NBC.com’s Suzanne Gamboa on Latinos, Politics and Race

Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips

Veteran journalist Suzanne Gamboa, of NBC.com, joins us on our last podcast episode of the year to discuss immigration and U.S.-Mexico relations, Texas’ growing status as a political battleground especially in the upcoming midterms, and the importance of the Latino vote. We also discuss her path to journalism and how and why she helped create the race and ethnicity beat at the Associated Press during her time there. She also shares what shows she’s watching as she winds down the year. REFERENCES: Suzanne Gamboa - @SuzGamboa Articles NBCnews.com // Suzanne Gamboa and Nicole Acevedo – Where do Latinos live? The census shows population growth where you least expect it https://nbcnews.com/news/latino/new-latino-landscape-these-are-stories-behind-decade-change-n1279242 The New York Times // Simon Romero, Manny Fernandez and Mariel Padilla – Massacre at a Crowded Walmart in Texas Leaves 20 Dead https://nytimes.com/2019/08/03/us/el-paso-shooting.html NBCnews.com // Suzanne Gamboa – El Paso, grieving after the Walmart massacre targeting Latinos, now battles coronavirus https://nbcnews.com/news/latino/el-paso-grieving-after-walmart-massacre-targeting-latinos-now-battles-n1234653 TV Series Netflix - “Gentefied” https://netflix.com/title/80198208