{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode #17: Latinidad: The Darker Other, Anti-Blackness, and Mejorar La Raza","description":"It\u2019s National Hispanic Heritage Month! We\u2019re kicking it off with some Impolite Conversation! Lezli chats with Dr. Katie L. Acosta, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Georgia State University. They explore historical periods of whitening in Latin America (mejorar la raza\/&quot;improve the race&quot;), who isn\u2019t included in Latinidad, Zoe Saldana, the policing of Blackness, and what gets lost in translation. &amp;nbsp; Relevant and Recommended Reads:&amp;nbsp;   Details of Brutal First Slave Voyages Discovered  When it Comes to Latinidad, Who Is Included and Who Isn't?  The Dominican Republic Erased Birthright Citizenship     \ud83c\udfa7 Listen \ud83c\udfa7 on #applepodcasts , #spotify , or wherever you get podcasts &amp;nbsp; Have thoughts on this episode? Share them on social media using the hashtag #impoliteconversationpodcast. Also follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter and email press@iconoclastdinner.com with feedback or questions! Please rate and review us.   Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host &amp;amp; Executive Producer) \/ Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)&amp;nbsp;   #podcast #IDEimpoliteconversation #IDEpodcast #IDE #production #culture #storytelling #producers #community #caribbean #dominicanrepublic #dominican #latinamerican #enslavedafricans #antiblackness #americas #afrocaribbean #jamaica #latinos #latinas #latinx #latine #dominican   ","author_name":"The IDE Impolite Conversation Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.theiconoclastdinner.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/16275665\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/16275665"}