"We are human": Baltimore's Latino/e community speaks out, & helps out, after Key Bridge disaster
When the iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed around 1:30am on Tuesday, March 26, eight men who were working on the bridge at the time were plunged into the cold waters of the Patapsco River. Two of those men were recovered alive, six were not. As TRNN previously reported, all existing evidence points to the fact that these workers-who were working for a non-union contractor, Brawner Builders, filling potholes on the bridge-did not receive any warning from emergency dispatch that the shipping vessel Dali was about to plow into the bridge.
As Baltimore reels from the shock of the bridge collapse, as investigations begin into the root causes of the accident, and as we begin to take stock of the seismic economic and potential environmental impacts that this catastrophic accident will have, the families of the six workers who died are mourning an incalculable loss. As Clara Longo de Frietas writes at The Baltimore Banner, “All of the men confirmed or presumed to be dead had emigrated from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador or Mexico. They were Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35; Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26; Miguel Luna, 49; Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, 38; Jose Mynor Lopez, 35; and one as-yet-unnamed man… All of them came to Baltimore for a better life.”
Amidst this tragedy, volunteers, community organizers, immigrant and Latino/Latine justice organizations, businesses, and more have responded with tireless efforts to support the families of the deceased workers, and to provide support for Baltimore’s Latino/Latine and immigrant communities in general. In this special bilingual podcast, recorded in Spanish and English at El Taquito Mexicano restaurant in Fells Point, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez sits down with a panel of community and immigrant justice organizers and members of Baltimore’s Latino/Latine community to discuss those efforts, what we know about the men who were working on that bridge, and what this tragedy tells us about the plight of immigrant workers in Baltimore and around the US. Panelists include: Ricardo Ortiz, vice president of the Centro de Apoyo Para la Superación del Inmigrante (CAPSI); Susana Barrios, vice president of the Latino Racial Justice Circle; Carlos Crespo, who volunteers at CAPSI; Lucia Islas, president of Comité Latino de Baltimore; Norma Martinez, a high-school student in Baltimore, born in Honduras (and Max’s foster daughter); Claudia, co-owner of El Taquito Mexicano; Victor, co-owner of El Taquito Mexicano.
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Studio Production: Maximillian Alvarez
Post-Production: Alina Nehlich
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RIP camaradas. Solidarity forever ✊
This fascist government is busy sending money to fund wars when our infrastructure is utter SHIT! Prayers to everyone affected by this tragedy. 🙏🏽❤️
I was wondering why we haven't been hearing much about the 6 missing workers. Why some politicians/talking heads haven't been using these men's deaths as political tool. Prayers and good wishes for their families in this time of need. Great to hear their community is helping them.
@ShaunHensley
Ай бұрын
Nobody cares about blue collar men 😂 this is news to you?
This network is the best use of the internet and KZread. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
This breaks my heart, im sending many prayers to the families and loved ones of the 6 men who lost their lives making America's infrastructure better ❤💙
@purpleblastoise
Ай бұрын
I'm Native American, the United States is a stolen country with stolen labor. America is a prison house of nations and races of people.
Thanks for the follow up. I always said many cases we dont need the electoral process, we just need to get together collectively and work together.
Rip, cannot imagine the pain your family is suffering. Immigrant workers' work is precious. Rip❤
I cannot believe these men have not been honored. Trash MSM
From the beginning they say 8 people. What happen to last 2 people. Who was the last two people?
@saddletramp1860
Ай бұрын
Six perished, two were rescued.
Solidarity
What's up???17k views $223? Come on y'all get real!
@therealnews
Ай бұрын
Taya here! Thank you so much for supporting the people and this work!🙏
Yeah, well if you think about it, they were cutting concrete slits in the bridge and they were illegal immigrants doing the work, not knowing what was gonna happen so the two migrants that were killed in the pick up truck was a collateral damage by the government
Immigrants built this country and continue to do so. God bless these grieving families 💕 Most of our grand or great grand ancestors didn't speak English when they arrived, just because we lost being bilingual doesn't mean we can denigrate those that haven't. Thanks TRNN for covering these hard working individuals, they worked nights in the cold and dangerous conditions, so sad they were lost 😢
@terrific804
Ай бұрын
If you're going to talk about what happened 50 100 years ago let's talk about the fact that those people weren't handed hotel rooms airline tickets debit cards and cell phones free health care on and on.
@edwardlulofs444
Ай бұрын
Katie Kane, that is so true. Your message needs to be heard everywhere. Regarding some other comments on the page, personally, I don’t like kicking people when they are down. My religious organization supports all people and especially for disadvantaged people. We believe that we are called to this by Jesus Christ himself.
@j.w.2391
Ай бұрын
@@terrific804 Thank you, for critiquing Katie's comment and putting into critical context. so tired of hearing this duplicitous / disingenuous rhetoric of "Immigrants built this country" and "hard working individuals...No, European and Latino and East Asian Immigrants Extended Upon structures that were ALREADY built by Afro American Import Slaves / Free Labour ! That includes the "Transcontinental railroad" rhetoric too. So tired of Latino voices always trying to rewrite and impose this false "immigrant narrative" as the Predominant one of the US history.
@j.w.2391
Ай бұрын
Which group came first in the US, the Latino Migrant Paid workers or the African Slaves / Free Labour Force...?
@terrific804
Ай бұрын
@@j.w.2391 Paleo-Indians
I remember that I read so many Spanish name tags on the GIs uniforms in many parts of Vietnam in 1971. Hispanics have paid their dues in terms of blood in every major American war since Day 1.The Jones Act of 1917 that issued citizenship to native Puerto Ricans had a hard fighting , combat 50,000 person army as the citizenship's objective.
Latino/e? What's a latine?
@edwardlulofs444
Ай бұрын
I’m not sure, but I have heard that many people dislike the label “Latinx”. Using Latine instead seems a good choice.
@filmingislegalmoronfilm
Ай бұрын
The left got scolded by the Hispanic community for the Latinx nonsense, but they just can't let it go completely. So (and this is new to me) it appears that Latine is the newest form of Latinx. Never mind Spanish has male and female forms of many words, unlike English. Latino (male), and Latina (female) are an example of this. But this flies in the face of the lefts attempts at redefining and inventing words to fit their radical narrative to blur gender lines. So now we have 'Latine'. I'm guessing this post will last minutes before I'm blocked.
@filmingislegalmoronfilm
Ай бұрын
@@edwardlulofs444¿Same difference, no?
@purpleblastoise
Ай бұрын
Latino isn't a race
@ttthecat
Ай бұрын
@@edwardlulofs444 Agreed! Most older folks feel like "x" is americanizing their language. I don't blame my friends for thinking that way. They accept the "latine" although they are not in love with it but at least it is a natural part of the language. It's a way of signaling openness to people of different genders. At least that is my understanding.
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What?
Yeah Mexico isn’t Central America…. Cmon dude
WTF it's a Latine?
@MargaritaMagdalena
Ай бұрын
"Latine, created by LGBTQIA+ Spanish speakers, uses the letter "e" to illustrate gender inclusivity within existing Spanish pronunciation."
@jonathandevereaux298
Ай бұрын
@@MargaritaMagdalenathat's latinx or is that spanx?
@filmingislegalmoronfilm
Ай бұрын
@@MargaritaMagdalenaMade up nonsense, in other words.
@MargaritaMagdalena
Ай бұрын
@@filmingislegalmoronfilm It's Spanish grammar.
@filmingislegalmoronfilm
Ай бұрын
@@MargaritaMagdalena It's not. It's 'made up' Spanish.
"Latino/e" 🤡🤣
Please…NO ONE says Latinos. From a long time Latina.
@purpleblastoise
28 күн бұрын
I'm Native American these "latinos" I meet look indigenous.
@Beaminlaca
28 күн бұрын
@@purpleblastoise I agree completely. I have native ancestors, but I’m definitely a mix.
@Beaminlaca
28 күн бұрын
@@purpleblastoise rereading my original message,I meant “no one uses LatinEs”.
@purpleblastoise
28 күн бұрын
@@Beaminlaca Even though the word latino refers to romance languages such French, Spaniards, Italians, Portuguese and Romanians.
lol bullshit