Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Have Their Say w/ Tony Diaz

Welcome to Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, founded in 1998. We are happy to bring you another remote installment of the Latino Literary Renaissance. At the top of the show, you heard the poetry of Griz Munoz, reading her from her new book, "Coatlicue Girl." She joins us for a full interview during the second half of our show, and you will enjoy more of her work throughout the pro...

Thank you for tuning into Latino Politics and News. I'm Tony Diaz. We are recording remotely for broadcast on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. This is the best way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Should it take 10 calls to find out who is in charge of graffiti on a bridge in your neighborhood? Should it be easy to find out which branch of government is responsible for that bridge? What if you run for mayor, and...

Thank you for tuning into Latino Politics and News. I'm Tony Diaz. We are recording remotely for broadcast on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Today, we talk to candidates campaigning in the upcoming primary election on July 14. Remember that date. Tell your friends. At the top of the show, we'll speak with Anna Eastman. She won the special election for Texas State Representative seat 148, just in time to...

Thank you for tuning into Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say. I'm Tony Diaz. This is a special feature. We are focusing on one segment from our April 21, 2020 show. Tony Diaz interviews Diana Martinez Alexander who is vying to become the first Latina elected to Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 3. She is in a run-off election scheduled for July 14, 2020. Find out if she supp...

Opening for the April 28, 2020 episode of Latino Politics And News.

Houston’s First Latino Mayor Part I Latino Politics And News with Tony Diaz will interview the first Latino Mayor of Houston, the 4th largest city in America, possibly even before she realizes she is the candidate of the people. We interviewed Houston City Councilman Robert Gallegos, Houston's lone Latino City Council representative. We also interviewed Domingo Garcia, LULAC National President, to...

Join us for our Super Tuesday Preview of Elections in Texas-from a Latino perspective. Host Tony Diaz interviews Natalia Cornelio Democratic candidate for Judge of the 351, and Sema Hernandez Democratic candidate for U.S. Texas Senate. Find out about issues profoundly facing the Latino community. This is a preview for our new upcoming show, "Latino Politics & News." Elections are Tuesday, March 3,...

Join us for our first presidential candidate interview with Tom Steyer. This is a preview of our new upcoming show “Latino Politics & News”. Join co-hosts Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Terrell Quillin and the Nuestra Palabra Crew as they talk about politics, art, and culture. Additional guests include: Playwright, Director, and Actor Frida Espinosa Müller with Cara Mia Theater talks about her pla...

Don Quixote returns! Playwright Octavio Solis brings Cervantes to life with his play QUIXOTE NUEVO! Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Terrell Quillin, and the Nuestra Palabra Crew chat with Octavio Solis, author of the book RETABLOS, who also wrote the play QUIXOTE NUEVO running at the Alley Theatre from Friday, January 17, 2019, to Sunday, February 9, 2020. https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/product...

#LatinosStickTogether Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to HFD Chief Samuel Peña to determine if the Librotraficantes will give him a vote of maximum confidence. They are joined by Gracie Saenz, and Esq, LULAC Council 60 President Al Castillo. & Charles Mazzini and Radames Ortiz from Hyperlinks Media want you to get bug online. They have a limited time offer to help n...

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If you worked at a Beverly Hills mansion and the neighborhood was on fire, would you stay or would you flee? This Special on Community Cultural Capital examines this question through the actual story of Latino workers abandoned during the Getty Fires in California. Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Terrell Quillin and the Nuestra Palabra Crew interview Los Angeles Times journalist Brittny Mejia who w...

Potent poetry! Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to poet Roberto Tejada, the first Latinx poet at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Tony Diaz shares the latest installment in his “Cultural Capital” series: Confidence-The Power of Writing, and the NP Crew talks social issues and art. Here is a link to the essay "Confidence-The Power of Writing": https...

Co-hosts: Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Terrell Quillin and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to poet Josue Gabriel Sotomayor about his new book "Luna Pop" and film makers Andre Benavides , and Micheal Witness Zapata, and photographer Ben Tecumseh DeSoto, the subject of the documentary "For Arts Sake". Tony Diaz shares the latest installment in his “Cultural Capital” series: The Ceramic Ceiling https...

Potent poetry! Co-hosts: Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Terrell Quillin and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to award-winning poet Joaquin Zihuatenajo who reads from his new collection “Arsonist”. Tony Diaz shares the latest installment in his “Cultural Capital” series: Allowed to Prosper But Not Rule Part II, and the NP Crew talks social issues and art. Here is a click to the essay: Allowed to Prosp...

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and Terrell Quillin-Q- the Nuestra Palabra Crew, talk about the fate of Talento Bilingue de Houston (TBH) with cellist & entrepreneur Rich Rodriguez from the TBH transition team and discuss other Latino Legacy Arts Groups with Chicano activist Daniel Bustamante, founder of Festival Chicano, which is celebrating its 40th year. Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra: ht...

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Stereotypes Are Killing Us. We discuss how Art, History, and Culture humanize us in light of the El Paso Terrorist attack and his racist manifesto. Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, co-host Terrell Quillin, and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Daniel Chacón, Chair, Department of Creative Writing at The University of Texas at El Paso; Houston Poet Laureate Leslie Contreras Schwartz, and Irene Sanchez,...

Demand Art for Hispanic Heritage Month #Art4HHM. Read more: https://www.tonydiaz.net/blog/demand-art-for-hispanic-heritage-month-art4hhm Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Amalia Ortiz about her new book "THE CANCIÓN CANNIBAL CABARET & OTHER SONGS", Patricia Coral about her poetry, and Natalia Treviño reads from her collection VIRGINX and gives un update on Macondo...

Guests: Patrick Stockwell Literary Programs Director for Gemini Ink & Poet Lupe Mendez Poets & Writers Houston Coordinator. Featuring music by Mex Step. And find out about the Free Tuition Movement. Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9CPLMM88TF5BS Bios: Patri...

Guests: Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to writer Liliam Rivera and poet Miriam Damaris Delgado. Both are Boricua, bilingual, and booming. During the “Soap box” the crew touches on politics, art, culture, and all the folks losing their minds over the skin color of a mermaid. Public service announcement: Mermaids are imaginary creatures. Lilliam Rivera is an award-wi...

Guests: Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Dr. Maggie Rivas Rodriguez founder of the Voces Oral History Project (formerly the U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project), & Adrian Villegas is the star and playwright of the one-man comedies "Six Mexicans Named Gonzalez" and "Barrio Daze" and Artistic Director of Austin, Texas’ Emmy-nominated sketch trou...

Guests: Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Dr. Gabriel Cortez. Typically, we don't archive our pledge drive shows On Demand. However, this particular program provided topics that no one else is sharing on FM Radio while weaving in our pledge pitches. And we made our goal. So, it's also a great reminder that we count on listener support to stay on the air to continue...

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to poet Jo Reyes-Boitel, Poet Lupe Mendez, Houston Poet Laureate Leslie Contreras Schwartz, Fox 26 Houston anchorman José Griñan. Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra. Donate today and we’ll list you among our summer muses on our website through Hispanic Heritage Month and we’ll give you a shout out on the air: www.paypal.com/cgi-bi...

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew provide a sneak preview of the XXI Anniversary Showcase of Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say featuring the Godfather of Chicano Literature Dagoberto Gilb and poet Lips Mendez. The show aired live Tuesday April 2, 2019, the night before the NPXXI showcase at the Museum of Fine Arts Brown Auditorium. Click her to donate to Nue...