CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ALLSTATE AND THE SERIAL FUND AT THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST.

[MUSIC] >>HOST: WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT LATINO VOICES.

WHICH PREMIERES EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING AT FIVE AND SIX PER TICKET FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT, COVID VACCINATIONS FOR KIDS FIVE AND UP ARE UNDERWAY.

ANTIVIRAL TREATMENTS ARE ON THE HORIZON.

WE TALK WITH LOCAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT.

EXPLORING IDENTITIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY.

WE TAKE YOU TO A NEW EXHIBIT IN NORTH.

LEARN MORE ABOUT A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT SEEPS TO HELP BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS.

THE LOCAL THEATER EXPLAINS THEMES OF IMMIGRATION IDENTITY IN THE FIRST STAGE REDUCTION IN 18 MONTHS.

>> TAKING THAT ONE STEP CAN LEAD TO SO MUCH CHANGE WITH IN YOUR LIFE.

>>HOST: AND TEEN ACTIVIST IN HAYNESVILLE GAVE ON THE MOTION SHE SAYS PREVENTS MANY PEOPLE FROM STANDING UP TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

FIRST OFF TONIGHT, AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE SECOND PANDEMIC HERE AT THE OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTHS AHEAD REMAINS IN FLUX.

TWO ANTIVIRAL TREATMENTS FOR ENCRYPTED COVID-19 INFECTIONS ARE ON THE HORIZON.

IN CHICAGO, MORE THAN 6000 CHILDREN AGES 51 RECEIPT COVID-19 VACCINATIONS THIS PAST WEEK.

BUT, WITH CASE COUNTS ONCE AGAIN ON THE RISE AND HOLIDAY GATHERINGS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, THE THREAT OF COVID-19 REMAINS HIGH.

HERE TO BREAK DOWN THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ARE DOCTOR INSISTENT PROFESSOR OF GERALDINE LUNA MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECT FOR JOINING US TODAY.

ONE START WITH YOU DOCTOR LUNA.

HAVE PARENTS BEEN HESITANT TO GET THE KIDS VACCINATED?

>>DR.

GERALDINE LUNA: WELL, IT'S VERY SOON, RIGHT?

IN OUR ROLLOUT VACCINATIONS, BUT WE KIND OF SEE THAT WE ARE ALREADY SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT DISPARITY.

ONLY 3.9 PERCENT OF OUR POPULATION IS ELIGIBLE 51 HAVE RECEIVED ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE.

WITHIN THAT, WE ALWAYS STARTED NOTING AND NOTICING THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND LATINO HAVE THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE MEANING TO FOR LATIN AMERICANS I'M SORRY, LATIN X AND ONE PERCENT FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS.

OUR WHITE POPULATION ON HIS 10 PERCENT OF THEIR POPULATION OVER THE SCRIPT THAT IS TO GET THE VACCINATION ALREADY VACCINATED.AND THEN ASIAN HAS FIVE PERCENT.

IT'S VERY EARLY.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S A PREDICTOR.

WE THOUGHT THAT OUR CLINICS ARE NOW LIKE COMPLETELY FULL FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE WEEKENDS.

SO, THAT IS VERY EXCITING.

OUR CLINICS ARE MAINLY LOCATED IN THIS COMMUNITY OR DILATED.

PEOPLE OF COLOR, WHERE WE SEE THE LOWER VACCINATION RATES.

WE HOPE THAT THE CULTURE THE VACCINE CHANGES AND IS NOT ONLY REFLECTION OF WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN TERMS OF OUR ETHNICITY.

GETTING VACCINATED.

BECAUSE THERE ARE DISPARITIES THERE WITH THE ADULTS.

>>HOST: DOCTOR CASTRO, ARE THERE ANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVID-19 VACCINE FOR KIDS?

WHAT ARE THE LONG-TERM RISKS FOR CHILDREN, WHO CONTRACT COVID-19?

>>DR.

YESSENIA CASTRO-CABALLERO: WELCOME AS A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL I'VE SEEN THE CHILDREN TO COME TO THE HOSPITAL WITH ACUTE COVID OR SYSTEMIC SYNDROME.

WHICH ARE SOME RISK FACTORS TO HAVING COVID-19.

AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO PREVENT THOSE SERIOUS HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR THE CHILDREN, WHO CONTRACTED COVID-19 WITH THE VACCINE.

>>HOST: I'M GONNA REMAIN WITH YOU DOCTOR CASTRO, BECAUSE IN VIRGINIA, THERE WERE REPORTS OF PHARMACIES ADMINISTERING ONE THIRD OF THE ADULT SIZED VACCINE DOSES TO CHILDREN.

MEANING THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED THE PROPER DOSAGE.

HOW CAN PARENTS BE SURE THAT THEIR KIDS ARE GETTING THE RIGHT DOSE?

>>DR.

YESSENIA CASTRO-CABALLERO: SURE, WE HAVE ALREADY HAD OUR TRAINING IN PEDIATRICS IN ILLINOIS FOR VACCINE DISTRIBUTION.

AND THE FILE COMES IN A DIFFERENT COLOR.

IT'S AN ORANGE WHILE.

AND IF YOU ARE CONCERNED, YOU CAN CERTAINLY ASK THE PHYSICIAN OR THE PROVIDER, WHO IS GIVEN THE VACCINE.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PILE AND RICHARD'S THE ORANGE FILE, WHICH IS THE CORRECT DOSAGE FOR THE CHILD.

>>HOST: DOCTOR LUNA, WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR PEOPLE MAKING HOLIDAY PLANS FOR EXAMPLE?

TO VISIT FAMILY WHO MIGHT NOT BE VACCINATED?

>>DR.

GERALDINE LUNA: WELL, THE IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR POPULATION IS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IS THAT VACCINATION IS THE SAFEST WAY TO GO.

SO, IF YOU'RE COMPLETELY HUNDRED PERCENT VACCINATED, YOU CAN GET WITH OTHER FAMILIES WITHOUT LIMITING THEM.

THE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATING IN THAT GROUP.

IN THOSE GATHERINGS.

SO, IT'S IMPORTANT IS IF WE ARE NOT TESTED AND WE'RE DECIDING NOT TO DO IT ON THE VACCINATED WAY, REMEMBER TO KEEP THE VENTILATION IN THE ROOM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

HIS MASKS AND IF YOU CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH, A SAFE DISTANCE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE THE KEY FIVE YEARS AND OLDER, THEY ARE NOT VACCINATED.

ANY PEOPLE OR ANY PERSON WITH ANY DISEASES THAT PUTS THEM AT RISK OR CHILDREN THAT ARE NOT WITHIN THE LEGIBLE GROUP OR THOSE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED, IT'S IMPORTANT THE RISK IS ALWAYS THERE.

IF WE ARE GATHERING AND WE HAVE THE VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS AROUND US.

SO, I WOULD HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

BECAUSE YOU'RE PLANNING TO SIT DOWN AT THANKSGIVING.

AND YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR FAMILY AS YOU SHOULD.

GET THE VACCINE RIGHT AFTER JOHNSON AND JOHNSON PUTS YOU UP FRONT IN THE CAREER RIGHT NOW IF YOU GET IT.

OR IF YOU APPLY FOR MADONNA, YOU WILL BE PROTECTED, WHICH IS BETTER THAN NO PROTECTION AT ALL.

FOR DECEMBER, FOR SURE, START YOUR VACCINATING SERIES RIGHT NOW.

THERE CELEBRATING HUMANITY.

THIS IS WHO WE ARE.

WE ARE A SOCIAL GROUP.

LATINOS LOVE PARTIES.

AND WHY NOT?

WE JUST NEED TO GET COMPLETELY VACCINATED AND LEAVE THE PANDEMIC BEHIND.

WE CAN DO THIS.

>>HOST: LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT ALSO MIGHT HELP US GET OUT OF THE PANDEMIC BIT OF TALK ABOUT THE ANTIVIRAL PILLS.

THERE ARE ON THE WAY TO TREAT EXISTING CASES OF COVID-19.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN DOCTOR LUNA, WHAT THOSE ARE AND WHEN WE MIGHT SEE THEM AVAILABLE IN PRACTICE AND HOSPITALS AND CLINICS?

>>DR.

GERALDINE LUNA: THERE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE VACCINE.

IT IS PREVENTS THE DISEASE FROM HAPPENING.

THESE TWO WERE CERTAINLY HELP SHORTEN THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS.

WE HAVE WORD RIGHT NOW WITH WELL-KNOWN PEER UP THERE.

I BUMPED SAYING IT CORRECTLY.

IT'S 50 PERCENT HAS SHOWN 50 PERCENT OF CAPACITY TAKING FIVE YEAR DATES AFTER THE SYMPTOMS.

AND WITH THE CERTAINTY THAT IT DID DECREASE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND IT DID DECREASE HS IN RELATED TO COVID-19.

ANTIVIRAL IT'S THAT COMP THE REPLICATION OF THE VIRUS.

AND THE OTHER ONE COMING NEXT, WHICH IS NOT SUBMITTED THE PAPERS, SO, WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE AND PROBABLY BY THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER.

ALREADY OUT THERE.

HELPING OUR PEOPLE ALREADY HAVING THE DISEASE TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

AND THEN FOR PFIZER, WE HAVE OUR OTHER, WHICH IS IT'S THE SAME EFFICACY AND SAME TECHNOLOGY.

ANTIRETROVIRAL REPLICATION IN THE BODY.

AGAIN, THE TICKET FIVE DAYS AFTER THE SYMPTOMS HAVE STARTED.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE MAGIC COMING IN SHORTENING THE SEVERITY AND HOSPITALIZATIONS.

AND THIS ONE WAS WITH 89 PERCENT OF EFFICIENCY.

>>HOST: THAT'S PREPARED.

>>DR.

GERALDINE LUNA: TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

[INDISCERNIBLE] >>HOST: DEFINITELY.AND LAST, DOCTOR CASTRO, I WANT TO END WITH YOU.

WE HAVE LESS THAN A MINUTE.

CASES ARE ON THE RISE AGAIN WITH WINTER APPROACHING.

DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE CHILD VACCINATIONS WILL HELP BRING THOSE NUMBERS DOWN?>>DR.

YESSENIA CASTRO-CABALLERO: I DO IF MORE CHILDREN GET VACCINATED.

PARTICULARLY THIS WEEKEND.

MY TWO LITTLE GIRLS GOT VACCINATED YESTERDAY.

IT HELPS THAT THEY HAVE SOME PROTECTION COMING IN TOWARDS THANKSGIVING.

THREE WEEKS FROM NOW, THERE IS A SECOND DOSE AND A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE UNITY.

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT CELEBRATING WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY.

AND I HOPE THAT OTHER PARENTS CAN TRUST IN THE VACCINE THE WAY THAT US BESIDES BOB'S OR SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT.

WE CAN CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS.

>>HOST: LET'S HOPE THAT'S THE CASE PRETTY WANT TO THANK DOCTOR CASTRO AND DOCTOR LUNA FOR JOINING US TODAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>>HOST: HERE'S A CITYWIDE ACTIVATION FEATURING 29 MACARTHUR FELLOWS IN 12 GALLERIES.

ONE IN PARTICULAR EXHIBIT AT THE WAYNE BERG NEWTON GALLERY AT THE NORTH IS EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LATINO IN CHICAGO.

OUR CORRESPONDENT ANGELA DO SHARES HAVE THE EXPLOSIONS OF CULTURE THROUGH HISTORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY REVEAL HOW THE LATINO STORY FITS THE AMERICAN STORY.

>> TALK ABOUT YOUR WORDS AND THEN I LOOKED AT THE PICTURES.

>> FOR DECADES, WENDY EVA HAS FOUND THE BEST METHOD OF STORYTELLING TO BE THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND WITH THE HELP OF CHILDREN.

>> I STARTED MY WORK IN THAT WAY.

>>WOMAN: BECAUSE I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THEIR FRESHNESS AND THEIR HONESTY.

>> DURING THE PANDEMIC IN THIS PAST SUMMER, SHE WORKED WITH THE STATE AND THE CENTRAL ROMERO YOUTH PROGRAM FOR VIRTUALLY TO USE PHOTOGRAPHY IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE WHAT'S LIKELY TO BE A FIRST GENERATION LATINO IN CHICAGO.

IT'S A PART OF THE SOCIAL CHANGE SERIES TITLED DAILY LIFE, TRAINED IN THE PANDEMIC.

>> THEY BRIDGED THE THE PARENTS EXPERIENCE IN THEIR OWN EXPENSE.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE STORIES INCLUDES 18-YEAR-OLD ADRIANA.

SHE TELLS HER MOTHER'S STORY OF MOVING TO THE UNITED STATES ALONE AT JUST 15 YEARS OLD.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TELL OUR STORY BECAUSE THERE'S A STEREOTYPE THAT THEY COME HERE FOR THE WRONG REASONS.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR THEM TO COME OVER HERE AND MAKE MONEY.

TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY.

AND FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IS SOMETHING IT TAKES A LOT OF GUTS.

AND I AM GLAD THAT HER STORY IS BEING SHOWN.

AND THAT I AM PART OF IT.

>> IS YOUR MOM HERE?

>> LIANA DOCUMENTED WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEING IN A LATINO NATION HOUSEHOLD.

HER PARENTS ARE FROM MEXICO AND LAOS.

>>CHILD: DAVID DAD.

WE WEAR SHIRTS AND DRESSES.

THAT HAVE FLOWERS ON THEM.

AND ARE REALLY BRIGHT COLORS.

AND MY DAD IS PART OF THE FAMILY.

WE HAVE SKIRTS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT KIND OF PATTERNS AND DESIGNS.

>> THE EXHIBIT ALSO FEATURES AMALIA WHICH EXPLORES HER FAMILY'S IMMIGRATION STORY IN CHICAGO AND THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.>> MY FAMILY HAD WORKED IN THE STEEL MILLS AND THE PACKING PLANTS.

>>WOMAN: AND STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE OFFICE DOWNTOWN AND REALIZING THE MEXICAN PEOPLE WORK IN THE STEEL MILLS THAT BUILT THOSE.

SO, THEY ARE KIND OF AN INVISIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS EXPLORED IN DECADES APART.

THE ARTISTS ARE UNITED IN THE HOPE THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE THEMSELVES AND THEIR WORK.

>> IT'S JUST NORMAL FAMILIES JUST TRYING TO LIVE THEIR LIVES LIKE ANYBODY ELSE.

>> THE THING THAT I THINK MAKES THE SHOW A TWO-PERSON SHOW REALLY BALANCE OUT IS THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT A WAY THAT FITS 100 YEARS AGO.

>> SHE'S TALKING ABOUT CONTEMPORARY CURRENT ISSUES.

HOW YOUNG PEOPLE SEE THEMSELVES AND THAT'S HOW HER JOB.OUR JOB IS AS ARTISTS, WE CREATE IMAGERY AND WORDS.

POETRY.

DANCE, THEATER.

OUR JOB IS REALLY TO UPLIFT YOUNG PEOPLE.

>> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM ANGEL ITO.

>>HOST: THE EXHIBIT IS CALLED TO A COMMON COST ART, SOCIAL CHANGE, AND THE MACARTHUR FELLOWS PROGRAM.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE EXHIBIT THROUGH DECEMBER 18 AT THE WAYNE BARK NEWTON GALLERY IN RIVER NORTH.

AND YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EXHIBITS BY OTHER FEATURED MACARTHUR FELLOWS.

UP NEXT, YOU STRUGGLING TO AFFORD BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS?

DETAILS ON A NEW PROGRAM TO HELP WITH COSTS.

STAY WITH US.

[MUSIC] >>HOST: STAY AT HOME ORDERS AND SCHOOLS MADE PEOPLE'S RELIANCE ON THE INTERNET MORE APPARENT THAN EVER.

IT ALSO SHOWCASED THE INEQUITIES AND IN ACCESS TO BROADBAND INTERNET.

ACCORDING TO 2020 CENSUS DATA, 17 PERCENT OF ILLINOIS HOUSEHOLDS DO NOT HAVE BROADBAND ACCESS AND CUTTING THEM OFF FROM THINGS LIKE PAYING THE BILLS, EXISTING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND APPLYING FOR JOBS.

NATIONWIDE, LATINO HOUSEHOLDS ARE NOT ONLY LEFT LIVELY TO HAVE BROADBAND ACCESS, BUT THE DEVICES NEEDED TO GET CONNECTED PER THAT'S WITH THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION PROGRAM CALLED EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT EDB.

SEEM TO CLOSE THAT GAP.

JOINING US NOW WITH MORE ARE ANGELA COOPER.

SHE PROGRAM OFFICER FOR HEARTLAND FORWARD AN ARKANSAS-BASED ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AIMED AT BOOSTING THE ECONOMY IN THE REGION.

AND CAROLINE SANCHEZ CROZIER.

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY CHAIR FOR THE UNITED LATIN AMERICA CHAIR.

BOTH OF YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I WANT TO START WITH YOU CAROLINE SANCHEZ.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM AND WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S NECESSARY?

>>CAROLINE CROZIER: OKAY, THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE TO REALLY BRING SUPPORT TO FAMILIES THAT ARE NOT CONNECTED AND ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IS THE COST.

SO, THIS BENEFIT WILL HELP THEM ADDRESS THE COST ISSUES.

AND THE DIVIDE.

>>HOST: WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE GRAPHIC RIGHT NOW.

SAYING THAT IT COULD SAVE 15 $50 PER MONTH DISCOUNT FOR BROADBAND SERVICE.

OF $200 ON A ONE TIME DISCOUNT TO PURCHASE THE DEVICE AND IT CONTINUES UNTIL FUNDING RUNS OUT FOR SIX MONTHS AFTER THE PANDEMIC ENDS.

SO, THIS IS GREAT.

ANGIE, WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM?

>>ANGIE COOPER: YES.

SO, THE FCC HAS OUTLINED ELIGIBILITY.

TO GO AND FIND IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE, YOU CAN EITHER CALL 823-511-0311.

THE ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON A FEW DIFFERENT CRITERIA.

SO, IT IS OUTLINED VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

AND SO, THINK ABOUT THINGS THE ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS SNAP AND WHIP.

ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS THAT RECEIVE THROUGH REDUCED LUNCH AND OTHER CRITERIA THAT IS OUTLINED FOR WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR EACH COMMUNITY.>>HOST: AND ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, LATINOS IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY WILL GREATLY BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM.

CAROLINE, GOING BACK WITH YOU, WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND ADDRESS THIS PROGRAM ADDRESS THEM?

>> SO, WE DECIDED THE COST.

THE BARRIERS THAT MAKE TIME FOR LANGUAGE.

IT'S TO NAVIGATE GETTING IN BOLD AND FIGHTING WITH DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND PROVIDERS.

THE AS ONE.

THE OTHER IS THE LITERACY.

BEING LITERATE AND UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT OFFERINGS AND BENEFITS THAT THEY PROVIDE.

>>CAROLINE CROZIER: THIS WILL PROVIDE ADDRESSING THE COST.

BUT THE ROLLOUT IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO HELP ALL THE OTHERS AND NOT ONLY DOES IT TAKE TO GET THE INTERNET, BUT USE IT EFFECTIVELY FOR YOUR WORK OR FOR LEARNING.

FOR HELP.

MANY THINGS THAT HAPPENED AT THE PANDEMIC THAT ARE NOW ESSENTIALLY TO BE DIGITALLY CONNECTED.

>>HOST: THAT'S A GREAT POINT THAT YOU BRING, BECAUSE LITERACY TEST TEST DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT.

ANGIE, I WANT TO ASK AS WELL, OTHER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPANTS ONCE THEY GET CONNECTED?

>>ANGIE COOPER: YES.

ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS GOING FORWARD TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNICATION GETS OUT TO A LATIN X COMMUNITY.

EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFITS THAT THIS DISH WAS TO FIND OUT THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE, HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO SIGN UP?

AND IF YOU ARE LACKING SOME OF THOSE DIGITAL SKILLS, UNDERSTANDING EVERYTHING FROM WHO IS YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER, HOW DOES THE DEVICE GET CONNECTED TO MY HOME?

IT'S GOING TO TAKE ON THE GROUND PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE HEARTLAND FORWARD AND LULAC TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AND WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO BE PARTNERING WITH LULAC.

AS WE BUILD OUT THE PROBLEMATIC EFFORTS AND GET INFORMATION OUT.

THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE.

EVERYONE DESERVES HIGH SPEED INTERNET.

WE KNOW IT'S AN ECONOMIC ISSUE.

AND IN THE 21ST-CENTURY, PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE LACKING THAT ACCESS.

>>HOST: RIGHT.

I KNOW YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ANGIE, BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU AGAIN CAROLINE IF YOU CAN REPEAT HOW PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM.

>>CAROLINE CROZIER: THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ONLINE.

DO NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 833 511-0311.

ALSO, THE OWNERSHIP CAN ASSIST IN PROVIDING ACCOUNTS ACROSS THE STATE.

AND WE WILL BE WALKING THROUGH THE PROCESS.

SO, REALLY THE EASIEST IS CALLING THAT NUMBER AND THEN WE WILL BE HANDING OUT REACH MECHANISMS AND WORKSHOPS TO WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS PRINT.

>>HOST: ANGIE, HOW CAN YOU HELP THE ECONOMIC OUTCOME FOR LATINO COMMUNITIES?

WITH LESS THAN 30 SECONDS.

>>ANGIE COOPER: THIS IS AN ECONOMIC ISSUE.

IT IMPACTS HOW YOU SEARCH FOR A JOB, DO A JOB, TRAIN FOR JOB.

IT IMPACTS HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AND TRULY THE OVERALL ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, AGAIN, WILLIAM PARTNERING WITH WHAT WE LACK AND LOOK FORWARD TO STAYING CONNECTED AND MAKING SURE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE GET SIGNED UP FOR EBV.

>>HOST: GREAT.

THANK YOU BOTH OF YOU AND LET'S HOPE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE GET THIS GREAT BENEFIT AND WE WILL GET CONNECTED.

THANK YOU BOTH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.>>HOST: THE THEATER OF THE CHICAGO BEAUMONT NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE HAS KICKED OFF ITS 21ST SEASON WITH ITS FIRST STAGE PRODUCTION SINCE OPERATIONS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

[INDISCERNIBLE] EXPLORED THE IDEA OF IMMIGRANT IDENTITY AS IT FOLLOWS THE JOURNEY OF MORGANA.

AN IMMIGRANT, WHICH STANDS FOR UNREALITY BY IMAGINING HERSELF TO BE THE CUBAN DIVA LALU PAY.

IF YOU'RE IN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR [INDISCERNIBLE] SAYS THE TWO PERSON SHOWS A LOVE LETTER TO THE MUSIC OF THE CARIBBEAN.

>> IT IS BASED ON THE LIFE OF THE LUPE, WHO IS THIS AMAZING CUBAN SINGER AND THEN SHE MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES AND NEW YORK.

SHE LEFT HER COUNTRY AND FAMILY THERE PRINT SHE BECAME QUITE FAMOUS HERE.

[MUSIC] >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE DOES AS A WRITER AND SHAWN MENDEZ WHO IS THE DIRECTOR AND CREATOR OF THIS WHOLE PERFORMANCE CONCEPT.

IS THE IDEA OF EXPLORING NOT JUST HER LIFE AND ALL THESE AMAZING STORIES OF HER BIOGRAPHY, BUT THE ARTIST AND THE IMMIGRANTS.

AND HOW ARTISTS AND IN GENERAL, IMMIGRANTS AND REALLY ALMOST FIND OURSELVES IN OUR ART.

[MUSIC] >> WHO IS A MAGNIFICENT SINGER AND ACTRESS.

SHE IS PART OF OUR ART ENSEMBLE.

THE DIRECTOR AS I MENTIONED BEFORE AND ALSO STARS IN THIS IS ALSO FANTASTIC.

HE DISCREETLY PLAYED OFF OF EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY HAD DEVELOPED THIS PROGRAM FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW.

THEY WORKED TOGETHER BEFORE.

I THINK IT'S JUST YOU KNOW REALLY COME THROUGH IN A BEAUTIFUL POWERFUL WAY.

[MUSIC] >>HOST: RUNS OF THE THEATER FROM NOVEMBER 21 INCLUDING SOME FREE PERFORMANCES.

YOU WILL FIND MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

17 YEARS OLD, HAYNES WILL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ALEXANDRA COLLINS IS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST.

IN 2018 SHE FOUNDED A NONPROFIT GROUP FIGHTING TO BAN THE OMISSION OF THE PERCENTAGE AND GAS OXIDE NEAR SCHOOLS AND HOMES.

HER ACTIVISM HELPED PROMPT THE CLOSURE OF A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION COMPANY THAT HAD ADMITTED OPERATING OUTSIDE INTO HER COMMUNITIES AIR FOR OUTSIDE.

HERE, SHE GIVES ON THE EMOTION SHE SAYS STOPS MANY PEOPLE FROM CREATING CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND HOW YOU CAN STOP IT FROM STOPPING YOU.

>> MY NAME IS ALEXANDRA COLLINS.

I AM A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM ILLINOIS.

AND I AM ALSO VERY PROUD LATINO.

I'M ALSO THE COFOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF STUDENTS AGAINST OXIDE.

STAY OUT FOR SURE.

AGAINST OXIDE IS THE ONLY COMPLETELY STUDENT RUN NONPROFIT FIGHTING AGAINST CANCER CAUSING DEATH AND OXIDE EMISSIONS NEAR SCHOOLS.

MY ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST WORK HAS TAUGHT ME ONE VERY IMPORTANT LESSON.

I LEARNED THAT IN ORDER TO TAKE ACTION, WE SHOULD NOT BE EMBARRASSED.I CAME TO THIS REALIZATION A FEW YEARS AGO.

WHILE I WAS ATTENDING AN EPA FORUM.

REMEMBER GOING UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND ASKING ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT DOCTORS WHAT MEASURES STUDENTS SHOULD BE TAKING IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING CANCER CAUSED BY ETHANE OXIDE.

AND HER RESPONSE WILL FOREVER BE INGRAINED IN MY HEAD.

SHE TOLD ME THAT STUDENTS SHOULDN'T SMOKE IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING CANCER.

HER RESPONSE WAS NOT ONLY FLIPPED, BUT IT COMPLETELY STEREOTYPED TEENAGERS MAKING IT SEEM LIKE WE COULDN'T BECOME ACTIVISTS.

WE COULDN'T BECOME PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH.

AND I WAS FRANKLY EMBARRASSED.

HONESTLY, SAYING A LATINA AND A TEENAGER, I DID NOT LOOK LIKE MOST PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM.

I WAS EMBARRASSED BECAUSE I FELT LIKE MY QUESTION WAS INVALID.

BUT UPON FURTHER ASSESSMENT, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ME TO BE EMBARRASSED.

MY OWN HELP WOULD BE IMPACTED BECAUSE OF ETHANE OXIDE.

I HAD EVERY RIGHT TO TAKE MY OWN HEALTH WITHIN MY OWN HANDS.

AND SO, I COMMEND MYSELF TO NOT BEING EMBARRASSED.

AND THAT CHANGED MY LIFE SO MUCH.

BECAUSE I WAS NOT EMBARRASSED, I WAS ABLE TO EXPLORE NEW THINGS.

I WAS ABLE TO EXPLORE THIS IDEA OF ACTIVISM.

SO, I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO DEDICATE YOURSELF TO NOT BEING EMBARRASSED.

REFLECT ON TIMES IN WHICH YOU FIND EMBARRASSMENT CREEPING IN.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT BECAUSE WE LIVE TOGETHER IN THIS WORLD, WE FIGHT TOGETHER IN THIS WORLD.

WE SHOULD SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

DON'T BE EMBARRASSED.

BECAUSE TAKING THAT ONE STEP CAN LEAD TO SO MUCH CHANGE WITH IN YOUR LIFE.

>>HOST: IN HONOR OF HER ACTIVISM WORK, ALEXANDRA COLLINS WAS ONE OF THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENTS OF THE PRIZE FOR YOUNG HEROES.

THAT'S AN AWARD THAT CELEBRATES YOUTH SERVICES LEADERS MAKING A CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

YOU CAN FIND MORE OF HER WORK AND SEE MORE IN THE SERIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

WELL, THAT'S GONNA BE OUR CHAUFFEUR THIS WEEKEND.

FOR WATCHING US ON SATURDAY NIGHT, NOT THAT YOU CAN ALSO CATCH LATINO VOICES AND BLACK VOICES ON SUNDAYS BEGINNING AT 10 PM.

AND DON'T FORGET TO TUNE INTO PREMARITAL AURA IN CHICAGO EVERY MORNING AT FIVE AND SIX.

NEXT WEEK ON LATINO VOICES.

GOMEZ WITH W BEC WILL BE HERE IN THE NEWS CHAIR.

ALL OF US HERE AT CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES, THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US.

STAY HEALTHY AND STAY SAFE.

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