La Raza Chronicles

05.19.09 - 7:00pm

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05.05.09 - 7:00pm

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Cinco de Mayo! Our program tonight celebrates this triumph of the Mexican people over the occupying French military forces and the reinstatement of President Benito Juarez, the first Indigenous president in the Americas in two parts.In Part One, we feature news headlines from the Americas and special reports and a focus on Cuba and the … Continued

04.28.09 - 7:00pm

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Tonight’s program brings you the latest headlines from the Americas with a report on Cuba policy and the Latin American Summit Conference. Guest poet/community organizer Arnoldo Garcia will discuss Immigration and share his poems. We’ll hear the plans for May Day and Cinco de Mayo from the Streets of Aztlan and a calendar of upcoming … Continued

04.21.09 - 7:00pm

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It is Earth Day!  We celebrate our homeland: la tierra/the earth. May we fill it with clean air, water, health for all species and social justice for humanity. Our guest, Jeff Connant, an enviromental justice organizer with Food and Water Watch discusses his new book, "A Community Guide to Environmental Health"  and guest Daniel del … Continued

04.14.09 - 7:00pm

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Tonight’s program features news headlines from the Americas and the upcoming cumbre, the summit meeting of Latin American leaders. Our guest, Aurora Lopez, from the Spanish Speaking Unity Council will discuss thier Oakland health education program “QUE RICA VIDA: “Mente Sana en Cuerpo Sano.” and guest, Mark Lopez of the Pew Hispanic Center will discuss … Continued

04.07.09 - 7:00pm

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Tonight we feature a conversation with independent journalist Andrew Willis Garces about recent mobilizations in Colombia around water rights and offer an interview with pionerering OB/GYN Dr Dan Grossman, who has worked on women's reproductive autonomy issues in the US and Latin America about making birth control pills available over the counter. We stroll through … Continued

03.31.09 - 7:00pm

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Happy Cesar Chavez’s Bdy! Tonight’s program brings "News from the Americas" and a special report on Bolovia featuring guest, filmmaker Tupac Saveedra. We salute International Women’s Month and stroll thorugh the “Streets of Aztlan” to hear about the upcoming festivites for the Cesar Chavez celebrations. Guest, Peruvian poet and visual artist, Adrian Arias, discusses his … Continued

03.24.09 - 7:00pm

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Tonight we salute international Women’s month, bring news from the Americas , a Salvadoran election observer report and a poem for Archbishop Romero by Rafael Jesus Gonzalez.  We discuss the work of local youth from Destiny Arts with our guest, Sarah Crowell and stroll through the Streets of Aztlan and the upcoming Cesar Chavez celebrations. … Continued

03.17.09 - 7:00pm

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La Raza Chronicles sizzles the airwaves tonight as we open the phonelines to call-ins. Listeners are invited to ask any question about sex to our guests: expert sexual health educators, Anita Lopez and Tino Ratliff from the New Generation Health Center. We receive your calls at (510) 848-4425 beginning at 7:30pm. We include romantic Latin … Continued

03.10.09 - 7:00pm

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Tonight we celebrate the Mexican Indigenous New Year and International Women’s month. We hear news of the Americas with a special focus on El Salvador and the upcoming elections with guests: Diana Martinez and Eva Lewis. We’ll hear the poetry of the Salvadoran national poet Roque Dalton and stroll through the “Streets of Aztlan” to … Continued