On today's Midday Culture Connections, Dr. Sheri Parks joins us for a conversation about anti-immigration politics in America.
We start by discussing a caravan of several thousand migrants that left Honduras through Guatamela and Mexico toward the US border on Oct. 12. The group has quickly become the target of verbal attacks from President Donald Trump, who has described the Central American caravan as an impending invasion, and stoked anti-immigrant sentiment in the days leading up to the 2018 US midterm elections.
Today, we examine the history of racial hysteria and anti-immigration rhetoric and how xenophobia is used as a political weapon during times of social change and economic uncertainty.
Dr. Sheri Parks is Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). She is the author of Fierce Angels: Living with a Legacy from the Sacred Dark Feminine to the Strong Black Woman. Dr. Parks is a regular contributor to the program, joining us monthly on Midday Culture Connections.
