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There\u2019s an idea in Mexico that racism doesn\u2019t exist, that all Mexicans are \u201cmestizo\u201d - a homogenous blend of Spanish and indigenous. But cultural worker Jos\xe9 Antonio Aguilar says racism is lived by Black and brown Mexicans in many ways.\xa0 He founded Racismo MX, an organization which seeks to dismantle racism, after coming to terms with his own racial reality as a \u201cprieto\u201d - a brown man.\xa0 We also hear from anthropologist Ismael Rivera and Aztec expert Camilla Townsend as they unravel lies the Spanish colonizers told about ancient Aztecs that still feed racist tropes today.

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Featuring: Jos\xe9 Antonio Aguilar - Racismo MX, Founder and Director,\xa0 Ismael Rivera - Anthropologist, Historian, Cultural Guide,\xa0 Dr. Camilla Townsend, P.h.D. - Rutgers University, Professor\xa0

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Host: Amy Gastelum
Freelance Producer: Anthony Wallace
Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
Executive Director: Jina Chung
Interim Senior Producer: Jessica Partnow
Engineer: Jeff Emtman

Learn More:\xa0

Ismael Rivera Tours https://riveratrips.wordpress.com/
Racismo MX https://racismo.mx/
Camilla Townsend https://history.rutgers.edu/people/faculty/details/188-townsend-camilla