Journalist Adolfo Guzman-Lopez lives and reports in a multicultural world and we’re better for it. Guzman-Lopez is a reporter who covers education at KPCC 89.3FM. He knows something about cross-border and cross-cultural life. Born in Mexico City, he was raised in Tijuana, Mexico and then, at a young age, moved to San Diego. But weekends and summers…
Griselda Suarez is very succinct in her self-description. She is “a writer, artist, cook, and a teacher.” According to Griselda, she was born in unincorporated East Los Angeles and “…walked Whittier Blvd and Brooklyn Ave in black and white saddle shoes.” In the podcast, “Voices in Our Heads”, Griselda Suarez talks about growing up in…
College student Nyobio Yorke recounts his experiences as a refugee, his journey to America and his hopes for a future where we all carry home with us, wherever we go. Nyonbio Yorke was born in Ivory Coast of Liberian parents. In 2010 he and his mother moved to the United States as refugees. In 2015…
Raze is a Latino-focused media company founded by “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara and longtime entertainment execs Emiliano Calemzuk and Luis Balaguer, is going after cord-cutting millennials with the launch of its mobile-first digital portal. Raze’s first show, “Her Name Was Dolores – The Jenni I Knew” premiered on Univision in January and was produced…
Jose Eduardo speaks with the 2017 “Building The Bench” Fellows working at The Bell Policy Center and Colorado Fiscal Institute about the economics of being a millennial. How is student debt impacting our lives? How is minimum wage impacting our families? And what is the deal with saving for retirement so early? They talk budget…
Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez talks about The Borinqueña comic book superhero he created. — Don’t forget to give this video a thumbs up and share it with your friends! Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/P82MhM Follow us on Facebook: https://goo.gl/yZMLQc Twitter: https://goo.gl/UFl207 Instagram: https://goo.gl/xCfbrR Snapchat: wearemitu
In 30 states, geographic communities can legally break away from large public school districts and form their own. As a result, a growing number of white and wealthier neighborhoods are creating their own schools and siphoning property taxes away from poorer, more diverse districts. Lauren Camera, education reporter at U.S. News & World Report, joins…
The Obama administration last year announced it would phase out privately-run prisons, citing little benefits to public safety along with higher rates of assault and violence. The Trump administration reversed that decision while pointing to potential increases in crime and issues of overcrowding, resurfacing a debate about which strategy is better. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano…
The bill that just came out of the Republican Senate leadership is an unmitigated disaster, and in some respects is even worse than the House bill.
