Tamarindo

Today's guest is Lucy Flores, a fierce advocate for our community and the co-founder of both Luz Media and the Latino Media Consortium.Lucy’s story is inspiring. She is one of 13 children who was raised primarily by a single parent, her dad, who worked multiple jobs to sustain the family. As a teen, she spent time in juvenile detention, but she overcame these challenges to become one of Nevada’s first-ever Latinas elected to the State assembly. Her commitment to justice was shaped by those early experiences and has never wavered.  It is what continues to guide her work today ensuring that our stories are told, by us and for us. We talk to Lucy about why we need more Latino-led newsrooms, now more than ever, and how her work with the Latino Media Consortium aims to do something about.Resources Mentioned on this pod:The Latino Media Consortium: https://wearelatinomedia.org/Snap Judgment Episode: Jorge, Gina y Dante: https://snapjudgment.org/episode/jorge-gina-y-dante-snap-classic/Happiness Lab Episode: How Smar