Mexicans Confronting Racism: Aztec myths to modern stereotypes

There’s an idea in Mexico that racism doesn’t exist, that all Mexicans are “mestizo” - a homogenous blend of Spanish and indigenous. But cultural worker José Antonio Aguilar says racism is lived by Black and brown Mexicans in many ways.  He founded Racismo MX, an organization which seeks to dismantle racism, after coming to terms with his own racial reality as a “prieto” - a brown man.  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: José Antonio Aguilar - Racismo MX, Founder and Director,  Ismael Rivera - Anthropologist, Historian, Cultural Guide,  Dr. Camilla Townsend, P.h.D. - Rutgers University, Professor 

 

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: 

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