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Pulitzer Prize-winning independent non-profit media organization in Harlem: @LatinoUSA, @futurostudios, @fuhinvestigates, and @InTheThickShow.
Joined November 2009
2023 will mark 30 years of @LatinoUSA with @Maria_Hinojosa at the helm reporting, listening, and creating spaces on the airwaves for Latino voices. In preparation for this momentous anniversary, we are launching the Latino USA Legacy Fund! Help us here:
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Listen to the story of #JustinPearson of #TheTennesseeThree and how he led a cross-racial coalition in Memphis to save their drinking water. This was Ep. 1 of #TheSumOfUsPodcast created by @hmcghee @futurostudios @HigherGround.
Along the way, she meets folks setting aside their differences to build a better future for everyone. Heather's journey starts in Memphis, Tennessee, where Black and white neighbors unite to protect their water from a 49-mile oil pipeline.
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LOUD: THE HISTORY OF REGGAETON is the true story of the young people from Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico & beyond who beat the odds, refused to be quiet and created an irresistible musical culture that has kept the world dancing. LISTEN NOW:
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We are thrilled to announce that @NopalitaMami is joining Futuro Media as the new Executive Editor for @futurostudios. Welcome aboard!!!
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Did you know that @LatinoUSA's newsroom is 78% women of color? To support diversity in journalism, please donate:
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The siren that once warned indigenous people and other people of color to leave town before sundown still blares every day in Minden, NV. Listen to how Marty Meeden & others have worked together to #StopTheSiren on #TheSumOfUsPod hosted by Heather McGhee.
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"[Undocumented workers] become victimized because of the rhetoric and they are seen as a problem when in fact they are essential and they are feeding us." - @Maria_Hinojosa sharing her Canton, MS @LatinoUSA reporting with @AliciaMenendez @AliciaOnMSNBC.
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10 years ago @Maria_Hinojosa founded @futuromedia. We are grateful everyday for Maria's reportage and leadership. Thank you for your #PRESSential example, Maria. #ThankAJourno
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“Thank you for believing in the Futuro!” @Maria_Hinojosa founded Futuro Media nearly 10yrs ago. In this video she shares what she loved on @LatinoUSA @InTheThickShow & in the office in 2019.
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📣 @FuturoMedia announced today founding support for the Futuro Unidad Hinojosa Investigative (FUHi) from @BeHIPGive, a transnational network of grantmakers committed to strengthening Latino communities across the Americas. Read More:
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Happy 77th birthday to Linda Ronstadt! If you haven't already listened to @Maria_Hinojosa's @latinousa interview with Ms. Rondstadt today is the perfect day to do so!. Produced by @Hoo_Li_Ah.
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We’re so excited for @Maria_Hinojosa who will be on tomorrow’s @MorningEdition! Tune in to hear her discuss changes in race and identity over the past 40 years as the show celebrates its 40th anniversary. Don’t miss it!
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Latina-founded and women-led, Futuro Investigates is on a mission to create a new definition of investigative work, in the tradition of the best American journalism. This short survey will help us understand the community needs for this new initiative⬇️.
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.@Maria_Hinojosa's advice for fellow journalists is: "Trust your gut about what's a story. But then also be prepared to bring some heart into it.". Story by @vanromo.
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Happy birthday to @DoloresHuerta! On her 90th birthday, we share this insightful and candid conversation about gender and power that life-long civil rights activist Dolores Huerta had her daughter Juana Chávez. Thank you @spalizac @LatinoUSA @WNYC.
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A hearty congratulations to @Maria_Hinojosa @ItsJMartinelli @sylvesterd @MarloniousThunk @FernandaCamare @LatinoUSA @pulitzercenter for winning @opcofamerica's The Lowell Thomas Award for best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs for "The Moving Border"!
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NYC City Council legislation passed with 33 votes in favor, 14 votes against and 2 abstentions on Thursday will give immigrants with permanent residency or legal work authorization the ability to vote in municipal races. via @CityAndStateNY.
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Watch @Maria_Hinojosa’s special message and tell us why #TheFuturoMatters to you and support us =>
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So thrilling to see four of our podcasts make @TheAtlantic's "50 Best Podcasts of 2021"! Congrats to the mighty @futuromedia @futurostudios teams on their extraordinary work! .
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“I’m not running from the left. I’m running from the bottom.” - @AOC . Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks tonight at the #DemConvention. Listen to this personal interview from then-candidate @RepAOC with @Maria_Hinojosa @LatinoUSA. Produced by @miguelmacias.
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"No one apologized to the Braceros?"."No one. It was like nothing happened.". Listen to Mireya Loza speak w/ her uncle, fmr bracero, Juan Loza, on @LatinoUSA on the bracero program legacy, covered by @Maria_Hinojosa for decades. Produced by @DaisyJourno.
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“Mass incarceration and mass deportation is one in the same. When we have a white nationalist in the White House, the targets are going to be people with brown skin.” - @JamaalBowmanNY with on @InTheThickShow Listen here:
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.@OmarJimenez on how compliance, politeness, & longstanding working relationships between journalists and police didn't matter when MN police arrested him in middle of @CNN liveshot. Listen to his interview with @Maria_Hinojosa, produced by @antoniacere.
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Today we honored our family and loved ones who have passed. Feliz Día de los Muertos! #DiaDeLosMuertos
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For women of color in the United States, the outdoors is rarely associated with safety. The legacies of colonialism and slavery still haunt the present. Listen to how Evelynn Escobar-Thomas fights this fear and makes joyful space for others ⬇️.
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Thank you to @mendezberry @MonicaRamirezOH for spotlighting the work and leadership of @Maria_Hinojosa, @futuromedia, @latinorebels and other independent Latina and Latino journalists, organizations & projects in this powerful @nytopinion op-ed.
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Today, Mexico's former "top cop" Genaro García Luna stands convicted in a Brooklyn courthouse. Learn how we got to this point--and why it matters here and in Mexico--by listening to #USAvGarciaLuna by @Maria_Hinojosa & @penileyramirez of @fuhinvestigates.
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"'La Pulga' was the love letter to the Valley. To my childhood, and my grandmother, and my mother, and really the beauty of our multiculturalness here, our Mexican-Americaness. " - @Veronique956 on @LatinoUSA. Produced by @ReynaldoLeanos.
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Listen to @LatinoUSA's @Maria_Hinojosa speak with Dr. Anthony Fauci. They discuss his Brooklyn childhood, his work on AIDS and why it's been harder to create an AIDS vaccine, the reasons why COVID has hit Black and Brown people harder, and much more.
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We are grateful to our @LatinoUSA Senior Editors Sophia Paliza-Carre (@spalizac) and Luis Trelles (@cu_bata). Thank you for your tireless work despite the difficulties of this #COVIDー19 pandemic. You are #PRESSential. #ThankAJourno
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"Futuro Media and @LatinoUSA have provided such an affirming and safe space where I could build not only my skillset but my confidence in reporting on the issues that matter to me." —@Hoo_Li_Ah . We can't wait for others to tell our stories. Give now:
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If you listen to Futuro Media properties you know that our audio sounds amazing. Here are the wonderful engineers behind @LatinoUSA @InTheThickShow @latinorebels and the podcasts of @futurostudios! . Support our independent #NonProfitNews that sounds 💯:.
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Opinion | I’m Afro-Latino, but I can’t join both the black and Hispanic caucuses in Congress. That must change.
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A proud congratulations to the @fuhinvestigates reporting team:. @ItsJMartinelli .@WhosWorld .@Maria_Hinojosa .@penileyramirez .@mitrabonsai . for winning a 2022 @IRE_NICAR Award for "Death by Policy: Crisis in the Arizona Desert.".
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay Today we honor all women, including las mujeres poderosas y rebeldes, who despite machismo, continue to fight for a safer, equal and more inclusive society.
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The Reporter: @PabloReports for @latinorebels.
Reporter: “How many Black women do you have on staff and how are they informing your decision” on Biden’s SCOTUS nominee?. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: “I haven’t checked, we don’t have a racial quota in my office.”
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David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez entered prison at 17 and expected to leave prison in a coffin. SUAVE tells the story of what happens when your whole world is a prison cell, and you suddenly get a second chance at life. LISTEN to the trailer here: . Drops 2/9!
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"Suave" is the winner of the Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary Award at the 37th Annual @IDAorg Awards! #IDADocAwards! 👏🏽. Congrats to @Maria_Hinojosa @maggiefreleng @ItsJMartinelli @MarloniousThunk @audreyqq @StefLebaux @futurostudios @prx. And, of course, thank you, 'Suave.' 👏🏽
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"[Reading the unredacted Ayotzinapa report] is painful, but that pain wasn't created by the press telling the story." - @penileyramirez of #FuturoInvestigates speaking with @Maria_Hinojosa @julito77 on @InTheThickShow .
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We asked the Futuro Familia to share what made them proud in 2020. “I’m proud of our staff,” said @maria_hinojosa. “We do this with love. truth & facts & love.” Hear more from Maria and consider making a gift. Give by 12/31 = gift is TRIPLED!!! @NewsMatch.
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.@LatinoUSA's Managing Editor @miguelmacias on 2020: “I want to bring attention to the fact that we all (not just @LatinoUSA) shifted & adjusted to working remotely without missing a single beat. I feel personally proud of leading the team during this time, & maintaining morale.
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"My parents are more important than meat!". Now on @LatinoUSA with @Maria_Hinojosa, listen to how the children of Smithfield meatpacking workers organized for better #Covid19 protection for their parents. TY to @estherhonig Mary Anne Andrei & @FERNnews.
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We are so excited to announce that @ByFernandaS and .@penileyramirez have joined us at @futuromedia! And a big congratulations to @Maria_Hinojosa, @julito77, Yolanda Moore and @StacyLeMelle on their promotions!. Read More Here:
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"That, for Futuro, is where the innovation really is. It's less about fancy tools and new platforms, and more about telling the stories that are long overdue to be told." -- @HanaaTameez via @NiemanLab .
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Have you listened yet? @Maria_Hinojosa interviews @lesbrains Sandra Cisneros @Urrealism and @jeaninecummins. #AmericanDirt. Thank you for listening and for sharing. We appreciate so much all of our listeners and we're reading your comments.
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"@LatinoRebels reporter @PabloReports asked McConnell what his message was to voters of color who are concerned they would not be able to vote in the midterms if Congress failed to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. " by @evamckend via @CNN .
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A special brava to @JasGarsd and the team that created *La última copa/The Last Cup* for this recognition by @TheAtlantic! . To read more:
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Congratulations to #LaBrega for being named one of the 10 Best Podcasts of 2021 by the @nytimes! Well done @futurostudios @WNYCStudios @AlanaLlama and the amazing producers and engineers that made this possible!
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We’re so excited for @Maria_Hinojosa who will be on this morning’s @MorningEdition! Tune in to hear her discuss changes in race and identity over the past 40 years as the show celebrates its 40th anniversary. Don’t miss it!
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TONIGHT! @LatinoUSA's @Maria_Hinojosa traces her ancestry with @HenryLouisGates Jr. Actor @JohnLithgow does so as well! Check out this preview from @PBS: Finding Your Roots, The New World
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A hearty thank you to @TIME for naming @LatinoUSA one of their 50 Best Podcasts! Bravo @Maria_Hinojosa @miguelmacias @FernandaCamare @nfidel_ @spalizac @antoniacere @YoSoy_Amanda @JaniceLlamoca @julzeats @julito77 @JMOsound @AlissaEscarce et al! #NewsMatch.
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‘Suave’ – a podcast from Futuro Media and PRX – wins Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting
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"We've flirted with whiteness but it's never loved us back." - @julissaarce in her new book *You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation*. Listen to @Maria_Hinojosa & @julito77 interview Arce on @InTheThickShow!.
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Today we say goodbye to @miguelmacias, the extraordinary senior supervising editor of @LatinoUSA. Many tears were shed when he announced his departure - he is that beloved and admired at Futuro Media. We know he will do great things at @npratc. They are very luck to have him.
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Congratulations to @Maria_Hinojosa @maggiefreleng @ItsJMartinelli and of course David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez for @IDAorg Documentary Awards nom for Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary or Series! Listen here:
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"Maria's voice telling us our stories was transformative.". -- @PabloReports, Capitol Hill correspondent for @latinorebels. Will you become a founding supporter of the Latino USA Legacy Fund? Special acknowledgment for those who give before 6/30!.
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.@LatinoRebels Washington Correspondent @PabloReports, the journalist that posed this question, will be on @TheTakeaway tomorrow (Monday). Tune in!.
WEIGH IN: This week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, said "African Americans are voting in just as high percentages as Americans." . Tell us your reaction to his comment at 877-869-8253 ☎️📞📲 #VotingRights .
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As of 11/1/21, we have 95 new donors to Futuro Media. In order to qualify for Google News Initiative matching funds, we must have 100 new donors before 1/1/22. Would you help us & become one of our five newest donors supporting our independent journalism?
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"We think of coups as something that happens in quote-unquote 'banana republics'. and it happened here." - @AOC . Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's first in-person interview in 2021 is with @LatinoUSA's @Maria_Hinojosa. Listen now:.
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We're thrilled to announce that we EXCEEDED our 2019 year-end @NewsMatch fundraising goal of $20,000! Thank you so much to ALL of our supporters. we couldn't do this without you! Sign up for our monthly digest and stay in the loop.
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This has truly been a whirlwind week for @Maria_Hinojosa @futuromedia @futurostudios @prx and of course all of Team #SuavePodcast. It has meant so much to us to read your messages of congratulations and support. Thank you for being such a wonderful community!
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When you see three @futuromedia podcasts together as part of @ApplePodcasts #HispanicHeritageMonth curated list of podcasts. Congrats to @LatinoUSA @InTheThickShow and @latinorebels!
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MIAMI!. Have you started the acclaimed podcast *Loud: The History of Reggaeton*? . Now is the time: .
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📢 PODCAST NEWS 📢. @futuromedia Partners With @LemonadaMedia to Launch “USA v. García Luna,” an Investigative Podcast Series Exploring the War on Drugs and the Role Played by the DEA.
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Our founder @Maria_Hinojosa explains what goes into making a #DiaDeMuertos ofrenda, and the meaning behind the decorations @LatinoUSA @latinorebels @InTheThickShow @futuromedia
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Monthly Sustainer Blanca Hurley shared with us the @LatinoUSA episode that she has returned to again and again in 2020. During the tough times, she listens to Latino USA's interview w @jpbrammer, the writer behind ¡Hola Papi!. Listen to her explain why:
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📢 NEW PROJECT 📢. @fuhinvestigates presents "After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics," a @frontlinepbs documentary, with @TexasTribune. @Maria_Hinojosa examines the aftermath of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. Premieres Tue, 5/30.
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Host of Award-Winning Podcast ‘Anything for Selena’ Maria Garcia named as New Executive Editor for Futuro Studios via @TejanoNation.
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.@LatinoUSA Intern @Quiroz_Emilce: . “2020. has been a series of Zoom calls while watching my rights gradually disappear but despite that, I directed my first documentary, am one month shy of attaining my master’s degree, & I managed to land an internship at @LatinoUSA!”
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Happy 50th Birthday, Selena ✨.
Nearly three decades after her passing, Selena Quintanilla remains a Texas icon—a beloved, Grammy-winning artist who touched millions in life and continues to inspire people around the world.
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Here is @Maria_Hinojosa's @CBSSunday debut => Bodegas: The life blood of New York City neighborhoods
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The five-episode series is hosted by @Maria_Hinojosa and @penileyramirez. Episodes 1 and 2 will premiere on December 9th!. “USA v. García Luna” is produced by @fuhinvestigates and @LatinoUSA. Distributed by @LemonadaMedia.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE! Trusted journalism like ours has never mattered more. We cannot do this work alone. Take a moment to listen to @Maria_Hinojosa’s message and THANK YOU for your support! Give by MIDNIGHT and your gift is TRIPLED by #NewsMatch!
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It takes a mighty team to make great journalism. Brava and bravo to @Maria_Hinojosa @penileyramirez @ItsJMartinelli @WhosWorld @jessalvarenga Ben Kalin @StefLebaux @julzeats @raul_ph Nancy Trujillo, @Aromay @danygm87 @jdanielgoh & @BorderCenter @julito77 @LatinoUSA @futuromedia!
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Undocumented, Queer Artists Refuse “Good Immigrant” Narratives | @TheTinaVasquez via @BitchMedia
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We are so thrilled that @NYWomensFdn President and CEO Ana Oliveira came to visit us today! We appreciate their support so much, especially their funding of NYWF IGNITE! Fellows. Thank you! @Maria_Hinojosa @LatinoUSA @InTheThickShow @latinorebels
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Proud of our @julito77 - co-host of @InTheThickShow w @Maria_Hinojosa and Digital Director of @futuromedia at the IBA Boston 50th anniversary dinner this weekend! Great work @julito77 @dildaydoc!
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"Do you know anyone who you love who's ever made a mistake?" -@desmondmeade as he organized for voting rights for ex-felons. Listen to this powerful story of cross-racial solidarity in Ep. 3 of #TheSumofUsPod by @hmcghee @futurostudios @HGMedia @Spotify .
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ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT. #AfterUvalde airs at 10/9c on @PBS and @FRONTLINE YouTube. Streams at 7/6c at & in the PBS Video App.
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We are lucky and grateful you are here @juandr47 ✨ Thank you for bringing your talents and heart to your work at @futuromedia!.
Today, after 24 years of living in this country, I became a U.S. citizen.
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📢 BIG NEWS 📢. @futuromedia announced the premiere of its first investigative story, produced by the newly launched investigative unit @fuhinvestigates. "Death by Policy: Crisis in the Arizona Desert" premieres on @LatinoUSA this Friday, December 2!.
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The application process for our Community Podcast Lab Program based in #Boston is now open! .
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A hearty congratulations to team @futurostudios @futuromedia celebrating #LaBrega with team @WNYC @WNYCStudios!
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We at Futuro Media are so deeply proud of @Maria_Hinojosa and love that @PMJATweets honored her yesterday with the 2020 Leo C. Lee Award. Brava, Maria. Keep lighting the way!.
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Have a passion for telling Latinx stories? Apply for @LatinoUSA's New York Women’s Foundation Fellowship sponsored by @NYWomensFdn. Submit by January 12! 📝
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Forget about Kari Lake’s loss. Here’s the biggest sign of Arizona’s moderation. by @ByFernandaS via @PostOpinions.
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.@LatinoUSA Producer @JaniceLlamoca loved having the chance to work with @antoniacere on their deep dive “The Breakdown: The Legacy of ‘Dora The Explorer.’” Help us continue our journalism! Gifts matched by #NewsMatch until 12/31!
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We truly have the best fans and supporters in the world! Here are a few words from @Maria_Hinojosa to say thank you for supporting us during #GivingTuesdayNow and #GivingNewsDay.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is slated to speak tonight at the #DemocraticConvention. Listen to this classic @InTheThickShow interview with @AOC by @Maria_Hinojosa & @julito77 done right after her first primary win in 2018.
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Congratulations to our @LatinoUSA team! Former @LatinoUSA producer @sayrequevedo took home gold at the Third Coast/Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation Competition for "The Return" and @antoniacere was honored with the inaugural Cecilia Vaisman award!
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. @LatinoUSA is now partnering with @TheMoth to feature some of their best Latino Storytellers on our show. ”
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.@Maria_Hinojosa just won Hispanic Executive & Entrepreneur Award from @CrainsNewYork in the Visionary category! Congrats Maria!
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Having Justice Sonia Sotomayor on @LatinoUSA to discuss her life and writing career was a highlight for us. Donate to us today to help us keep putting a spotlight on Latino leaders! #GivingTuesday #GivingNewsDay #NewsMatch
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