Buenas mi Gente, welcome to another episode of Down For The Brown podcast. Today we dive in a little to El Movimiento and a few of the opportunities it has helped paved the way for us now in days, such as a rightful education. We also speak a bit on the concept of Carnalismo and how has changed as well as opened several different perspectives over time. Thank you for tuning in once again!

Welcome back Raza!! I hope this episode finds you well. In this episode, we begin tom bring the podcast back, be speaking about the importance of our roots, and why we should keep them alive for our generations to come. Catch up with us in this episode, Down For The Brown Podcast thanks you for your support!!

Nationally, fewer than 20% of men of color possessed a four-year college degree in 2012 (Pérez Huber et al., 2015). These numbers have not improved in close to 10 years (NCES, 2020) and have drawn national concern—prompting responses from philanthropy, postsecondary institutions, and policymakers that address how college climates have diminished retention and persistence (Museus et al., 2017). Many colleges and universities are not fully aware of men of color’s intersectional needs and have yet to develop appropriate institutional responses to address these students’ depressed retention and graduation rates (Clark et al., 2013). Many college campuses also have not considered how the college environment and institutional factors contribute to students’ lack of connection with faculty, staff, and administration (Museus et al., 2017; Huerta, 2020; Hurtado & Carter, 1997; Rendon, 1994). The disconnection leads to perceptions that individual student failure is outside the scope of professional and moral responsibility and that students “should know” how to navigate a “hidden curriculum.” 

On this episode of the podcast I had the pleasure of sharing the mic with X'andri Bautista and Jaime Cortez Jimenez. Both whom are recent and soon to be university graduates. In this episode we had the chance to speak on behalf of our experience as men of color and the peer perspective of X'andri. Digging in further to why the statistics have continued to read very low in the number of men attending colleges and universities. We hope you enjoy this episode, feel free to reach out and hopefully we can continue to keep the conversation going. Alrato

Collaborative student project for CALS 403, Xandri, Miguel, Chuy

In todays world as we know it, most of the Mexican/American, Black, Indigenous history is no longer taught. From my perspective we must continue to water the seeds who will come in the next generation. It is our duty to continue our share of cultures and traditions. Hope y'all enjoy!