An Evening with Maria Hinojosa
Wed Oct 30, 2024 6pm Doors, 7:30pm Show - All Ages
The Central Valley Community Foundation and Fresno DRIVE present An Evening with Maria
Hinojosa. The Emmy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has informed millions about the
changing cultural and political landscape in America through her shows Latino USA and In The
Thick, and her book Once I Was You.
About Maria Hinojosa:
As a reporter who was the first Latina in many newsrooms, Maria Hinojosa dreamt of a space
where she could create independent, multimedia journalism that explores and gives a critical
voice to the diverse American experience. She made that dream a reality in 2010 when she
created Futuro Media, an independent, nonprofit newsroom based in Harlem, NYC with the
mission to create multimedia content from a POC perspective. Futuro does this in the service of
empowering people to navigate the complexities of an increasingly diverse and connected
world. Hinojosa’s Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast, “Suave”, focuses on her relationship with
David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, in addition to telling the story of thousands of other people
sentenced to die in prison for a crime they committed as a minor. “Suave” is gut-wrenching,
deeply personal and full of heart.