One year after the death of Salvadoran immigrants Oscar & Valeria Martinez on the Rio Grande and the exploitation of their deaths in corporate media; the LMC speaks with independent artist Victor Interiano about how to remember those lost…the right way. Victor Interiano is also the creator of the Salvadoran art project called Dichos De Un Bicho,
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June 19th, 2020: Juneteenth
On this Juneteenth 2020, the LMC spends the hour with Dr Fred McGhee on the importance of Juneteenth in Texas and what it still teaches us about racial tensions we see today. Fred McGhee is an archaeologist and urban and environmental anthropologist. He is a leading scholar-activist of the African Diaspora in the United States and a Texas based advocate and activist, particularly on affordable housing, education, community policing, and environmental justice issues.
June 12th, 2020: A Queer Jamaican Refugee’s Journey
From homophobic violence to racial violence. On this episode, the LMC spends the hour with Ricardo McKenzie on his journey to the US as a queer Jamaican refugee escaping homophobic violence. Ricardo McKenzie is an activist, dancer, and queer immigrant from Jamaica.
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