On this episode, LMC co-producer Abby Roberts takes the lead and spends the hour with Never Again Action organizer Sonya Mendoza about the continued importance of defeating the for-profit migrant detention system in a time of police violence and a health pandemic. Never Again Action is a movement of Jewish people and allies fighting back by taking nonviolent direct action to end the United States’ cruel immigration policies.
Tag Archives: #Racism
March 27th, 2020: Pandemics & Racism
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, the LMC speaks with Eladio Bobadilla about the history of racism and xenophobia in times of health pandemics in the US. Eladio Bobadilla is an assistant professor of history at the University of Kentucky and a member of the Scholars Strategy Network.
December 13th, 2019: The Garifunas vs The Honduran Coup
Despite being front and center in the fight for social justice in Honduras; the Garifunas have been grossly overlooked and denied a voice in both English & Spanish-speaking corporate media. So the LMC speaks with Jose Francisco Avila about the Garifuna (Garinagu in plural) point of view of the US-supported coup government in Honduras. Jose Francisco Avila is the Managing Member of Garifuna Afro-Latino Entertainment, a.k.a. Galent.
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