Hood Digest

#VotaVato Voter Guide Extra Extra Special Election Edition June 4, 2019

What we will do is tell you to take your ass to the polls and vote for Measure EE.

Season 2, Ep. 4: The Nature of The Threat Series On Education: Meet Me In The Trap: It’s Going Down!

We discuss a social media flare-up between UTLA and Hood Digest. Our guest is LAUSD Board President Mónica García.

Season 2, Ep. 3: The Nature of The Threat Series On Education: Anniversary!

Our guest is Dr. Manuel Pastor who knows everything there is to know about California’s politics, race, demographics and social justice movements!

Colorism & Anti-Blackness in the Latinx Community

The issue of colorism and anti-Blackness in the Latinx community is often dismissed or ignored.

#VotaVato LA County Judges & Supervisors

#HoodDigest knows it’s hard enough to get you to vote for the President and all the other chingaderas on the ballot that you are familiar with…. We also know that when it comes to local elections, especially judges, you skip these altogether, or you just pick the Brownest…

Guatemala’s Volcano Relief Fund Delivery

Hood Digest put out a call and our community showed up big time. A huge thank you to CARECEN, Patria Coffee and all of you who responded. Thanks to your generous support, we raised $4,900 for families affected by the volcano.

Season 2, Ep. 2: The Nature of The Threat Series On Education : Money, Money Money, Money!

We continue our conversation on the importance of public education. Our guest is Dr. Pedro Noguera who speaks on the importance of investing in public education, holding elected officials and other leaders accountable and the teachers strike.

#VotaVato Cheat Sheet – U.S. Midterm Elections November 6, 2018

Here is your #VotaVato cheat sheet for the U.S. Midterm Elections taking place on November 6, 2018.

#VoteDoña – Guía Para el Votante – Elecciones de Medio Término, 6 de Nov. 2018

Prepárense mucha. Su guía de votante#VoteDoña por fin ha regresado con la potencia de las prediciones Mayas del 2012.

#VotaVato Voter Guide – U.S. Midterm Elections November 6, 2018

Al-muthafuckin- right. The Vota Vato voter guide is back with the vengeance of the 2012 Mayan prediction. And if you thought my ancestors were bullshittin’ when they said the world was coming to an end – you must not be watching the apocalypse unfold before our very eyes.

Season 2 – Ep. 1: The Nature of The Threat Pt. 1

Public education is incredibly important for our communities – it’s also incredibly controversial. We kick off our next series to dissect the history of public education and the fight for education justice.

I.C.E. Took My Dad: 1st Day of Spring

I answered. I couldn’t understand anything she was saying. She was frantically screaming and crying. The only thing I could make out was, “I.C.E took dad, I.C.E took dad!”

#VotaVato Voter Guide – California Primary June 5, 2018

Ay, ay, ay! This election is reminiscent of the 2016 Presidential race. Liberals all in their feelings because all of the candidates are meh – yet they’re trying desperately to convince you that their horse is the one to place your bet on.

Meanwhile, Lefties in the hood are shrugging their shoulders ‘cause none of these candidates truly embody the progressive values we seek in our leaders.

Episode 6: Vota Vato

Voting season is upon us again and voting is important! But, do you know who & what to vote for? More importantly, do you know why voting is a life and death matter?

Episode 5: Huggin’ On My Mama From a Jail Cell

We continue our Black Love, Brown Pride Series by discussing the mass incarceration the ways it harms African American & Latino families and communities. Our guest is Ivette Alé, Statewide Co-Coordinator of Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), a statewide coalition working to shift money away from prisons towards human services.

Civil Unrest

April 29th: The people became fed up. The city went up in flames. Four days it didn’t let up. Tension grew thick. Awaiting the verdict. Four white officers. Acquitted of hatred.

HOOD DIGEST + CURB: From Mass Incarceration to Mass Liberation Glossary

Hood Digest is partnering with Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) to explore the topic of mass incarceration.

Episode 4: Black Lives Matter, Los Angeles

We continue our Black Love, Brown Pride Series by discussing organizing in the era of high-profile police killings of unarmed African Americans and other people of color. Our guest is Dr. Melina Abdullah, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Pan-African Studies at Cal State Los Angeles and co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Los…

#HoodDigest Vote Doña Guía de Votante – Asamblea del Estado de CA Elección Super Especial – 3 de Abril, 2018

Ya pasó algún tiempo desde que les trajimos la purititima verdad. Pero honestamente, ha sido un alivio porque al igual que usted, nos empezamos a cansar de tanta pinche elección tan frecuentemente.

Black Love, Brown Pride Stories: Eva Reyes

Embracing my Blackness and my Central American culture is a crucial part of who I am as an Afro-Latina.