Historia
San Antonio Celebrates Life of Civil Rights Pioneer
This week, residents of San Antonio, Texas, celebrated the life and legacy of Jovita Idar, a pioneering journalist and community activist who championed bilingual education and the rights of immigrants and women at a time when racist policies and gender discrimination were seen as a matter of course.

Voices of Exile Ring Out Half a Century After Chile’s Coup
This week marks 50 years since Chile’s military overthrew democratically elected President Salvador Allende. Newly released documents reveal that President Nixon’s White House supported the coup and the subsequent dictatorship of General Pinochet.

(Español) A medio siglo del “pinochetazo” en Chile, artistas chilenos redefinen la Resistencia
(Español) “En California, es un trabajo de memoria, pero también de seguir adelante, de no caer en nostalgia, y de unirnos a movimientos que cruzan las viejas fronteras, de país, nación, de identidad…”

(Español) Historia de un pueblo negro binacional del siglo 19, preservada en cánticos
(Español) Hay un cálculo de 145 mil dólares para las personas que fueron afectadas por la discriminación racial en la vivienda y otro monto para las personas discriminadas que vivieron en California desde 1933, para que puedan acceder a los documentos que sirvan como pruebas de que una persona fue esclavizada.

California Reparations. Also, Police Reform.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 PROGRAM # 9931 12:00 PM PT California Reparations. The Reparations Task Force has been holding a series of public meetings around California to help state officials examine systemic racism have harmed African Americans and how the state should compensate African Americans for the harms caused by slavery and racism, including the unjust […]

(Español) Línea Abierta cumple 28 años al aire, sus radioescuchas agradecen, opinan y sugieren
(Español) “… Entonces, cuando oigo mencionar libros, o cosas muy interesantes le digo a mis hijos: ‘pues vayan y busquen ese libro’… Gracias por tanta información que nos proveen a la comunidad, y solamente puedo decir esto: !Muchísimas gracias!”.

(Español) En su aniversario 28 Línea Abierta sigue siendo brújula del acontecer político latino
(Español) “Los políticos han utilizado eso para decir que el indocumentado está robando dinero de la gente que paga taxes… para que el votante salga a votar por esas agendas antinmigrantes, y dos, para quitarle la culpa a sus políticas”.

Students Challenge African American Studies Ban. Relief Package: A Lifeline for Pandemic-Hit Students. Anti-Hunger Campaign.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 PROGRAM # 9907 12:00 PM PT Students Challenge African American Studies Ban. After heavy pressure from Florida Gov. DeSantis, the College Board revised an official curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. Students in Florida threatened to sue the state and the Republican governor if the blocked course […]

Extra Edition: The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty. (A Program Repeat.)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 PROGRAM # 9904 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty. (Repeat.) 175 years ago today, the US and Mexico signed the agreement that formalized the end of two years of war and the annexation of half of Mexico’s territory by the US. In this program, aired during the 150th anniversary […]

The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty at 175.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 PROGRAM # 9905 12:00 PM PT The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty at 175. Pages of the original Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, a document that transformed the US Southwest and the world, arrive in Denver today and are on display to mark the 175th anniversary of its signing. The treaty officially ended the U.S.-Mexico […]