Time for precision when we discuss the #LatinoVote & #Latino Demographic. There are 36 million Mexican Americans in the U.S. There are 2 million Cuban Americans. Yet there are 3 Mexican American & 3 Cuban American U.S. Senators. 

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, interviews Axios Justice and Race Reporter Russell Contreras examines why. This follows up Contreras' piece: The elusive political power of Mexican Americans.

Air Date: March 16, 2021

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The Latino Vote: Mexican American & Cuban American Senators

NP ALL LIT Gentefication Edition Featuring Antonio Lopez & Tony Diaz

Antonio Lopez Councilmember City of East Palo Alto Reading from his forthcoming poetry collection Gentefication.

And, Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante Reading from "Who Will Stand Up for El Barrio?"

Airdate: Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

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Sun 7am
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NP ALL LIT Gentefication Edition Featuring Antonio Lopez & Tony Diaz

Texas House Bill 1504 makes history by passing the Texas House of Representatives. This bill would allow Ethnic Studies courses to count towards high school graduation requirements. A bi-partisan rainbow coalition united to take this important step to deliver the American Dream through education. 

It is set to receive a hearing at the Texas Senate Friday, May 21, 2021, where Texas Senator Carol Alvarado carries the bill. Call your Texas State Senators to inspire them to support this bill. 

The bill was authored by Texas State Representative Christina Morales, Democrat, and co-sponsored by Texas State Representative Dan Huberty and Democratic State Representatives Alma Allen, Gene Wu, and Jarvis Johnson.

Co-sponsors include: Bowers, Button, Canales, Dominguez, Guerra, Hinojosa, Martinez, Meza, Morales Shaw, Muñoz, Jr., Perez, Rodriguez, Sherman, Sr., Thierry, some of whom speak during this press conference moderated by Tony Diaz joined by Mexican American Studies Scholars Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Dr. Christopher Carmona, Dr. Valerie Martinez, Dr. Lilliana Saldana, & Eliza Epstein. 

For more information, visit: www.TexasSizedHistory.com

Airdate: Tuesday, May 17, 2021.

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HB1504 Passes Texas House of Representatives!

Meet Danny Trejo "Machete" During His Virtual Book Talk with Steve Buscemi and Daniel Peña. Wed. July 14, 7 pm.
Click here: https://www.brazosbookstore.com/virtual-danny-trejo-trejo

Tony Diaz El Librotraficante, interviews Dany Trejo about his new book: "Trejo: My Life of Crime: Redemption, and Hollywood" featuring Danny reading from his book, music from his record label, including Houston's own Baby Bash, and Danny's potent point of view.

Air Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say On The Air. 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, Texas.

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Librotraficante Interviews Machete-Danny Trejo "Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood"

Ending a Book Desert  Announcing a New Latino Bookstore.

Cristina Balli, Director, The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, Texas joins Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, and GCAC Latino Bookstore Literary Curator to announce the opening of the GCAC Latino Bookstore & Giftshop Friday, Oct. 1, 6:30 pm. 1301 Guadalupe Avenue, San Antono, Texas. 

And Tony talks to Roberto Cintli Rodriguez​ about his new book "Writing Fifty Years mas o menos Among the Gringos" which he will launch nationally at the opening. It's published by Aztlan Libre Press​, established by Juan Tejeda​ Anisa Onofre​. #Unidos! 

Original airdate: Tuesday, September 21, 2021. 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston's Community Station.
LIvestream: www.kpft.org

The book store will be a destination stop showcasing Community Cultural Capital through books, visual art, music, dance, and more. 

You will be able to take home part of our gente's legacy when you visit during the week. 

The bookstore is also an official state to Texas visitors center and part of the West Side Cultural District. 

Our opening book bash features our literary Madrina Carmen Tafolla, our literary Padrino Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, and the national launch of Dr. Roberto Cintli Rodriguez's book: Writing 50 Years más o menos Amongst the Gringos published by Aztlan Libre Press. We are finalizing a visit from Max Baca, from the Tex Maniacs. We will carry his book: Crossing Borders: My Journey in Music. Admission is free.

Carmen Tafolla, the #GCAC #LatinoBookstore Madrina, reading from: 
The Last Butterfly/La última mariposa, 
Illustrated by Regina Moya

Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez,  with the national launch of his new book:
Writing Fifty Years mas o menos Among the Gringos

Tomas Ybarra-Frausto, the #GCAC #LatinoBookstore Padrino, reading from: 
Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage, Volume VII (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)  

Max Baca, will also perform a set 6p - 6:30 pm before he signs his book: 
Crossing Borders: My Journey in Music

The book party will now take place inside due to rain.  Come, invest in Community Cultural Captial, support the legacy of our Community's Art and Culture, and begin, or replenish your family library as we unite to end the book deserts that engulf our communities.

More info: https://guadalupeculturalarts.org/guadalupe-latino-bookstore/

GCAC Launches its #LatinoBookstore! San Antonio, Texas: The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center

Special Broadcast:  Is Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Against Mexican American History?

Dan Patrick recently held a press conference attacking job security for professors at Texas public universities. He also proposed going after professors who teach Critical Race Theory. 

This mumbo jumbo is vague for Kindergarten through 12th grade, where CRT is not taught. However, Patrick has crossed the border of higher education where the book "Critical Race Theory" can be part of a course, especially at higher levels. Worse, Patrick needs to clarify if he believes Mexican American History and African American HIstory count as CRT in his opinion. 

Is he attacking Mexican American History and African American History?

These are the topics that get swept up in rambling definitions of CRT. So Dan Patrick needs to reveal if he thinks Mexican American and African American History fall into his definition of CRT. 
https://www.tonydiaz.net/blog/does-gop-tx-lt-gov-dan-patrick-consider-mas-crt 

Host Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante is joined by activist and multi-media artist Liana Lopez who are both experts in defending Ethnic Studies. 

This takes place as the Librotraficatnes prepare to mark the tenth year anniversary of the Librotraficante Caravan which defied the banning of Mexican American Studies by officials in Arizona. 

This is a Latino Politics and News Multi-Platform Broadcast across social media. 

You can hear us on 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston's Community Station.
You can watch us at www.Fox26Houston.com

Thanks to 
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Liana Lopez, co-host and producer emeritus
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Writer and activist Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, hosts Latino Politics and News and the Nuestra Palabra Radio Show on 90.1 FM, KPFT, Houston’s Community Station. He is also a political analyst on “What’s Your Point?” on Fox 26 Houston.  He is the author of the forthcoming book: The Tip of the Pyramid: Cultivating Community Cultural Capital.

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Does GOP TX Lt. Gov Dan Patrick Oppose Mexican American Studies?

We are happy to bring you another remote installment of the Latino Literary Renaissance.

As always, we are going to thrill you with art from around the country and history in your own back yard. We are recording remotely for broadcast May 19, 2020, and we are bringing you voices from New Orleans and Houston's La Bonia barrio, also known as City Council H.

At the top of the show, you heard the poetry of poet, performance artist, and activist, Jose Torres Tama from New Orleans. We are happy to bring you the national debut of his Video Cortaditos, Poesia Picante.

He joins us for a full interview during the first half of our show, and you will enjoy more of his work throughout the program-broadcasting at 100,000 watts.

During the second half of the show, you will meet Laurie Flores. She is our new Nuestra Palabra Community Representative for Houston City Council H. She'll be talking about how art builds community.

As always, we will bring you art, culture, history, and the soundtrack to a revolution.

The Nuestra Palabra Radio Show is archived at the University of Houston Digital Archives. Our hard copy archives are kept at the Houston Public Library's Special Collections Hispanic Archives.

You can listen to Nuestra Palabnra on-demand by visiting at www.NuestraPalabra.org.

Also, our pledge drive begins next week. There are no regular shows about our art, culture, and politics on commercial television or radio. KPFT hosts a monopoly on community cultural capital. We answer to our community. Please budget a donation to KPFT, and make it support of Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say.

Recorded remotely for broadcast May 19, 2020.

Jose Torres-Tama's debut of Poetry Cortaditos.  Laurie Flores NP Community rep Houston District H.

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, interviews legendary musician Little Joe about his new book: "¡NO LLORE, CHINGÓN! An American Story: The Life of Little Joe", by Emma Gonzalez, and we will feature music from his new CD "Better Than Ever".

Little Joe shares insights about his family's migration into the U.S. during the Mexican Revolution, his youth as a migrant worker finding his way to music, the struggles of his family, and the evolution of his music as Tejanos explored their identity, and politics-hard core politics-Little Joe goes there.

Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say

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Leti Lopez, Rodrigo Bravo, who mixed the show remotely, Claudia Soler Alfonso, MD., Laurie Flores, Stefano Cavezza, and Al Castillo President of LULAC Council 60.

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Little Joe discuses "¡NO LLORE, CHINGÓN! An American Story: The Life of Little Joe”.

Find out more about the #TXEthnicStudiesBill 90.1 FM KPFT Houston Latino Politics And News. Tony Diaz interviews Texas Christina Morales - Representative TX District 145 who submitted the Texas Ethnic Studies Bill to make Mexican American and African American History Courses count towards high school graduation requirements.

Is The University of Texas at Austin #discriminating against #Latino Professors?  Latino Politics And News interviews legendary scholar Dr. Emilio Zamora about results from an equity report. Tues 2pm 90.1 FM KPFT Houston. Livestream: www.kpft.org  https://conta.cc/2KENVSd

Air date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021.

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Thanks to our crew:

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Laurie Flores
Al Castillo

Tune in every Tuesday from 2 pm to 3 pm for Latino Politics and News with Tony Diaz 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream www.KPFT.org.

That's followed by Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say at 6 pm to 7 pm CST. 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream www.KPFT.org.

Tony Diaz also appears on "What's Your Point?" on Fox 26 Houston, Sundays at 7 am.

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Texas Ethnic Studies Bill. & Is UT Austin Discriminating Against Latino Professors?

Tony Diaz interview Nory Angel, First Latina Exec. Dir of The American Leadership Forum. Find out more about this important organization and what the future holds under its new leader.

Both Tony Diaz and Nory Angel are Senior ALF Fellows.

Also, #TexasSizedHistory: hear Texas State Representative Christina Morales read her op-ed about the Ethnic Studies Bill she has submitted, and hear journalists Alfredo Corchado's op-ed on the plight of Migrant Workers as Essential Workers.

Air date: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.

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Gabriela Vasquez
Nathan Noble

Tune in every Tuesday from 2 pm to 3 pm for Latino Politics and News with Tony Diaz 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream www.KPFT.org. Your Community Radio Station. 

That's followed by Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say at 6 pm to 7 pm CST. 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream www.KPFT.org.

Tony Diaz also appears on "What's Your Point?" on Fox 26 Houston, Sundays at 7 am.

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Interview with Nory Angel, First Latina Exec. Dir of The American Leadership Forum

2021 Immigration Update: The Latin American Student Organization-LASO at LSC-HN, Lone Star College-North Harris, presents its 2021 Immigration Update, focusing on empowerment through Education.

Professor Tony Diaz talks to Abogada Carolina, Immigration attorney Carolina Ortuzar-Diaz and Lone Star College Board of Trustee Ernestine Pierce. They discuss how to overcome obstacles, the power of education, and the role of community. Abogada Carolina also provides an introduction to what we should be looking for regarding changes in immigration laws and policies under the Biden Administration. She focuses on the three ways a president can shape immigration: 1. executive orders 2. Regulations 3. Legislation. 
LASO Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Christ Trevino 
Sylvia San Pedro
Tony Diaz

LASO Immigration Update: Abogada Carolina & Ernestine Pierce

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, is a writer, activist, and professor who tells it like it is. He co-hosts the #NPRadio Show on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston. He's also a political analyst on "What's Your Point?" on Fox 26 Houston.

Jose Torres-Tama's debut of Poetry Cortaditos. Laurie Flores NP Community rep Houston District H.

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