White supremacy among people of color seems like an oxymoron, but disturbing examples have come to light in recent years, including an Afro-Latino leader of the Proud Boys and a Latino shooter with neo-Nazi sympathies. These men are part of a small but growing number of Latinos in the United States who are leaning to the far right and holding extremist views on race, Christian nationalism and immigration.
In her eye-opening new book, “Defectors,” Emmy Award-winning journalist Paola Ramos uses interviews, historical context, and expert analysis to shatter the long-held perception that Latinos are a political monolith, revealing a diversity of opinion that gives space to white supremacists and overt racists.
On Thursday, October 10 at 3pm ET, Ramos will join political scientist Eduardo Gamarra and former FBI Special Agent Michael German to discuss the Latino shift to the right. In this conversation, moderated by Brennan en español Editor-in-Chief Mireya Navarro, these experts will explore the complexities of the Latino electorate, which becomes more important with every election.
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Speakers:
Paola Ramos, author of Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America, MSNBC contributor Michael German, former special agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and research associate at the Brennan Center’s Program on Liberty and National Security Eduardo Gamarra, professor of political science and international relations at Florida International University Moderator: Mireya Navarro, editor-in-chief of Brennan en español
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