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@LatinoUSA
with
@Maria_Hinojosa
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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.
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.
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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.
"[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
.
“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.
📣
@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.
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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
.
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!
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⬇️
.
@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
.
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
.
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
"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
.
“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:
.
@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
.
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 ⬇️
"'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
.
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.
"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.
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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.
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.”
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!
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
.
@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..
"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
"
@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
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!
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.
"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!
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
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?
"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:
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.
📢 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.
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:
.
@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
!”
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.
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
!
📢 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!
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!
Have a passion for telling Latinx stories? Apply for
@LatinoUSA
's New York Women’s Foundation Fellowship sponsored by
@NYWomensFdn
. Submit by January 12! 📝
.
@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!
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!