On this episode of “Yep, That Happened,” Shirley gives her thoughts on the movie, In The Heights, and discusses the colorism in the casting as well as the lack of Afro-Latinx representation in the media. Yep, That Happened is a weekly podcast where writer and host, Shirley, talks about what everyone else is talking about, what needs to be discussed more, and what no longer deserves our time. Check out her website at shirleyldeleon.com. Send any questions and comments to [email protected] or fill out the form on her homepage. Follow her on Instagram at @shiloudeleon. Like, share and subscribe to the podcast. If you love the show, please give it a 5-star review. Thank you for listening! Links mentioned: “Macaulay In The Heights” by students of Macaulay, CUNY: https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/theheights/the-people-of-washington-heights/history-demographics/ Afro-Latinx: WTH Is It | Episode 3 | Yep, That Happened: https://www.shirleyldeleon.com/podcast/yepthathappened/episode3 Colorism In The Latinx Community | Episode 18 | Yep, That Happened: https://www.shirleyldeleon.com/podcast/yepthathappened/episode18 “THE 110 ESSENTIAL SPANISH-LANGUAGE MOVIES” by Monica Castillo and Rotten Tomatoes, Rotten Tomatoes: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/essential-spanish-language-movies-the-best-spanish-movies/ “Let's Talk About In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Folks” by Felice Leon, The Root: https://www.theroot.com/lets-talk-about-in-the-heights-and-the-erasure-of-dark-1847064126 “Rita Moreno Admits She Was Dismissive Of Black Lives As She Defended Lin-Manuel Miranda And ‘In The Heights’” by Matt Grobar, The Deadline: https://deadline.com/2021/06/in-the-heights-rita-moreno-defends-lin-manuel-miranda-controversy-1234776073/ “Lin-Manuel Miranda Apologizes For Lack Of Afro-Latinx Actors In 'In The Heights'” by Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/15/1006606967/lin-manuel-miranda-apologizes-for-lack-of-afro-latinx-actors-in-in-the-heights “What Quitters Understand About the Job Market” By Derek Thompson, The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/quitting-your-job-economic-optimism/619242/ “Juneteenth, explained” by Fabiola Cineas, Vox: https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21294825/history-of-juneteenth “Pride merch won’t save trans youth” by Katelyn Burns, Vox: https://www.vox.com/22543423/pride-merch-trans-youth “$3,000 Beauty Maintenance Week! Facials, Laser, Treatments and MORE” video by Jackie Aina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgoaN9CX1Ik “Nick Cannon's Super Sp*rm” video by Kimberly Nicole Foster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDv0a7ZaeGw “let's talk about the nonsense black tiktokkers have to deal with...” video by Amandabb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFfmK0cARc4 MUSIC CREDIT: Mango by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/mango-smith-the-mister Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Zn4SeyT3oME Track Info: Title: Mango by Smith The Mister Genre and Mood: Alternative & Punk + Bright Available on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FIeX4V iTunes: https://apple.co/305EA9t Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/album/64408662 Bandcamp: https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com/t... Google Play: http://bit.ly/2GgLjEq Contact the Artist: [email protected] https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/smiththemister https://open.spotify.com/artist/3lklK... https://music.apple.com/us/artist/smi... https://youtube.com/channel/UCQ5zugE_... https://deezer.com/us/artist/14163883 https://instagram.com/smiththemister
