Why we need more Latine-led News Rooms with Lucy Flores

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🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Today's guest is Lucy Flores, a fierce advocate for our community and the co-founder of both Luz Media and the Latino Media Consortium. Lucy’s story is inspiring. She is one of 13 children who was raised primarily by a single parent, her dad, who worked multiple jobs to sustain the family. As a teen, she spent time in juvenile detention, but she overcame these challenges to become one of Nevada’s first-ever Latinas elected to the State assembly. Her commitment to justice was shaped by those early experiences and has never wavered. It is what continues to guide her work today ensuring that our stories are told, by us and for us. We talk to Lucy about why we need more Latino-led newsrooms, now more than ever, and how her work with the Latino Media Consortium aims to do something about. Resources Mentioned on this pod: Latino Media Consortium: Today's guest is Lucy Flores, a fierce advocate for our community and the co-founder of both Luz Media and the Latino Media Consortium. Lucy’s story is inspiring. She is one of 13 children who was raised primarily by a single parent, her dad, who worked multiple jobs to sustain the family. As a teen, she spent time in juvenile detention, but she overcame these challenges to become one of Nevada’s first-ever Latinas elected to the State assembly. Her commitment to justice was shaped by those early experiences and has never wavered. It is what continues to guide her work today ensuring that our stories are told, by us and for us. We talk to Lucy about why we need more Latino-led newsrooms, now more than ever, and how her work with the Latino Media Consortium aims to do something about. Resources Mentioned on this pod: Snap Judgment Episode: Jorge, Gina y Dante: https://snapjudgment.org/episode/jorge-gina-y-dante-snap-classic/ Happiness Lab Episode: How Smart Phones Changed Childhood:https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos/how-smartphones-changed-childhood-and-what-to-do-about-it Donate to CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/get-involved/donate-support/give-today/ Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We’re here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. SUPPORT OUR SHOW Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TamarindoPodcast-143 Snap Judgment Episode: Jorge, Gina y Dante: https://snapjudgment.org/episode/jorge-gina-y-dante-snap-classic/ Happiness Lab Episode: How Smart Phones Changed Childhood:https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos/how-smartphones-changed-childhood-and-what-to-do-about-it Donate to CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/get-involved/donate-support/give-today/ Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We’re here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. SUPPORT OUR SHOW Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TamarindoPodcast-143

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0:00.0	Before we start the show, we want to take a moment to share that we are devastated by the
0:12.4	ongoing assault that this administration has unleashed on our communities.
0:16.0	As I'm recording this intro on Sunday, June 8th. I can hear sirens and helicopters outside my window
0:21.7	as protesters continue to hold their ground. Like many of you, we are moved by the solidarity and
0:27.6	dedication of the protesters and all who are standing up against Trump and his cronies. We recorded
0:32.8	this conversation right before the uprising here in Los Angeles, and we are doing our best to take
0:37.4	care of
0:37.7	ourselves as we witness all the injustice around us and hope that you are also taking care of
0:42.2	yourself. Put the phone away when it feels like too much. And if you can, donate to immigrant
0:47.5	rights organizations like Chirla. We'll include our link right here on the notes of this episode.
0:52.9	Today's guest is Lucy Flores, a fierce advocate for our community and the co-founder of both
0:58.2	Luce Media and the Latino Media Consortium.
1:01.0	Lucy's story is inspiring.
1:02.9	She is one of 13 children who was raised primarily by a single parent, her dad, who worked
1:08.1	multiple jobs to sustain the family.
1:10.5	As a teen, she spent time in juvenile detention,
1:13.7	but she overcame those challenges to become one of Nevada's first ever Latinas elected to the
1:19.0	State Assembly. Her commitment to justice was shaped by those early experiences, and it has never
1:24.5	wavered. It is what continues to guide her work today
1:27.6	ensuring that our stories are told by us for us.
1:31.6	We talked to Lucy about why we need more Latino-led newsrooms now more than ever
1:36.7	and how her work with the Latino Media Consortium aims to do something about it.
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