legacy and ongoing dangers activist face under the Honduran dictatorship.
2016: Puerto Rican Migration
Amid the growing debate over immigration in the US, the island of Puerto Rico plays no role in the debate because of its status as a colony/commonwealth. However, our guest suggests that the history of Puerto Rican migration to the US before its colonial status offers us a vital frame of reference for today’s debate. Lilia Fernandez is a Prof of History @ Ohio State Univ and author of “Brown in the Windy City: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in post-war Chicago.”
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