Vai offline con l'app Player FM !
Fired for Free Speech? The Case of San Antonio's Poet Laureate
Manage episode 433001748 series 2879282
Join Jenin and Vec, along with NCLA's Casey Norman, as they unpack the explosive case of Nephtalí De León, a celebrated Chicano writer and activist wrongfully terminated from his position as San Antonio’s poet laureate. NCLA has filed a Complaint against the City of San Antonio and city employee Krystal Jones, alleging De León's firing violated his First Amendment rights after he was defamed for a supposed "racial slur" in an elegy honoring a Chicano writer-activist.
Discover how the City’s actions not only tarnished De León’s reputation but also undermined his lifelong fight against racial injustice. Tune in to explore the legal battle to restore his good name and what this case means for free speech in America.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
105 episodi
Manage episode 433001748 series 2879282
Join Jenin and Vec, along with NCLA's Casey Norman, as they unpack the explosive case of Nephtalí De León, a celebrated Chicano writer and activist wrongfully terminated from his position as San Antonio’s poet laureate. NCLA has filed a Complaint against the City of San Antonio and city employee Krystal Jones, alleging De León's firing violated his First Amendment rights after he was defamed for a supposed "racial slur" in an elegy honoring a Chicano writer-activist.
Discover how the City’s actions not only tarnished De León’s reputation but also undermined his lifelong fight against racial injustice. Tune in to explore the legal battle to restore his good name and what this case means for free speech in America.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
105 episodi
Όλα τα επεισόδια
×Benvenuto su Player FM!
Player FM ricerca sul web podcast di alta qualità che tu possa goderti adesso. È la migliore app di podcast e funziona su Android, iPhone e web. Registrati per sincronizzare le iscrizioni su tutti i tuoi dispositivi.