Radar 2022

Awards season is yet another reminder that diversity in U.S. media is seriously lagging. In 2019, only 5% of the speaking roles in the top 100 movies went to Latinx actors even though we represent 18% of the US population. This episode explores how we can do better and identifies artists who are working to broaden the landscape of Latinx identity across various platforms.

#Radar2021 is a weekly news show that dives into current issues and breaks them down through various perspectives across the Latinx community.

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In this episode, we discuss the uptick in anti-immigrant sentiment—and how it’s impacted communities here in the U.S.—as well as potential reforms that could provide a pathway to citizenship for many. We also explore the contributions of U.S. immigrants, their impact on our economic growth, and how they’ve helped the U.S become leaders in innovation.

#Radar2021 is a weekly news show that dives into current issues and breaks them down through various perspectives across the Latinx community.

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Turns out, it’s not just the price of avocado toast driving up the nearly $2 trillion student debt crisis affecting more than 45 million borrowers in the U.S. today. In this episode, we look at how legislative changes could affect student borrowers in the short-term and what best options college-bound Americans have in dealing with their debt moving forward.

#Radar2021 is a weekly news show that dives into current issues and breaks them down through various perspectives across the Latinx community.

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Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or Black Independence Day is celebrated annually every June 19th, marking the federal troop’s 1865 arrival into Galveston, Texas with a message of freedom for all enslaved people. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed two and a half years prior, but hundreds of thousands of people were still being kept as slaves. As late as 1860, one year before the Civil War, there were more than 4 million slaves in the US…which, at the time, was about 13% of the U.S. population. Today, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery and is a national expression of African American culture and independence. Celebrations revolving around the freedom of slaves also occur throughout Latin America where many countries abolished slavery long before the United States. This year, President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. To better understand the history of Juneteenth and emancipation celebrations beyond our borders, we were helped out by contributor Lu Louis, as well as guests from the Mascogo Community, the Juneteenth Legacy Project and different corners of the academic world.

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As we celebrate Black History month, we acknowledge that the racial justice movement in the US is still very much alive. In this episode, we explore a broken criminal justice system and the citizens and legislators who are working to address systemic racism by reforming our laws and institutions.

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In this episode we talk about how legislative changes could change social media as we know it. The conversation over mis and disinformation, censorship and big tech violating anti-trust laws is growing and there is bi-partisan support to repeal Section 230 that protects social media giants. Will we be forced to choose between having our Instagram feeds devoid of controversial content or an online space where misinformation has run amuck?

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