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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Leti Lopez
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Nathan Noble

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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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The Latino Vote: Mexican American & Cuban American Senators

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.

Before tonight's final exam on Lalo Alcaraz Studies, conducted by Tony Diaz, you should review previous work starting with our interview with Lalo Alcaraz just as a little film named "Coco" was about to take off:

https://soundcloud.com/tony-diaz-727211483/lalo-alcaraz-discusses-coco-the-pixar-film-he-helped-save

Compare contrast the two. Extra credit if you buy a 2021 #LaloAlcaraz Calendar. 

And Don't. Catch. COVID19. Tony Diaz interviews Porfirio Villarreal from the Houston Health Department. He tells us to: #MASKUP #WashYourHands #stayhome #todosjuntosmejor

Airdate: Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.

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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.

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 today. Visit www.kpft.org.

Thanks to our crew:
Roxana Guzman
Leti Lopez
Rodrigo Bravo, who mixes ours shows
Laurie Flores
Al Castillo

Tony Diaz

Sun 7am
"What's Your Point" Fox 26 Houston

Tues 2pm
Latino Politics And News
90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream: www.kpft.org.

Tues 6pm
NP Lit Radio
90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream: www.kpft.org.

Catching Up With Chicano Artist Lalo Alcaraz. & COVID-19 Safety. Wear. Your. Mask.

Hanging on to El Barrio:  A Special Edition of "Que Onda" Magazine and the Nuestra Palabra Radio Show with words by Tony Diaz. 

Tony Diaz interviews Que Onda Publisher Gabriel Esparza about "Que Onda" Magazine's commitment to the community. They discuss how to empower community cultural capital in Segundo Barrio and throughout all of Houston. 

Diaz also interviews Baldemar Rodriguez, Manager of Community Partnerships, about the updating of the "Christmas Carol" for this Holiday Season and a Food Drive co-sponsored by the Alley Theatre and the Zocalo Advisory Committee. 

Airdate: Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
Publication date: Thursday, December 17, 2020

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Thanks to our crew:

Roxana Guzman, Communications Director
Leti Lopez
Rodrigo Bravo, who mixes our radio shows
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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Hanging on To El Barrio by Tony Diaz for Que Onda Magazine.

Nuestra Palabra Alum Liana Lopez produced and hosted this one-hour special honoring the legacy of Chicana Icon Maria Jimenez who recently succumbed to cancer. Thanks to Anna Nuñez who provided audio interviews. Maria paved the way, inspired, and trained an entire generation of activists and artists. Her impact on our community and the world is profound. This is our tribute to her.

Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say

Airdate: Tues Dec. 22, 2020, 6 pm, CST 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, TX
Livestream: www.kpft.org

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More podcasts at www.NuestraPalabra.org.

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.

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 today. Visit www.kpft.org.

Thanks to our crew:
Roxana Guzman
Leti Lopez
Rodrigo Bravo, who mixes ours shows
Laurie Flores
Al Castillo

Tony Diaz

Sun 7am
"What's Your Point" Fox 26 Houston

Tues 2pm
Latino Politics And News
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Tues 6pm
NP Lit Radio
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Honoring The Life of Chicana Icon Maria Jimenez

CA is Electing Poets to City Council: Meet Antonio Lopez, Newly Elected Poetician

Tony Diaz El Librotraficante interviews Antonio López whose debut poetry collection, Gentefication, was selected by Gregory Pardlo as the winner of the 2019 Levis Prize in Poetry, and will be published through Four Way Books in September 2021.

Born and raised in East Palo Alto, CA, he has received scholarships to attend the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley, Tin House, the Vermont Studio Center, and Bread Loaf. He is a proud member of the Macondo Writers Workshop and a CantoMundo Fellow. His nonfiction has been featured or is forthcoming in PEN/America, Jacket2, and Insider Higher Education, and his poetry in The New Republic, Tin House, and elsewhere. He holds degrees from Duke University, Rutgers-Newark, and the University of Oxford.

He is pursuing a PhD in Modern Thought and Literature at Stanford University. Antonio is currently fighting gentrification in his hometown as the newest and youngest councilmember for the City of East Palo Alto. 

Latino Politics And News
Airdate: Tues Dec. 22, 2020, 2 pm, CST 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, Livestream: www.kpft.org

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Roxana Guzman, Communications Director
Leti Lopez
Rodrigo Bravo, who mixes our radio shows
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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CA is Electing Poets to City Council: Meet Antonio Lopez, Newly Elected Poetician

Join Tony Diaz for this one-hour special on the Tejano Center for Community Concerns which is a living example of Community Cultural Capital in action.

He Interviews Dr. Adriana Tamez President and CEO of The Tejano Center for Community Concerns, and Rich Rodriguez, MBA, Head of Housing. More info: www.tejanocenter.org.

Air date: Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

We answer only to our community. Please budget a donation to KPFT, and make it support of Latino Politics and News today. Visit www.kpft.org.

Thanks to our crew:

Roxana Guzman, Communications Director
Leti Lopez
Rodrigo Bravo, who mixes our radio shows
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.

www.NuestraPalabra.org
www.Librotraficante.com
Livestream: www.KPFT.org.

The Tejano Center For Community Concerns: Community Cultural Capital In Action

NP ALL LIT X: Poetry, Prose, and Music Beginning to End

Enjoy Poetry, Prose, and Music from beginning to end, featuring the genius of Antonio Lopez, Tony Diaz, Angie Trudel, Natasha Carrizosa, Maria Hinojosa, Roberto Lovato, Emmy Perez.

Air date: Tuesday, Jan 19, 2021.

NP Radio airs live Tuesdays 6pm-7pm cst 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, TX. Livestream www.KPFT.org.

More podcasts at www.NuestraPalabra.org.

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.

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 today. Visit www.kpft.org.

Thanks to our crew:
Roxana Guzman
Leti Lopez
Rodrigo Bravo, who mixes ours shows
Laurie Flores
Al Castillo

Tony Diaz

Sun 7am
"What's Your Point" Fox 26 Houston

Tues 2pm
Latino Politics And News
90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream: www.kpft.org.

Tues 6pm
NP Lit Radio
90.1 FM KPFT, Houston. Livestream: www.kpft.org.

NP ALL LIT X: Poetry, Prose, and Music Beginning to End

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.

We answer only to our community. Please budget a donation to KPFT, and make it support of Latino Politics and News today. Visit www.kpft.org.

Thanks to our crew:

Roxana Guzman, Communications Director
Leti Lopez
Rodrigo Bravo, who mixes our radio shows
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.

www.NuestraPalabra.org
www.Librotraficante.com
Livestream: www.KPFT.org.

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.

We answer only to our community. Please budget a donation to KPFT, and make it in support of Latino Politics and News today. Visit www.kpft.org.

Thanks to our crew:

Roxana Guzman, Communications Director
Leti Lopez
Rodrigo Bravo, who mixes our radio shows
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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www.Librotraficante.com
Livestream: www.KPFT.org.

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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