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GUESTS: Nancy De Los Santos, co-writer and co-producer of Lalo Guerrero – the Original Chicano, Iris Almaraz, Director and writer of La Puta, Katynka Martinez, Festival Director
The second Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza will be held this weekend from December 8th to the 10th. Films will be screened in various categories such as …
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07
2006
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GUEST: Hans Bennett, Philadelphia based photo-journalist who has been documenting the free-Mumia movement
Nearly 25 years ago, on December 9th, 1981, a young journalist named Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested in Philadelphia in connection with the murder of a police officer. Abu-Jamal was convicted of the murder and sentenced to death a year later, …
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Dec
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GUEST: Steve Rendall, Senior Analyst at Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), and co-host of Counterspin
Recently WMAL Radio host Jerry Klein suggested on his show that all Muslims in the United States should be identified with a crescent-shape tattoo or a distinctive arm band. Claiming later in the show that he was …
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Dec
07
2006
“I try to speak because we’ve been silent as women for so long, especially Latinas, to the point of self-destruction.” – Sandra Cisneros …