It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month! We’re kicking it off with some Impolite Conversation! Lezli chats with Dr. Katie L. Acosta, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Georgia State University. They explore historical periods of whitening in Latin America (mejorar la raza/"improve the race"), who isn’t included in Latinidad, Zoe Saldana, the policing of Blackness, and what gets lost in translation.

 

Relevant and Recommended Reads: 

• Details of Brutal First Slave Voyages Discovered
• When it Comes to Latinidad, Who Is Included and Who Isn't?
• The Dominican Republic Erased Birthright Citizenship

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Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer) 

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