Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Have Their Say

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,...

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...

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Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate Edward Vidaurre and two young poets making their radio debut: Luna Cuevas reads her poem “Flor de Esperanza” and Bella Vidaurre reads her poem “Moving On”; and Social Media sensation Antonio Arellano talks about the grand opening of Jolt in Houston, Texas. The crew also previews upcoming highlights for...

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to poet Roberto Carlos Garcia about his new collection and his Latinx Lit activism, & Luis Gavito discusses the traditions of Day of the Dead, & we take a look at the 2018 midterm elections: #LatinoVote Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9CPLMM88TF5BS NP Radio a...

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Dr. Jesus Jesse Esparza and Michelle Tovar Garcia about the exhibit and lecture: Latino Holocaust Liberators of World War II at the Houston Holocaust Museum, & Ivelisse Rodríguez discusses her new book "Love War Stories." Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9C...

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Richard Rodriguez Jr; Ashley Clemmer from Rothko Chapel, and Azul Barrientos. Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9CPLMM88TF5BS NP Radio airs live Tuesdays 6pm-7pm cst 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, TX. Livestream www. KPFT.org. More podcasts at www. NuestraPalabra.org...

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Pulitzer-prize winning author Jose Antonio Vargas about his book: Dear America, Notes of An Undocumented Citizen. The crew discusses the NALAC Report which quantifies the inequity of Arts Funding for the Latinx community. Chilakill Entertainment joins us in the studio to talk about their upcoming play in Spanish. Click her to donat...

Murals, Films, and Flamenco, & #HouLatinxArt Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, and the NP Crew interview Julietta Parra Ducote, Director of The Flamenco Poet Society, and Muralist and Arts Organizer Angel Quesada. The NP Crew: Producers: Leti Lopez, & Marlen Treviño. Board Operators: Alex Sorto, and Joe Anthony Trevino. NP Radio airs live Tuesdays 6pm-7pm cst 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, TX. Livestream www....

Tony Diaz-El Librotraficante and the NP Crew talk to emerging YA novelist, Darlene P. Campos and Austin Playwright, Raul Garza. And they break down the #BoycottElTiempo mess that Jeff Sessions left behind after his visit to Houston. 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 shou...

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk cultural capital with Wei-Huan Chen, theater critic for the Houston Chronicle, who wrote a potent piece titled: "Houston theater diversity, not always so diverse". Jovan Abernathy tells us how she is bringing business into art and health into communities through Houston Tourism Gym. Here is a link to the article: "Houston theater dive...

Guests Journalist Jorge Ramos; Poet Edyka Chilomé, and a discussion about Macondo. Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Univision Anchorman and author Jorge Ramos about his new book “The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era”. Poet Edyka Chilomé flows from the book “She Speaks Poetry”, and Edyka and Tony talk about their recent experiences at Macondo, the w...

Brave New Voices in Houston! & Mexican Origin Foods, Foodways & Social Movements. Great poetry and powerful research about our community. Guests: Tony Diaz, El LIbrotraficante interviews, In-studio- Cristy Johnston Limón, Tish Jones, and Brandon Santiago Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival taking place in Houston. http://bnv18.youthspeaks.org/ And Dr. Devon Peña discussing his boo...

Latinx Poet Laureate of Philadelphia. Witness the Isthmus. Books for Unaccompanied Minors. Guests: Raquel Salas Rivera is poet Laureate of Philadelphia, and Geographer and storyteller Jessica Ofelia Alvarenga created the powerful exhibit Witness the Isthmus. Find out about a book drive for unaccompanied minors trapped in the immigration system. Bios Jessica Ofelia Alvarenga is a visual geographer...