Latino Icons's guest appearances

Latino Icons

The Brian Lehrer Show

Houston Matters

Jason Lee

David Eagleman

Jeff Goldblum

Chris Redd

Dan Crenshaw

Jericho Brown

George H.W. Bush

Hari Kondabolu

Peter Hotez

Robbie Tolan

Roman Mars

Cheech Marin

Lewis Black

Paula Poundstone

Robert E. Lee

OwlTail

In honor of Black History Month, we're covering the lesser discussed history of Afro-Latinos every Wednesday of February. When we think of Black heroes, people like Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, or Rosa Parks may come to mind. Seldom do we think of Afro-Latinos or even realize some of our Black icons have Latino roots. Vanessa K. Valdés, associate provost for Community Engagement at The City College of New York and author of Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (SUNY Press, 2017), discusses iconic Afro-Latinos and their contributions to political movements, art, and culture.

In honor of Black History Month, we're covering the lesser discussed history of Afro-Latinos every Wednesday of February. When we think of Black heroes, people like Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, or Rosa Parks may come to mind. Seldom do we think of Afro-Latinos or even realize some of our Black icons have Latino roots. Vanessa K. Valdés, associate provost for Community Engagement at The City College of New York and author of Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (SUNY Press, 2017), discusses iconic Afro-Latinos and their contributions to political movements, art, and culture.

Afro-Latino Icons


On Friday's Houston Matters: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he’s loosening COVID-19 restrictions for restaurants, retail, and office buildings in Texas. What does this mean for Houston?  Also this hour: Joshua Zinn talks with Kinder HSPVA students who are part of a national effort to including more diverse and anti-racist texts in school curriculum. Then, Michael Hagerty talks with reporter Elizabeth Trovall and educator Tony Diaz about icons of Houston’s Latino community. And we break... Read More

On Friday's Houston Matters: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he’s loosening COVID-19 restrictions for restaurants, retail, and office buildings in Texas. What does this mean for Houston?  Also this hour: Joshua Zinn talks with Kinder HSPVA students who are part of a national effort to including more diverse and anti-racist texts in school curriculum. Then, Michael Hagerty talks with reporter Elizabeth Trovall and educator Tony Diaz about icons of Houston’s Latino community. And we break... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/09/18/382179/fridays-houston-matters-governor-covid-19-update-diversify-our-narrative-latino-icons-sep-18-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read More</a>

Friday’s Houston Matters: Gov. Abbott Loosening COVID-19 Restrictions, And Honoring Houston’s Latino Icons (Sept. 18, 2020)