Loss, Love And Resilience Across Latinidad

Alt.Latino

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4.5 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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We're taking a step back to do a survey of what's happening across the community. We'll introduce you to an artist that maybe you don't know, hang out with some Cuban drummers, meet high school teachers on the hunt for vaccines, and give a sneak peek of next week's show.

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0:59.5	From NPR, M this is Alt Latino.
1:00.9	I'm Felix Contreras.
1:04.6	It's time for another Alt Latino news magazine show.
1:08.9	This week we have four stories that will introduce you to an artist that maybe you didn't know about.
1:09.9	It'll also give you insight into the Cuban diaspora here in Washington, D.C.,
1:14.6	and we'll give you a preview of next week's Alt-Latino podcast
1:17.5	in which we explore the African heritage of the Central American country of Honduras.
1:22.6	But we start with a news report about the vaccine rollout here in the U.S.
1:27.4	and how it has impacted
1:28.9	one heavily Latino populated community here in suburban Washington, D.C. Just this week,
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