EPISODE · Feb 26, 2025 · 28 MIN
Police Violence Against Latinos: The Shocking Data We Now Know
from Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture · host Laura Flanders
La Raza Database Research Project is bringing awareness to police violence against Latinos.This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!Description: You wouldn’t know it from the data, but Latinos are the second most likely demographic to be killed by law enforcement in the U.S, relative to their population. We only have these statistics now thanks to the work of La Raza Database Research Project, a group of volunteers in Southern California who are bringing awareness to systematic police violence against the Latino population. They estimate that almost 6,500 Latinos have been killed by police between 2000 and 2022 – but the data has been missing until this moment. In this unusual installment of our monthly “Meet the BIPOC Press” series, Laura and Senior Producer Jeremiah Cothren sit down with LF&F Social Justice Reporting Fellow, Roberto Camacho, who interviewed members of the Research Project to figure out why Latinos are so frequently misrepresented. Camacho also spoke with the mother and sister of César Antonio Rodriguez, a young man tragically killed by the Long Beach Police Dept in 2017 and misidentified in police records. Camacho is a Chicano multimedia journalist focusing on criminal justice reform, immigration and Chicano/Latino issues. He originally reported on this story for Palabra.Guests:• Ivette Xochiyotl Boyzo: Research Project Manager, La Raza Database• Roberto Camacho: Journalist; Social Justice Reporting Fellow, Laura Flanders & Friends• Jeremiah Cothren (Co-host): Senior Producer, Laura Flanders & Friends• Jesus M. Garcia: Research Project Statistician & Demographer, La Raza Database• Rosa Moreno: Mother of César Rodriguez• Priscilla Rodriguez: Sister of César Rodriguez Watch the episode cut airing on PBS stations across the country at our YouTube channelSubscribe to episode notes via PatreonMusic In the Middle: “Rhythm of Your Dream” by Nation Beat from their album Archaic Humans released on Rope a Dope Records, Listen & Learn more. And additional music included- "Steppin" and "All The Ways" by Podington Bear. Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:• Corporate Prison Reform Will Not Keep Us Safe: A Report from Los Angeles, Watch / Listen• Black Journalists on Police Violence: Reporting from the Ground Up: Watch / Listen •. Emergent Strategies for Abolition: Andrea J. Ritchie’s Toolkit for Activists: Watch / ListenRelated Articles and Resources:• Project Looks to Unfold True Count of Nations Killed by Police, by Keith Mizuguchi, July 2, 2024, KQED• La Raza Database Project Seeks a True Count of Latinos Killed by Police but Determingin identity Complicates Accurate Reporting, by Roberto Camacho, May 1, 2024, Palabra• San Diego community demands more from law enforcement than non-binding policies to increase police accountability, by Roberto Camacho, June 9, 2022, Prism Reports Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders-Executive Producer, Writer; Sabrina Artel-Supervising Producer; Jeremiah Cothren-Senior Producer; Veronica Delgado-Video Editor, Janet Hernandez-Communications Director; Jeannie Hopper-Audio Director, Podcast & Radio Producer, Audio Editor, Sound Design, Narrator; Sarah Miller-Development Director, Nat Needham-Editor, Graphic Design emeritus; David Neuman-Senior Video Editor, and Rory O’Conner-Senior Consulting Producer. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Blueky: https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel
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La Raza Database Research Project is bringing awareness to police violence against Latinos who are the second most likely demographic to be killed by law enforcement in the U.S, relative to their population. Short Description: You wouldn’t know it from the data, but Latinos are the second most likely demographic to be killed by law enforcement in the U.S, relative to their population. We only have these statistics now thanks to the work of La Raza Database Research Project, a group of volunteers in Southern California who are bringing awareness to systematic police violence against the Latino population. “. . . Racism and policing has almost always been viewed through a black and white binary, is very often viewed in very narrow terms. And in turn, the same goes for the Latino community. We are almost always viewed through the prism of immigration . . . We are seldom brought up in conversations involving policing and violence.” - Roberto Camacho “Under a Trump administration, I’m not sure that there will be truth, justice or transparency, and especially not for people that are seen as savages or subhuman. But it is time for the community to organize and demand community oversight.” - Ivette Xochiyotl Boyzo “There’s no federal mandate or state mandate to do this, so if it’s not there, they’re not going to do it . . . They were individuals, they were journalists that took this issue as their own and started the drudgery of identifying deaths through their newspaper articles or police reports.” - Jesus M. Garcia “[César Antonio Rodriguez] got profiled and that's what a lot of police officers tend to do, especially to the Hispanic and Black community . . . I know that if he would’ve been white, he would still be here.” - Priscilla Rodriguez Guests: • Ivette Xochiyotl Boyzo: Research Project Manager, La Raza Database • Roberto Camacho: Journalist; Social Justice Reporting Fellow, Laura Flanders & Friends • Jeremiah Cothren (Co-host): Senior Producer, Laura Flanders & Friends • Jesus M. Garcia: Research Project Statistician & Demographer, La Raza Database • Rosa Moreno: Mother of César Rodriguez • Priscilla Rodriguez: Sister of César Rodriguez Support for the podcast comes from our member supporters. Please join our member by making a one off donation, or make it monthly at https://LauraFlanders.org/donate
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