Dr Ramona Houston speaking on Brown and Black Power, a sneak peek at next week's Webinar

03/17/20 • 27 min

Democrats Abroad Hispanic Caucus Podcast

Here's a preview of next week's webinar with Dr. Ramona Houston. Dr. Houston enjoys a multifaceted career as a scholar, social impact strategist, and speaker. American race relations, social responsibility, and higher education are the principal spheres of her work. An American historian, Ramona, specializes in 20th century American history, civil rights, and race relations, specifically it's African American and Mexican American dimensions. Through her publications/presentations, Ramona explores Black/Brown relations, promoting the importance of diverse groups working together to increase their capacity and effectiveness in advancing social change and social justice. If you like this podcast, be sure to register for Dr. Houston's upcoming webinar at https://www.democratsabroad.org/bc_webinar_ramona_houston and subscribe to our podcast Be sure to join Democrats Abroad at http://www.democratsabroad.org/join Twitter: @DemsAbroadHC #DemocratsAbroad #VoteFromAbroad Hispanic Caucus participants in this episode: Amerika Garcia Grewal (Fiji) Podcast intro/outro music provided by Carlos Colao (Spain).

Previous Episode

Expressing Post-Traumatic Emotions Through The Arts: A Conversation With Stoneman Douglas HS Student Andrea Peña

This week, the Democrats Abroad Hispanic Caucus spoke with Andrea Peña, a musician, volunteer, community activist, and an incredible 17-year-old student at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In catching up with Miss Peña, we learned about how she coped with the aftermath from the tragic February 14, 2018 mass shooting at her school; her involvement nowadays with an extraordinary non-profit organization (https://shinemsd.org/) which helps heal victims of traumatic events through use of the arts; why Camp Shine locations should be spread throughout the U.S.; why Hollywood and Broadway need to tone down visual depictions of gun violence; and the back-story to the amazing song “Shine” she co-wrote with her classmate Sawyer Garrity in response to that dark day in 2018. This young lady and millions of other outstanding youths make us optimistic for the future. They’re primed to register to vote for the first time and we have full confidence in our nation’s next generation of leaders doing the right thing when it comes to creating the positive political change we want to see in laws. If you ever needed a nudge to vote, listen to this episode and we’re sure you’ll agree that America needs more Andrea Peñas – not all heroes wear capes! Twitter: @DemsAbroadHC #MSDstrong #VoteFromAbroad Hispanic Caucus participants in this episode: Alison Maciejewski (Czech Republic) and Meagan López (France). Podcast intro/outro music provided by Carlos Colao (Spain).

Next Episode

DA Hispanic Caucus Interview With Leo Perez Minaya

Originally recorded on June 3, 2020, this was a thoughtful and eye opening bilingual interview with Leo Perez Minaya founder of the Dominican Republic branch of Democrats Abroad. Leo Perez Minaya: businessman, Stanford University graduate, engineer, developer, and entrepreneur, internationally recognized for his proven track record of successful world class tourism - real estate endeavors such as Cap Cana. He is the President of the Dominican-Israeli Chamber of Commerce and senior member of the US consulate Warden Program. He currently resides in Dominican Republic. Pérez Minaya is the founder and former Chair of Democrats Abroad Dominican Republic, as well as the former Regional Vice Chair for the Americas Region of Democrats Abroad.