Ronnie Longoria of Las Azteca Band talks on the reopening of the historic Unión Cívica Mexicana after 15 months due to the Covid Pandemic. We talk about how people are ready to dance andhos it affects are mentality! Also I talk with historian John Ayala and the significance of President Joe Biden's visit to to commemorate the Tulsa Race Massacre that happened 100 years ago on May 31 - June 1, 1021, in Tulsa Oklahoma. Join Us!

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This week's show gives tribute to the late Mónica L. Martinez. She was too young, too vibrant of a light, too professional — and to know that she is no longer with us, well, it is poignantly shocking. Yet the legacy she left is immeasurable and uplifting.  A few friends, Jane Garcia, Belda Garza, Lydia Gutierrez and Jesse Venegas from the Southwest Detroit community join me to talk about their friend and the incommprable impact she leaves behind. She was a woman of grace, character, and intelligence, and we were all better for knowing Mónica L. Martínez.

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Afer 6 months we celebrate the 25th episode milestone. WSGW Operation Manager/Program Director Dave Mauer talk about the genesis of MI Gente on Air. Also we talk with Dr. Roberto Garcia, SVSU multicultural director and Jennfer Pahl, SVSU admissions director about the Cardinal Commitment. Plus we honor the late Señora Alicia Mosqueda and talk with her grandson Pastor Salazar about her legacy of Faith that changed a community.

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Guadalupe “Toyo” Rosas went from the pinta to turning his life around as a Saginaw businessman, with not one business, but two. He talks about T & T Authentic Mexican Cuisine and the daily operations needed to succeed as well as taking over the Jesus Loves You Carwarsh onthe Southsid eof Saginaw.

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Elton Monroy Duran is a muralist from Hildalgo, Mexico, but he's making a huge impact with his colorful, cultural, historical murals in Southwest Detroit. We get the backstory on some of his greatest works on this weeks Mi Gente on Air, and why he is calling Mexicantown his home. Detroit's Mexicantown is the only community in the USA that is named Mexicantown in the USA, with all its resturants, food trucks, musica and murals — it's a great place to visit.

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This week we're celebrating Cinco de Mayo and contributions of Latinos in the USA. I talk with Jaime Davila, the executive Producer of Netflix's Selena The Series, while the second season making it's debut May 4, 2021. Davila gives great insight about the series, Selena, and why it's important to push our Latinx culture and presence on film telling our unique experiences. He's on a mission to get Hollywood gatekeepers to bend their outdated perseptions of the Latinx market.

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Community advocate Bridget Staffelino talks about her experience of getting the Covid -19 Virus and the importance of getting the vaccine. Also, I discuss the Derek Chauvin Guilty veridct and what it means for our country. Todays pertinent tops on MI Gente on Air!

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Paying homage to Selena Quintanilla Perez in what would have been her 50th birthday on April 16, 2021. My guest are two singers from the midwest who have been influenced by the Latina icon. Amanda Cena from Lansing, Michigan and Nicolina Burciaga from Detroit reminisce about their world with Selena and what she means to the Latino culture.

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Mr. Joaquin Diaz, 79, talks with M Gente on Air about Luna Ball Park and Saginaw Latino Baseball history in the 50s and 60s. Also I tackle the issue of immigration at the border. Whty are so many from Central America risking it all and sending their kids to the border. We look at the four more reasons, as President Biden tackles this refugee crisis.

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Every March 31, is César Chávez Day in America. Paul Chavez talks about the legacy of his father, and lessons learned as his son. We are joined by Lupe Ramos Montigy, who is the chair of the Committee to Honor César E. Chávez and their 2021 Virtual César Chåvez celebration on March 31. We celebrate the birth and life of the great civil rights hero and labor leader on Mi Gente on Air.

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