Week # Air Date, 3/20/2006

Segment #1: HOUSING DISCRIMINATION 2 WAY

Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with National Council of La Raza housing policy analyst Janice Bowdler on how building codes in some cities are blocking Latinos out of neighborhoods. (Self-contained 3:46)

Segment #2: GENTRIFICATION IN DC

One of the major U.S. cities where there's been complaints of housing discrimination is Washington DC. In recent years, the cost of buying and renting a home in the DC area has increased with unprecedented speed-and this reflects a trend playing out in real estate markets throughout the country. As affluence moves in, the poor are being priced out. Local Latino advocates are sounding the alarm over what they describe as the stepped up gentrification of historically Latino neighborhoods.. .they believe, the change is happening so quickly that it's hard for the displaced residences to find another place to live. From Washington, Lakshmi Singh reports. (3:37)

Segment #3: COMMUNITY SOCCER LEAGUES

Wherever Latino immigrants settle in the U.S., they often bring their love of futbol-soccer--a sport many of them began playing as toddlers in their native countries. And as Latino immigrants spread out and settle in smaller communities throughout the country, Latino soccer leagues have sprung up in some unlikely places...including the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC. For immigrants, soccer is a lifeline to their hometowns, a safety net for their families and maybe a ticket to a better life. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports. (3:31)

Segment #4; JAZZ & POLITICS

Jazz musicians occupy a special place in popular lore as non-conformists and radical thinkers. In reality many jazz artists lead staid lives and reflect mainstream political views. But some do mix music with politics to create, well, non-conformist and radical concepts. Reese Erlich, who produces the public radio series 'Jazz Perspectives,' says those musicians are worries about the current political atmosphere in the U.S. (5:30)