On today’s episode of the Talkies: Recent accounts of squalid and unhealthy conditions for migrant children at the US/Mexico border and the deaths of migrants attempting the perilous border crossing have created shock and concern. The Trump administration and Republican backers have pointed fingers at Congressional Democrats and vice-versa. But what effect have immigration enforcement … Continued
we speak with Reverend Ph.D, Miguel De La Torre about the arrest of activists for attempting to aid border migrants and we look at America’s ongoing war of disenfranchised populations.
We speak with Dave Zirin about the racial double standards in the NFL and the SF 49ers. Later we speaks with Coco Peila about her new project Luv N’ Hip Hop Bay Area, Season 1. RELEASE LUV N’ HIPHOP: BAY AREA, SEASON 1 – EP
The US-Mexico border is often in the news. But what’s usually missing is the cost of the border, both in human terms, and in terms of the political economy of the region itself — the deep entanglement of the livelihoods of people who live in places like Douglas, Arizona with the border industrial complex. Scholar … Continued
The birthrate in the U.S. has hit a historical low, with fewer babies being born than that necessary to replace the existing population. Organizer Jenny Brown argues that that’s because the social support for women and families is so meager, that women have stopped having children or have reduced the number of kids they’re having. … Continued
We talk about the situation involving rapper 21 Savage and the challenges faced by Black Immigrants. We speak with lawyer and CEO of Black Alliance for Just Immigration Nana Gyamfi. We also speak with Undocumented activist and organizer Layidusa Salazar. To listen to the interview, click HERE.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley Calling Out President Trump and Rwandan-American singer, songwriter, and actor Somi. To listen to the full interview click, HERE.
Women’s Magazine interviews Rebecca Merton of Freedom for Immigrants and Almadelia, whose husband Jasiel was the first person bailed out by the West County Detention Community Fund. Bay Area residents are raising money to bail out immigrants housed in the Richmond jail before they are moved to prisons further away; the West County Detention Center is ending its contract … Continued
Davey D talks with Jasiri X about immigration and Antwan Rose.
America’s Immigration Policy and It’s Impact on Families.
