After Republicans increased their share of the Hispanic vote in 2020, Congressional Democrats are clamoring to use the force of government to prevent Latinos from hearing conservative ideas.
Multiple members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), including Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), the chair of its political arm, want the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block the sale of a Miami Spanish-language radio station to a company they believe will move its programming from a left-wing to a right-wing slant. More…
Last week, the
Miami Heraldreported that hosts on Spanish AM radio stations including La Poderosa (670 AM) and Actualidad Radio (1040 AM) were spreading unconfirmed or debunked theories about the attack on the Capitol, saying that antifa a loose coalition of anti-fascist protesters was behind the failed insurrection. Actualidad host Agustín Acosta echoed a story about an antifa member spotted inside the Capitol a full day after it was disproven, according to the
Herald.
Since then, Spanish-language radio has also blamed the Capitol riot on members of the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as Castro supporters and other groups that had nothing to do with the attack, without evidence, according to
POLITICO
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State Sen. Manny Díaz accused of inappropriate behavior as Hialeah-Miami Lakes teacher Colleen Wright and Ana Ceballos, The Miami Herald
Jan. 14 Prominent Miami state Sen. Manny Díaz Jr. is facing allegations of inappropriate behavior with former students accusations he denies and is threatening legal action against following social media posts and a broadcast by his accuser on Miami Spanish-language radio.
JennyLee Molina, a 2000 graduate of Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High when Díaz was a teacher there, accused Díaz of making inappropriate comments about drugs and clubbing to students, as well as on girls appearances, allegations that two other former students largely corroborated to the Miami Herald.