Luis Cardona of the National Coalition of Barrios Unidos joined us to add some much needed context to current media discussion and depiction of Latin American gangs and immigration. Beyond Gangs and Immigration with Luis CardonaWatch this video on YouTube
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Melissa Castillo-Garsow and Dr. Jason Nichols joined us to discuss their latest anthology La Verdad: An International Dialogue on Hip Hop Latinidades. La Verdad! A Look at Hip-Hop Latinidades and IdentityWatch this video on YouTube And as promised, here are suggested links from Castillo-Garsow for further investigation: G-Lingo “Mis Costas” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZi_gQsazCo Bocafloja (Mexican rapper) over Hector Lavoe….
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Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson joined us to discuss her book Spaces of Conflict, Sounds of Solidarity: Music, Race, and Spatial Entitlement in Los Angeles. We talked about Black and Brown histories, hip-hop, identity and pop culture, as well as, the appropriation of political struggle, “si se puede” to “yes we can.”
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