Tony Diaz interviews Poet Edward Viduarre Daniel who discusses and reads from his new collection "Pandemia & Other Poems" and Daniel Saenz the Nuestra Palabra Community Representative for Houston City Council District E as we organize The Ultimate Hispanic Heritage Month Observation.

Aired: Aug 25, 2020. 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston.

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Leti Lopez

Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely

Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD.

Jesse Aranda Comer

Laurie Flores

Stefano Cavezza

Al Castillo

Tune in every Tuesday from 2 pm to 3 pm for Latino Politics and News with Tony Diaz 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream www.KPFT.org.

That's followed by Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say at 6 pm to 7 pm CST. 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream www.KPFT.org.

Tony Diaz also appears on What's Your Point on Fox 26 Houston, Sundays at 7 am.

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Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, interviews legendary musician Little Joe about his new book: "¡NO LLORE, CHINGÓN! An American Story: The Life of Little Joe", by Emma Gonzalez, and we will feature music from his new CD "Better Than Ever".

Little Joe shares insights about his family's migration into the U.S. during the Mexican Revolution, his youth as a migrant worker finding his way to music, the struggles of his family, and the evolution of his music as Tejanos explored their identity, and politics-hard core politics-Little Joe goes there.

Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say

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Thanks to our crew for donating their cultural capital to the show:

Leti Lopez, Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely, Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD., Laurie Flores, Stefano Cavezza, and Al Castillo President of LULAC Council 60.

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The Art of Texas Mexican Cooking & Latino Theatre:

Adan Medrano​ discusses his book "Don't Count the Tortillas: The Art of Texas Mexican Cooking." Baldemar Rodriguez​ Community Partnerships Manager Alley Theatre talks arte.

Aired: 6p July 21, 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston.

There are no regular shows about our art, culture, and politics on commercial television or radio. KPFT hosts a monopoly on community cultural capital. We answer to our community. Please budget a donation to KPFT, and make it support of Latino Politics and News today. Visit www.kpft.org.

Thanks to our crew:

Leti Lopez

Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely

Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD.

Jesse Aranda Comer

Laurie Flores

Stefano Cavezza

Al Castillo

Tune in every Tuesday from 2 pm to 3 pm for Latino Politics and News with Tony Diaz 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream www.KPFT.org.

That's followed by Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say at 6 pm to 7 pm CST. 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream www.KPFT.org.

Tony Diaz also appears on What's Your Point on Fox 26 Houston, Sundays at 7 am.

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Do Latinos vote? Why don't more Latinas run for office? Time to bust some myths.

To get to the facts we talk to Hector De Leon, Voting Trends Expert, and Michelle Leal, Latina Texas PAC Board Member.

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Thanks to our crew for donating their cultural capital to the show:

Leti Lopez, Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely, Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD., Jesse Aranda Comer our summer inter through Rice University, Laurie Flores, Stefano Cavezza, and Al Castillo President of LULAC Council 60.

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NP: ALL LIT II

Poetry, Prose, and Music

From Beginning to End

Featuring: David Romero, Xavier Garza, Gris Muñoz , Angie Trudell Vasquez , Emmy Pérez, and Lupe Mendez, and the soundtrack to a revolution.

Tune in for NP Radio every Tuesday 6 pm – 7 pm CST on 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream on www.KPFT.org. On Demand at www.NuestraPalabra.org.

Thanks to our crew for donating their cultural capital to the show:

Leti Lopez, Antonio Diaz, Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely, Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD., Jesse Aranda Comer our summer inter through Rice University, Laurie Flores, Stefano Cavezza, and Al Castillo President of LULAC Council 60.

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Find out how the Democrat candidates for senate are profoundly reaching out to Latinos - or are they? Where do they stand on DACA, the border wall, and Ethnic Studies?

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Thanks to our crew for donating their cultural capital to the show:

Leti Lopez, Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely, Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD., Jesse Aranda Comer our summer inter through Rice University, Laurie Flores, Stefano Cavezza, and Al Castillo President of LULAC Council 60.

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We cover DACA like no one else. Experts. Community organizers. Artists. We talk to the law firm that submitted a new DACA case the same day of the Supreme Court ruling to test the parameters.

We also announce a grant program for new DACA applicants. Immigration attorney Carolina Ortuzar-Diaz, Esq., Monty & Ramirez LLP; Artist Karen Martinez; Cesar Espinosa, Director of FIEL. Tuesday June 30, 2020, 8 pm - 9 pm, 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston, TX. Livestream

Monty & Ramirez LLP is restoring POD to continue supporting DACA applicants and theirs dreams. Monty & Ramirez is now awarding 20 new grants to first-time DACA applicants, which will cover the costs of filing fees. Monty & Ramirez is calling for those who may qualify to submit their applications by July 10th, 5:00PM (CST). Monty & Ramirez will also provide legal counseling on a need basis. Potential applicants must meet the following requirements.

https://montyramirezlaw.com/protectors-of-the-dream/

There are no regular shows about our art, culture, and politics on commercial television or radio. KPFT hosts a monopoly on community cultural capital. We answer to our community. Please budget a donation to KPFT, and make it support of Latino Politics and News today. Visit www.kpft.org. We thank you in advance for your support.

Thanks to our crew for donating their cultural capital to the show:

Leti Lopez, Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely, Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD., Jesse Aranda Comer our summer inter through Rice University, Laurie Flores, Stefano Cavezza, and Al Castillo President of LULAC Council 60.

Tune in every Tuesday from 2 pm to 3 pm for Latino Politics and News with Tony Diaz on 90.1 FM KPFT.

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Writer and visual artist Xavier Garza thrills you with his cuentos, and Loida Casares talks about Little Libraries in Laundromats, Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, aired Tuesday, June 30, 2020, CST 6 pm - 7 pm , 90.1 FM, KPFT, Houston, Texas. Livestream www.kpft.org

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Thanks to our crew for donating their cultural capital to the show:

Leti Lopez, Antonio Diaz, Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely, Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD., Jesse Aranda Comer our summer inter through Rice University, Laurie Flores, Stefano Cavezza, and Al Castillo President of LULAC Council 60.

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Two Latina poet laureates join Tony Diaz to discuss the power of poetry to heal and its role in a just and thriving society: Texas Poet Laureate Emmy Pérez and Madison Poet Laureate Angela C. Trudell Vasquez. This episode aired Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 6pm 90.1 FM KPFT Houston.

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Emmy Pérez, Texas Poet Laureate 2020, is the author of With the River on Our Face and Solstice. Her work also appears in Other Musics: New Latina Poetry, Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology, What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Tr---, and other publications. She is a recipient of a poets laureate fellowship with the Academy of American Poets, an NEA poetry fellowship, a CantoMundo fellowship, and the Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Foundation Award. Since 2008, she has been a member of the Macondo Writers Workshop, and for the past 20 years, she's taught writing in the Texas borderlands. In 2017, she co-founded Poets Against Walls and makes #RascuacheProductions poetry videos. Currently, she is Professor of Creative Writing and Associate Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Angie Trudell Vasquez received her MFA in creative writing with a concentration in poetry from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work has been published in

Taos Journal of Poetry, Yellow Medicine Review, Raven Chronicles, Return to the Gathering Place of the Waters, and Cloudthroat among other journals and anthologies. She has a page and poems from her first two books on the Poetry Foundation’s website, and was a Ruth Lilly fellow as an undergraduate at Drake University. She has new work forthcoming from RED INK: International Journal of Indigenous Literature, Arts & Humanities.

There are no regular shows about our art, culture, and politics on commercial television or radio. KPFT hosts a monopoly on community cultural capital. We answer to our community. Please budget a donation to KPFT, and make it support of Latino Politics and News today. Visit www.kpft.org. We thank you in advance for your support.

Thanks to our crew for donating their cultural capital to the show:

Leti Lopez, Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely, Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD., Jesse Aranda Comer our summer inter through Rice University, Laurie Flores, Stefano Cavezza, and Al Castillo President of LULAC Council 60.

Tune in every Tuesday from 2 pm to 3 pm for Latino Politics and News with Tony Diaz on 90.1 FM KPFT.

That's followed by Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say at 6 pm.

And catch Tony Diaz on the political talk show What's Your Point on Fox 26 Houston, Sundays at 7 am.

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Two civil rights icons address dismantling the structural discrimination that led to the slaying of George Floyd.

KPFT General Manager Jew Don Boney and Mr. LULAC Johnny Mata share history and wisdom with Tony Diaz on Latino Politics And News 90.1 FM KPFT Houston. www.kpft.org.

This episode aired Tues June 9, 2 pm - 3 pm #LatinoPoliticsAndNews

There are no regular shows about our art, culture, and politics on commercial television or radio. KPFT hosts a monopoly on community cultural capital. We answer to our community. Please budget a donation to KPFT, and make it support of Latino Politics and News today. Visit www.kpft.org. We thank you in advance for your support.

Thanks to our crew for donating their cultural capital to the show:

Leti Lopez, Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely, Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD., Jesse Aranda Comer our summer inter through Rice University, Laurie Flores, Stefano Cavezza, and Al Castillo President of LULAC Council 60.

Tune in every Tuesday from 2 pm to 3 pm for Latino Politics and News with Tony Diaz on 90.1 FM KPFT.

That's followed by Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say at 6 pm.

And catch Tony Diaz on the political talk show What's Your Point on Fox 26 Houston, Sundays at 7 am.