Full program MP3, 29 minutes.

Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa and Univision's Maria Elena Salinas speak about news issues of the week affecting the Latino community.

According to the US Census Bureau, Latinos have now surpassed Blacks as the country's largest minority group, and some have suggested that recent tensions between the two communities is a result of this demographic shift. But in Richmond, California - a half-hour away from San Francisco - reporter Lygia Navarro found there are also attempts at understanding, especially among its younger residents.

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Maria speaks with human rights activist Angela Davis on Black and Latino relations.

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For some, being Black and Latino is inseparable. Writer Felipe Luciano grew up proud of being both Black and Puerto Rican.

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They're sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle, but the reality remains: African traditions have shaped Latino cultural life in many ways. One influential African-American poet was Langston Hughes, a man who loved and shared Latino culture with people around the world. Latino USA's Franc Contreras has more.

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