On this episode of Tamarindo, we discuss ways we can talk about anti-Blackness in our community, and we catch up with Julio Ricardo Varela about what Latino Rebels has been covering on Latinx solidarity with Black Lives Matters and Defunding the police. Julio is a journalist and the founder of LatinoRebels.com, one of the top U.S. Latino media sites in the world. Julio is the cohost of In the Thick with Maria Hinojosa and is a frequent contributor to Latino USA. Keep up with Julio on twitter @julito77

Julio's calma is his awesome playlist, take a listen on Spotify.
 We mention this episode of Call Your Girlfriend about Police Abolition with Miriame Kaba as well as her essay in the New York Times “Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police Because Reform Won’t Happen.” We also reference this conversation on anti-Blackness facilitated by Paper Planes, LLC. Here are some helpful terms to talk about anti-racism in Spanish https://www.instagram.com/p/CBe821agQpn/