MRC Latino | June 30, 2021
  MICHELLE GALVÁN: As we know, June is the month in which we celebrate inclusion and diversity because all human beings deserve respect, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. And that is precisely what Carlos Anaya is going to talk to us about today in Vitamin for the Soul. Go ahead, Carlos. CARLOS ANAYA: Thank you. I´m Carlos Anaya, from Café Espiritual  (Spiritual…
MRC Latino | June 28, 2021
  ASTRID RIVERA: “Elles,” “todes,” “amiges,” “niñes.” Have you noticed that more and more people have been using this language?   ACTIVIST: Nosotres no estamos abiertos, o abiertes…   ASTRID RIVERA: For some it is confusing when speaking, but for others it is a correction containing a deeper meaning that establishes gender equality in terms of language. For example, in the word “niño,” you…
MRC Latino | June 25, 2021
CLAUDIA UCEDA, UNIVISION: The visit was announced after former President Donald Trump said he will visit the border next week with a group of Republicans. [...] NACHO LOZANO, TELEMUNDO: And this visit is going to happen days before former President Donald Trump also heads to the border. [...] JAVIER VEGA, TELEMUNDO: We also know, and it must be said, that (sic) President Trump will be there…
MRC Latino | June 23, 2021
DESPIERTA AMERICA  06/22/2021 ALAN TACHER: This morning, the Senate prepares to vote on the electoral bill. Democratic legislators come together in order to achieve its passage, arguing that they want to guarantee the right to vote for more people in elections to come. BUT, this does not persuade the Republican Party, which, as of this moment, seems willing to do whatever it takes to block this…
MRC Latino | June 21, 2021
  JOSE DIAZ-BALART: Racist attacks on Latinos are becoming commonplace. They humiliate them, they insult them, they threaten them. WOMAN YELLING: Shut up! Get away! CUEVAS: This other racial assault incident occurred at a supermarket in Colorado, in which a woman harasses and insults a Latino family for speaking Spanish. […] CRISTINA RIOFRIO: You are a racist. MAN: I know I am RIOFRIO:…
MRC Latino | June 15, 2021
  ANDREA LEON, UNIVISION: The cruise industry has been greenlit to conduct test cruises and subsequently return to operation along U.S. waters, after COVID’s harsh impact against that sector. However, the companies are between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are asking them to comply with a set of requirements. And on the other hand, Florida…
MRC Latino | June 11, 2021
  MARIA FERNANDA REYES:  When we walked in, I introduced myself and in fact, I showed my badge that said “Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative”. And we went in right behind the reporters, Kamala’s staff seated me right next to Univision’s people, and they came up to me and told me that they wanted me to ask a question. At that time, I made clear that in fact I am from the Stanford…
MRC Latino | June 10, 2021
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: I've said I'm going to go to the border. And, I... ILIA CALDERON, UNIVISION: When are you going to go to the border, Vice President?  VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: The Administration has asked... I'm not finished. I've said I'm going to the border.
MRC Latino | June 10, 2021
  PAULINA SODI: By the way- at Vice President Kamala Harris' most recent press conference, a woman passed herself off as a Univision reporter in order to ask (Harris) a question, and also flatter her. Jésica Zermeño was there, and tells us what happened.  JÉSICA ZERMEÑO: Thank you, Paulina. It seems that what happened was clearly a mix-up. María Fernanda Reyes is part of the Latino…
MRC Latino | June 9, 2021
  NICOLE SUAREZ: Just before flying to Mexico from Guatemala, Vice President (Kamala Harris) spoke with NBC News anchor Lester Holt about this issue in an exclusive interview. On several occasions, he asked her why she had not visited the border and this is what she answered: KAMALA HARRIS: I care about this and I care about what’s happening at the border. I’m in Guatemala, because my focus…