- The Latino Newsletter
- Posts
- Latinos and Arizona
Via Canva
Happy Friday afternoon! It has been a very busy week at The Latino Newsletter.
Before I talk about our latest podcast episode with the amazing Maritza Félix of Conecta Arizona, I need to take a minute and thank Jerónimo Saldaña for doing this during DNC week:
I don't think I can thank @JeronimoSaldana enough for volunteering this week for @LatNewsletter, saying "hold my beer" and then creating 16 captioned videos of Latina and Latino @DNC speakers.
Proof of concept done.
— Julio Ricardo Varela (@julito77)
1:04 PM • Aug 23, 2024
Jerónimo volunteered to do this.
Thank you, homie.
A few of the last videos from Thursday night are at the end of this post. The entire playlist is here. And yes, we have a disclaimer.
For all the videos we are posting this week featuring Latino and Latina voices at the DNC, we have access to the free livestream. This does not mean that we endorse at all the Democratic Party or its positions. We are independent journalists and sharing public information for our… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— The Latino Newsletter (@LatNewsletter)
4:57 PM • Aug 22, 2024
Okay, on to Episode 4 of The Latino Newsletter podcast.
Maritza dropped several mics to present an image of Arizona that rarely gets discussed in the national political dialogue. At one point, Maritza broke it down so well that it felt like a crash course in Latino voters and how best to reach them in this critical swing state for Democrats and Republicans.
Enjoy the show!
You can subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, or iHeart Radio. We are on YouTube as well.
We also post all episodes here.
What We’re Watching
To complete the DNC video work, Jerónimo clipped and captioned four Thursday DNC speeches featuring Latina and Latino speakers.
Eva Longoria (The “She Se Puede” Speech)
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego
Florida Rep. Alejandro Maxwell Frost
California Sen. Alex Padilla
As we mentioned, we did not capture videos of ALL Latina and Latino voices at the DNC, but we were able to feature 16 of them. We have received many comments about what some of the speakers said. That is all we want here: engagement, debate and discussion.
¡Jerónimo!
Happy weekend. Rest up.
Julio
Julio Ricardo Varela is the founder and interim publisher of The Latino Newsletter.
Do you believe in creating new journalism lanes for Latinos and Latinas? Do you believe that U.S. mainstream outlets will never understand our community? Consider donating to The Latino Newsletter. Any little bit helps to keep this newsletter free and accessible to all. ¡Gracias mil!
Reply