Writer and educator Dr. Oriel MarĂa Siu joins us today to chat about her new book titled, “Christopher the Ogre Cologre, It’s Over!“. This book is the second part of a series written by the Central American author that is aimed to help tell the truth of colonization and imperialism in the Americas as well […]
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Latina Latino Latinx News: La Importancia De Estar Vacunado II EN ESPAĂ‘OL
En esta entrevista, grabada a fines de julio, hablamos con Diana Otero, Directora de Proyectos Especiales de la Latino Community Foundation. Una fundaciĂłn enfocada en el crecimiento de la comunidad Latina. Este episodio es la segunda instalaciĂłn de un serie de tres partes, cuyo objetivo es abordar la importancia de estar vacunado en contra del […]
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Latina Latino Latinx News: La Importancia De Estar Vacunado EN ESPAĂ‘OL
En este primer instalaciĂłn de un serie de tres episodios hablamos con el Doctor Raul Gutierrez de San Francisco General sobre la importancia de estar vacunado en contra COVID.
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Jack Hirschman ¡Presente!
12/13/1933 – 08/22/2021 Querido Jack, I write you these words From El Salvador The land of poet Roque Dalton You know, you remember Acta, your favorite poem of his. In the name of those who wash other people’s clothes (and cleanse from their whiteness other people’s filth). In the name of those who care for […]
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Taking care in the Tenderloin
Roving teams of volunteers deployed from the Glide vaccination site administer COVID-19 vaccines provided by the Department of Health to individuals in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district on Aug. 19, 2021. Equipped with a cart of Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer vaccines, the teams attempt to vaccinate hard to reach populations including many of the homeless […]
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King of the Streets
The San Francisco Lowrider Council celebrates the 40th anniversary of “King of the Streets” Lowrider car show at Cow Palace in Daly City, CA on Aug. 14, 2021.
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Hit the road, Sam!
After 20 cruel and unnecessary years, Uncle Sam rapidly packed his weapons and his dollars in Afghanistan and —once again— abandoned those he had promised to enlighten with a system that Sam cannot even defend or guarantee at home. The “Saviors” rapidly gathered their not-so-holly wraps, which were also rapidly replaced by the tunics, flags […]
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Cafecito con el Doctor: Everything you need to know about the COVID Delta Variant
Editor’s Note: This Q&A was adapted from Calle 24’s Aug. 16 episode of Cafecito con El Doctor, where Dr. Carina Márquez and Dr. Joe Derisi discuss the delta variant, vaccine safety, and the current state of Covid-19. Due to space, this interview has been condensed. To listen to this conversation in its entirety, visit Calle […]
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The Women of El Tecolote: Ana Montes
Editor’s note: This Q&A with former El Tecolote contributor and current Accion Latina board member of Accion Latina, Ana Montes, was adapted from a July episode of Radio Teco series, “The Women of El Tecolote.” Due to space, this interview has been condensed. To listen to the podcast episode in its entirety, visit eltecolote.org/content/en/radio-teco, or […]
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Mission District business owners share their hardships during the pandemic
It’s been nearly 18 months since San Francisco first announced its shelter-in-place orders to stop the spread of COVID-19. And despite the state opening up again this past June, local businesses are still hurting. On Aug. 12, Assemblymember David Chiu visited the outside backyard patio at Silverstone Cafe, located in the heart of the Mission […]