Latino USA

12/29/2024

a Latino USA episode!

On May 3, 2017, a young woman was found dead on the campus of a prestigious university in Mexico City. Soon after the Mexico City Attorney General's office sent out a series of tweets—that would be picked up by the Mexican media—that characterized the 22-year-old as a dropout and alcoholic. The response online was immediate: many women saw these tweets and media reports as an attempt to discredit the woman as a victim and in response, thousands of women started to tweet with the hashtag or “if they kill me.” It was short for: “If they kill me, what will they say to blame me for my own death?”

Latin America has some of the highest rates of femicide in the world—and Latino USA dives into a case that demonstrates the deep challenges that remain for women in Mexico.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusakill

This episode originally aired in 2019.

12/27/2024

a Latino USA episode!

Filmed over six years, "The Silence of Others" reveals how survivors and their families have struggled to cope in the aftermath of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship under General Franco. The film, executive produced by Pedro Almodóvar, follows the victims as they organize a groundbreaking international lawsuit and fight a “pact of forgetting” around the crimes they suffered. Survivors of the dictatorship and human rights lawyers built a case in Argentina that Spanish courts refuse to hear. Maria L Hinojosa speaks about the film with its directors, Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusaspain

This episode originally aired in 2019.

12/26/2024

Working with Futuro Media, “Suave” Gonzalez was able to reclaim his voice and share his journey—from being a minor with a life sentence to becoming the first formerly incarcerated person to win a Pulitzer Prize.

That’s what Futuro Media does—we give people a chance to share the stories that impact our communities, to own our narratives, and to show the world what’s possible.

Your support ensures that stories like his continue to be told and that they reach those who need to hear them most.

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12/22/2024

a Latino USA podcast!

The Yakama Indian Reservation in Eastern Washington is home to 11,000 Native Americans and almost three times as many Latinos. Over recent decades, the reservation has attracted Mexican farmworkers and their families who made the valley their home. Despite shared Indigenous roots, living side by side hasn't been easy, and tensions between the two groups are high. On this collaboration with Northwest Public Radio, Latino USA dives into the dynamics of the reservation, exploring how two communities living side by side try to learn to get along.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusareservations

This episode originally aired in November 2015.

12/20/2024

a Latino USA episode!

Javier Zamora was nine yearsold when he made the journey from El Salvador to the U.S.-Mexico border. Last year, nearly 20 years later, he returned to the country where he was born, to apply for a visa that will allow him to continue to live in the U.S. In this award-winning episode from our vault, we follow Javier's return in his own words: through audio diaries, archival family tape, and interviews. "The Return" is an intimate portrait of what gets left behind when we immigrate and what we can gain when we return.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusareturn

This story originally aired in December of 2018.

12/16/2024

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12/15/2024

a Latino USA podcast!

Natasha S. Alford has always been three things: Black, Latina and an overachiever. Weeks after a historic presidential election, Maria L Hinojosa and Natasha —a political analyst, journalist, and media executive— sit down to talk about solidarity between Black and Latinx communities and Natasha’s latest achievement —her debut memoir American Negra.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusamerica

12/13/2024

Today Latino USA shares an episode of the In The Thick podcast 🎧

Maria L Hinojosa and Paola Ramos are joined by NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff for a deep dive into the devastating consequences of Donald Trump’s first term immigration policy. They discuss the upcoming film “Separated,” based on Soboroff’s 2020 book by the same name, Trump’s child separation policy, and explore what a return to one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history could look like.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/4fk0NFH

12/10/2024

Congratulations to Diego Luna for his Golden Globes nomination for his acting role in Hulu's 'La Máquina!' 🙌🏽

You can catch our Latino USA interview with him and co-star —and dear friend— Gael García Bernal now ↘️

Maria Hinojosa sits down with award-winning Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal to talk about their latest projects together—La Máquina, Hulu’s ...

12/10/2024

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As we close out 2024, we’re proud of the impactful journalism that Futuro Media has delivered—stories that amplify underrepresented voices and bring critical issues to light.

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12/08/2024

a new Latino USA podcast!

The “virtual wall” across the U.S.-Mexico border is made up of things like drones, sensors, cameras and… surveillance towers.

Both Democrats and Republicans have supported border technology through the years, but advocates and researchers argue that a virtual wall can be as controversial, and deadly, as a physical wall.

On this episode, producer Reynaldo Leaños Jr. travels to southern Arizona where one of the first major concentrations of surveillance towers on the southern border were built, and he looks at what these towers mean today, and for the future of those crossing, and living, there.

LISTEN ➡️ bit.ly/lusaeyes

12/06/2024

This week Latino USA brings you an episode of AVENGER, from Orbit Media.

Miriam Lewin, one of Argentina’s top journalists, was kidnapped at 19 for her activism and sent to a concentration camp. While thousands were executed, she survived and later fought as a journalist to bring her tormentors to justice.

"Avenger" is a podcast series produced by Orbit Media that tells the story of one woman’s triumphant battle against unbelievable odds to survive torture, claim justice for the crimes done against her and others like her, and change the future of her country.

LISTEN ➡️ apple.co/3OLyuFn

12/04/2024

Thank you! 🙌🏽

You all came together for the fourth year in a row to meet our goal and successfully filled our Futuro Media Giving Circle!

You heard our call to keep our promise of and you responded loudly.

Thank you for making it all possible! 🙏🏽

12/03/2024

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One phrase carries our promise: “No Te Vayas.” When mainstream media moves on, we stay.

Our communities are facing unprecedented challenges—mass deportations, misinformation, and attacks on independent media. We’re here to amplify your stories 📢

Your gift is DOUBLED—and keeps our critical reporting thriving. This Giving Tuesday, help us fight for truth, justice, and belonging 🤲🏼

Show your love and support. If you donate today, your name will be a part of our Futuro Media circle. Fill in the circle with your donation today!

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12/01/2024

a Latino USA episode!

Felipe Coronel, aka Immortal Technique, is a legendary underground hip-hop artist known for his skills on the mic and his raw, highly political lyrics. The Peruvian-American rapper became well-known for his first album in 2001, "Revolutionary Vol. 1" and particularly for his infamously brutal song "Dance With the Devil." Tech says growing up in Harlem during the 80's and 90's caused him to harbor a lot of rage—much of his music discusses colonialism, poverty, and corruption.

We sit down with Immortal Technique to get a deeper sense of what it was like growing up in Harlem and how his rage has played into his successful music career.

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusaimmortal

This episode originally aired in 2019.

11/29/2024

a Latino USA episode!

In 2001, Nickelodeon started airing "Taina," a show about a Latina teen who attends a performing arts high school in NYC and daydreams of being a star. While the show only lasted two seasons, "Taina" is seared into the memories of many who grew up watching it, because at the time it was rare to see an authentic portrayal of what it was like to be a Nuyorican teen in the early 2000s.

In this episode from our vault, Maria Hinojosa talks to the show’s award-winning creator Maria Perez-Brown, who is Nuyorican herself, about jumping into the world of children's television after being a tax lawyer, and the surprisingly long legacy of “Taina.”

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusataina

This episode originally aired in 2019.

11/27/2024

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11/26/2024

Over the years you've heard Maria L Hinojosa say "No Te Vayas" on Latino USA.

But now more than ever, this isn’t just a phrase—it’s a promise. As mass deportation threats grow, these words affirm that we belong.

For over 30 years, we’ve amplified the voices that matter, even as attacks on independent journalism and nonprofits rise. Our work keeps communities informed, prepared, and united 🙏

With your support, we’ll keep showing up—for our people, our stories, and our future. 💪

Join us. Together, we’re not going anywhere.

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P.S. We'd also like to thank the generous individuals who made our matching gift fund possible 🙌