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Party Crews: The Untold Story
For many Latinx kids in the ‘00s, the party crew scene was a safe space to express themselves as they came of age in the grit and glitter of Los Angeles. A space to make friends, forget about your problems and dance the night away. But the scene wasn’t always physically safe. There were shootings and police raids. Many adults saw the scene as gang-adjacent and the media fueled negative stereotypes of kids who were out of control. One of the teens who got caught in that easy narrative was Emmery Muñoz, after she was murdered in 2006.
Host Janice Llamoca goes on a Y2K-filled journey...
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4.2 stars from 154 ratings
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“An interesting and insightful listen about a part of L.A. Life told from a personal perspective.”
annapodana via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
10/08/23
Too many ads
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“This is a great show!! I’m loving it but I just started episode 5 and after the show title intro and alllllllllllllll the commercials, the story doesn’t begin again until nearly minute 7. That’s 20% of the 35 minute episode in ads alone and I don’t want pay attention anymore to this extreme...”Read full review »
56577Gud via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/31/23
Stop using LatinX
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“It’s such a derogatory term that strips away Latin American culture.”
glendy :-) via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/24/23
Recent Episodes
Photographer Eddie Ruvalcaba started his professional career capturing snapshots of party crews for Street Beat Magazine, an indie magazine for party crew teens of the ‘90s. His photographs have become part of an archive of ‘90s LA Latinx teen life. Thirty years later, Eddie reflects on his...
Published 03/28/23
Published 03/28/23
Carribean Fragoza is a writer, artist and co-founder of the South El Monte Arts Posse. She writes about Latinx women and girls whose narratives aren’t always portrayed in the mainstream. In 2014, she wrote a short story for Bomb Magazine titled “The Vicious Ladies'' — inspired by the news...
Published 03/21/23
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