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'Margins' Ep. 2: Owning The Narrative

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Dr. Christopher Whitt

Published May 8, 2017 at 5:54 AM CDT

Recently, Maria Hinojosa was in the Quad Cities for the Ellwood F. Curtis Family Lectureship at Augustana College. The title of her talk was "Owning Our Power and Our Voice."

During her visit, she took the time to talk with Dr. Christopher Whitt.

Hinojosa is the founder of Futuro Media Group, as well as the anchor and executive producer of NPR's Latino USA and PBS' America By The Numbers. Last year, she launched the podcast "In The Thick."

Whitt was also joined by Tar Macias, president of Hola America, a news outlet based in the Quad Cities that shares stories about the contributions that Latino communities provide to Illinois and Iowa.

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Dr. Christopher Whitt

Dr. Christopher Whitt is an Associate Professor and the Chair in the Political Science department at Augustana College. He also is the Director of Augustana College’s Center for Inclusive Leadership and Equity. His Ph.D in Government & Politics (Political Science) was earned at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Whitt is Augustana’s expert on American government and politics, the Presidency, political behavior, minority politics, and gender politics. He is also a leader at the college in community, faculty, and overall workforce diversity efforts. In addition to his roles at the college he is also the Political Analyst for KWQC, the Quad Cities’ NBC television affiliate. He also provides political analysis and commentary on the Quad Cities’ NPR affiliate, WVIK. Over the years, Dr. Whitt has taken on the role of one of the most prominent voices of political analysis in the Quad Cities region and even provides analysis internationally for France24’s English broadcast.

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