AL DÍA News

In the first episode of Digest, our hosts Yamily Habib and Ana Maria Enciso speak on our recently published articles.

Listen as they speak on how ready the US may be to reopen, the impact Covid-19 has on the Dominican Republic, a new song by iLe and Natalia Lafourcade and the peace treaty between the gangs in California. 

Introducing: AL DÍA Digest 

The story of a visionary who transformed his dreams into art. 

In the third episode of Cuéntame, AL DÍA spoke with Sofia Figueroa, an actress and activist who resides in New York City. With her work, she strives to give a voice to the many Latinx artists in the city.

This is a special edition of AL DIA News Podcast. During the past week, we have experienced a drastic change in our lifestyle. Following orders for social distancing has not been easy, especially for the kids who are not in their usual school setting. In this episode, content producer Ana Maria Enciso joined me, Zitlalit Ayllon, to interview a second grader on her perspective about the CoronaVirus. 

Having experienced playing in a male-dominated genre, Camilla wanted to form an all-female music group, where she felt accepted and like she was equal to her other members. This is her story of how she became the youngest director of the first Mariachi Femenil in Detroit. 

Philadelphia author blends memoir and history to explore her family history in the Spanish Civil War.

In her new book, Philadelphia-based writer Concha Alborg delves into the untold stories of her parents’ lives during the Spanish Civil War.

In the first episode of Cuéntame, we brought to the studio Salvador Rodriguez, a young and inspiring entrepreneur from Chester County. He talked about his family, the beginnings of his business and the personal struggles he had to face in the past few years. 

Every week it seems immigration policies change in the U.S. under the Trump administration. To talk us through what it's like working with those most vulnerable to these policy changes, AL DÍA invited immigration attorney Nancy Ayllón-Ramirez for an AL DÍA talk back in December. Her experience in a more rural part of Pennsylvania outside Philadelphia is one that sheds a clearer light on just how overwhelmed the U.S. immigration system is and who's on the front lines fighting the good fight.

The road to an at-large City Council spot was long for Isaiah Thomas. He first ran for office at 26 years old and led another unsuccessful bid at 30. Each time Thomas garnered more support and more of the vote, and it put him over the hump in 2019. On Dec. 18, Thomas visited AL DÍA to recount some of that journey and told of his plans now that he's in office.