"Latinos, Race and Empire": Juan González Challenges the Cooptation of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We continue our Democracy Now! special broadcast with Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez, who recently gave three farewell" speeches in his hometown of New York before he moved to Chicago. Gonzalez is an award-winning journalist and investigative reporter who spent 29 years as a columnist for the New York Daily News. He is a two-time winner of the George Polk Award and author of many books, including the classic Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America," which has just been reissued and published in Spanish. In December at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, he gave an address on Latinos, Race and Empire." Before his CUNY talk, New York City Councilmember Alexa Aviles presented Gonzalez a proclamation recognizing his remarkable achievements. (Watch in full here.)