Latino representation in Hollywood; Sexual assault reports rise within the military - Categories Via RSS |
- News
- Publication Date |
- Sep 15, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 00:43:48
Latinos make up nearly 20% of the population in the U.S., but they remain underrepresented in front of and behind the camera. NPR's Mandalit del Barco has a five-part series for NPR that explores that subject. She joins us. And, in the past year, as pandemic restrictions have lifted, reported sexual assaults across the military increased by 13% according to the Pentagon's latest survey of military members. Col. Don Christensen joins us. He's president of Protect Our Defenders, a nonprofit aimed at ending sexual assault in the military.