Rays Latino Talk Podcast

Host Ray Collazo is joined by Viviana Lopez Green, senior director for UnidosUS’ Racial Equity Initiative, to discuss UnidosUS’s report "Elevating Latino Experiences and Voices in News about Racial Equity: Findings and Recommendations for More Complete Coverage.” This UnidosUS collaboration with Berkely Media Studies Group outlines how media consistently underrepresents Latino voice in racial equity news coverage. Lopez Green reveals report findings and recommendations on how media can improve news coverage to elevate the impact and perspective of racial equity issues on the Latino community. Collazo and Lopez Green discuss UnidosUS’ work to center Afro-Latino/Afro-Latinx experience in their policy advocacy. Lopez Green also shares what makes her hometown of Cartagena, Colombia so special. This episode is dedicated to the Bomba Live! community’s Colombian family. Subscribe to Bomba Live! on YouTube and find the report and resources at unidosus.org.