>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES.

I'M JOINED AT MEMPHIS ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.

>> HISTORIES OF DISCRIMINATION DECADES.

CENTURIES LEGACIES OF DISCRIMINATION.

>> ILLINOIS COULD OVERHAUL HOW INSURERS DECIDE CAR INSURANCE PREMIUMS, WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR YOU.

ADVICE FOR HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SPREAD OF FALSE INFORMATION ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> I WANT THEM TO HAVE THIS TOO LIKE A TIE AND OR LIKE OTHER PRIME >> WE TAKE YOU INSIDE A FREE STORE IN THE PILSEN NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> AND FROM CHICAGO TO HOLLYWOOD, LOCAL AUTHOR ERIKA SANCHEZ TALKS ABOUT THE UPCOMING FILM ADAPTATION OF HER NOVEL.

>> AND NOW TO SOME OF TODAY'S STOPS TO TOP STORIES.

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS APPEALING A RULING THE KICK SOME OFF THE BALLOT IN ILLINOIS.

THE APPEAL COMES AFTER RULING YESTERDAY BY A COOK COUNTY JUDGE THAT BARS TRUMP FROM APPEARING ON THE ILLINOIS BALLOT DUE TO HIS ACTIONS ON JANUARY 6.

HOWEVER, THE JUDGE PUT A HOLD ON HER OWN ORDER IN ANTICIPATION OF AN APPEAL.

ILLINOIS NOW JOINS COLORADO AND MAINE AND DISQUALIFYING TRUMP.

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IS EXPECTED TO RULE ON THE ISSUE SOON.

IT HEARD ARGUMENTS ON THE COLORADO CASE EARLIER THIS MONTH.

AND FORMER ALDERMAN CARRIE AUSTIN APPEARS UP MAKES HER FIRST APPEARANCE IN FEDERAL COURT SINCE HER INDICTMENT MORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO.

THE JUDGE SAYS HE WILL NOT DISMISS THE CHARGES DESPITE HER ATTORNEY SAYING OFTEN WAS TOO ILL TO HELP IN HER DEFENSE OFFENSE.

ATTORNEY HAVE ALSO ASKED THE JUDGE TO DECLARE HER MEDICALLY UNFIT TO STAND TRIAL.

THE JUDGE HAS YET TO RULE ON THAT REQUEST WHICH PROSECUTORS UPHOLDS AUSTIN IS FACING CHARGES THAT SHE TOOK BRIBES FROM A DEVELOPER AND LIED TO FBI AGENT.

A TRIAL DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET.

7 MEN ARE FOLLOWING PETITIONS TODAY TO REVERSE DECADES OLD CONVICTIONS.

THEIR ATTORNEYS SAY THE CONVICTIONS ARE TIED TO DISGRACED FORMER CHICAGO POLICE DETECTIVE NOW THEY'LL GIVE IT A WHO HAS BEEN ACCUSED BY MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE OF FRAMING THEM FOR MURDER AND FORCING FALSE CONFESSIONS.

THE 7 MEN FALLING PETITIONS TODAY HAVE ALL COMPLETED THEIR SENTENCES AND PAINTING THEIR INNOCENCE.

THEY'RE CALLING ON COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY TO VACATE THEIR CONVICTIONS THAT THEY SAY THEY STILL STILL HOLDING THEM BACK.

POST INCARCERATION.

>> I'VE BEEN OUT SINCE 2010.

ALL DOORS BEING CLOSED ON ME.

I TRY HOUSING.

I IT'S HARD TO GET HOUSING.

JOBS ARE STILL ACT MEANT BE.

>> ACCORDING TO THE EXONERATION PROJECT, LEAST 44 MURDER CONVICTIONS IN CASES INVESTIGATED BY DECKED OF GUY THAT I HAVE BEEN OVERTURNED.

A REMINDER COOK COUNTY PROPERTY OWNERS, THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF YOUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE DUE TODAY AFTER MARCH.

FIRST, ANY BALANCE DO IS CHARGE 0.7 5% INTEREST PER MONTH.

YOU CAN FIND YOUR BILL AND THE COOK COUNTY TREASURER'S WEBSITE AND TO FIND OUT HOW THEIR BILL IS CALCULATED.

YOU CAN VISIT WTW DOT COM SLASH NEWS.

A HIGH-FLYING ATTRACTION IS SET TO OPEN AT NAVY PIER TOMORROW.

THE FLYOVER USES A 64 FOOT SCREEN DRONE TECHNOLOGY AND FLY MOTION SEATS STIMULATING THE FALL.

I THE FEELING OF FLIGHT.

HOW COOL?

MAYBE PIERCE AS THE TRACTION GUIDES VISITORS ACROSS THE CITY DIVING DOWN, SKYSCRAPERS, SKIMMING SIDEWALKS AND SWOOPING INTO ICONIC LANDMARKS.

EXPERIENCE WILL ALSO FEATURE STORIES FROM CHICAGOANS LIKE MUSICIAN, CORIE WILKINS.

WALT WHITMAN FROM THE SOLE CHILDREN'S CHOIR IN WRIGLEY FIELD ANNOUNCER, JEREMIAH PAP ROCKY.

UP NEXT, ILLINOIS EXAMINES WHETHER AUTO INSURANCE RATES DISCRIMINATE END OF ANY KEY HAS THE STORY RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICE HE'S MADE POSSIBLE IN BY THE SUPPORT OF DONORS.

>> IT'S THE LAW.

IF YOU DRIVE A CAR, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AUTO INSURANCE.

CRITICS SAY DISCRIMINATION IS BAKED INTO INSURANCE RATES.

END OF ANY JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD OVERHAUL HOW RATES ARE SET.

AMANDA, WHAT'S THE CONCEPT BEHIND THESE PROPOSALS?

SO DO YOU KNOW THERE IS A PAIR OF THEM AND REALLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS FORBID COMPANIES FROM USING CRITERIA LIKE CITIZENSHIP, STATUS, RACE AND OTHER FACTORS IN SETTING AUTO INSURANCE RATES.

NOW ILLINOIS'S INSURANCE ALREADY PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE WILGUS ALREADY SAYS THAT HE BELIEVES INSURANCE AGENTS AREN'T DOING IT MALICIOUSLY, BUT HE SAYS REGARDLESS OF THAT INTENT, IT IS THE IMPACT OF ELDER IT ALGORITHMS THAT IS THAT USED ACTORS LIKE CREDIT SCORES HOMEOWNERSHIP AND EDUCATION LEVELS TO DETERMINE PREMIUMS.

>> WHEN YOU USE FACTORS, MY CREDIT SCORE LIKE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY, LIKE HOME OWNERSHIP LIKE ZIP CODE.

THESE FACTORS ARE SMUGGLING IN.

HISTORIES OF DISCRIMINATION, DECADES.

CENTURIES LEGACIES OF DISCRIMINATION.

>> THAT'S ALREADY A SPONSOR OF THE MEASURE THAT AS I SAID, IT WOULD FORBID INSURERS FROM USING CRITERIA, INCLUDING AGE RACE, ETHNICITY, IMMIGRATION STATUS.

IT WOULD ALSO GIVE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE MORE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW HOW INSURERS USE EXTERNAL DATA IN THEIR PREDICTIVE MODELS.

>> SECRETARY OF STATE ALEXI GIANNOULIAS NOTES THAT DRIVERS CAN BE FINED OR HAVE THEIR LICENSES SUSPENDED IF THEY ARE FOUND TO BE WITHOUT INSURANCE.

>> SO IT ONLY STANDS TO REASON THAT WE REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE AUTO INSURANCE, THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH MULTIPLE HOOPS AND FACE JUDGMENT BASED ON A SERIES OF CRITERIA.

THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO BEARING ON YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE.

>> SAYS CAR INSURANCE RATES SHOULD BE BASED ONLY ON FACTORS RELATED TO DRIVING THINGS LIKE TICKETS.

ACCIDENTS, T WAYS.

BUT AUTO INSURANCE EXPERTS SAY THAT COMES WITH ITS OWN SET OF PROBLEMS.

FOR EXAMPLE, SOME POLICED.

THEY ALSO SAY TAKING OUT INFORMATION USED IN ALGORITHMS COULD BACKFIRE.

>> POLICYHOLDERS BENEFIT FROM RISK BASED PRICING AS INSURERS COMPETE FOR BUSINESS.

WE'VE HEARD ALREADY YOU CAN SHOP AROUND AND THEY ENSURE THAT LOWER-RISK POLICYHOLDERS ARE NOT SUBSIDIZING HIGHER RISK.

POLICYHOLDERS SO MORE SOUND FACTORS, MORE DATA ACTUALLY MAKES UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PROTECTED CLASSES, LESS LIKELY.

>> NOW THIS COMES AS INSURANCE RATES HAVE GONE UP IN RECENT YEARS.

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED I THE DIRECTOR OF U OF I'S BUSINESS SCHOOL'S OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE RESEARCH SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE THE COST OF CLAIMS HAS SKYROCKETED.

>> IF THE COST OF THOSE REPAIRS KEEP GOING UP, COSTS OF INSURANCE GOES UP.

SO WE GOT ALMOST 40% FOR MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS.

REPAIRS ARE GOING UP OVER.

21% AND THEN USED CAR VALUES HAVE GONE UP A LOT IN 5 YEARS.

>> SO THERE'S THIS DEBATE OVER RATES AND THEN ALSO THE PROPOSALS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE MORE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW RATES AND POTENTIALLY THE AUTHORITY TO LOWER THEM.

BUT HERE AGAIN, THERE IS A DISPUTE, JOANNA AND SHARICE SAY THAT WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE ACTUALLY RELATIVELY LOW NATIONALLY.

IT WHEN YOU COMPARE IT WITH NATIONAL NATIONALLY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION IN ILLINOIS AND THEY SAY THAT ADDING REGULATORS WOULD COME AT A COST THAT WOULD BE PAID FOR BY.

YOU GUESSED IT, CONSUMERS THROUGH THEIR PREVIEWS.

REALLY INTERESTING.

THANK YOU FOR THAT BREAK DOWN THE REPORT.

AND YOU CAN READ THEM AND IS FULL STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

THAT'S WTW DOT COM SLASH NEWS.

UP NEXT, THE DANGERS OF RELYING ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR NEWS AND INFORMATION.

STAY WITH US.

NEARLY HALF OF SURVEYED LET THE NOSE RELY SOCIAL MEDIA SITES LIKE TIKTOK AND WHATSAPP FOR THEIR NEWS AND INFORMATION MAKING THEM THE LARGEST DEMOGRAPHIC TO DO SO.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A PEW RESEARCH STUDY ON AMERICAN SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE.

THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR THE SPREAD OF MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION AMONG LATINOS.

WE'RE FACT CHECKING IN SPANISH IS LESS AVAILABLE HERE TO BREAK THAT DOWN BOMB AND A LOT BROADCAST JOURNALISM AND MEDIA LITERACY, TEACHER EQUITY STILL TODAY, JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL IN FORMER REPORTER AT ON THE CHICAGO AND JIM WARREN, EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF NEWS GUARD WHICH ANALYZES AND RATES THOUSANDS OF NEWS AND INFORMATION SITE.

HE'S ALSO THE FORMER MANAGING EDITOR AT THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

YOU CREATED AN ENTIRE CURRICULUM AROUND MEDIA LITERACY AND WORK WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT HOW STUDENTS CONSUME NEWS AND FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

AND YOU LIKE I WOULD NOT BEING ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT.

>> RESOURCES.

AND AND THAT IS WHAT I WANT.

ALL THE TEACHERS TO KNOW.

FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THERE IS A LAW IN ILLINOIS.

THEY JUST STARTED THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE MANDATED TO HAVE A UNIT OF MEDIA LITERACY IN THEIR CURRICULUMS.

ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

SO SOMETIMES A TEACHER YOU FEEL STRESSED LIKE, WHAT AM I GOING TO TEACH THIS WEEK AND THE MEDIA LITERACY WHERE TO FIND OUT INFORMATION.

SO THE NEWS YOU PROJECT HAVE IT.

THEY HAVE A WEB SITE, COACH, ECOLOGY.

YOU CAN GO IN AND FIND A LOT OF LESSONS AND RESOURCES FOR FREE TRADE.

AND YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A COUPLE YES, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ALL.

BUT TEACHING BROADCAST JOURNALISM AND I DO A LANGUAGE FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS.

BUT I'VE BEEN TEACHING FOR 7 YEARS.

ALSO, AP SPANISH, ALL THAT'S CREATED.

HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH REAL NEWS FROM FAKE?

YEAH, IT IS WE SEE THAT.

LIKE YOU MENTIONED TIKTOK.

IT IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THEM AND THEY NEED IDENTIFY WHAT NEWS AND WHAT IS AN I ALWAYS TELL THEM IF YOU THINK.

WHEN YOU SEE THINGS IN 18 IN SOCIAL MEDIA.

IT'S NOT THE SAME BEING SOMEBODY WHO WAS JUST TELLING YOU SOMETHING RIGHT BESIDE ITSELF, SOMEBODY THAT FOR ME.

YOU SO I WAS TELL THEM YOU WANT TO BE INFORMED OR YOU WANT TO BE INFLUENCED BECAUSE INFLUENCERS OUT THERE AND AND HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDA.

AND IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GENERATIONS LIKE THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND OLDER LATINOS ON THE THEY CONSUME EXACTLY.

YEAH.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT MANY OF THE THE OLDER GENERATION OF LATINO, THEY STILL SEE DO LIKE GO TO THE LOCAL IN TELEVISION, BUT THAT THE NEW GENERATION, THEY'RE THEY DON'T WATCH THE NEWS THAT THE WAY WE WE DID IT RIGHT.

SO THERE'S IT'S IT'S ALL ABOUT IN IN THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

AND JIM, I WANT TO GO TO YOU WORK FOR NEWSGUARD.

CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU DO?

YEAH, FOR SURE.

AND FORGET JUST WANT.

>> SO FOLKS KNOW WHAT YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN CRYSTAL RAE IS A RARITY.

IT HAPPENS VIRTUALLY NOWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.

MEDIA LITERACY IS JUST NOT EVEN THE STATE LAW THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED IN ILLINOIS.

THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE.

IT HASN'T REALLY BEEN PUT INTO EFFECT.

THERE IS NO CURRICULUM STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN SET UP.

THERE'S BEEN NO MONEY GIVEN TO THE LEGISLATURE BY THE LEGISLATURE TO AFFECT THAT LAWN.

SOMETHING CONFIRMED THAT A RECENT CONVERSATION HAD WITH GOVERNOR PRITZKER.

WE DECIDED 5 YEARS AGO THAT WE DO WANT TO LEAVE TO THE ALGORITHMS GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK.

THE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO RATE HIGH IN WHICH TO RATE LOVE, PARTICULARLY SINCE GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT GOES INTO THEIR ALGORITHMS AND WHY WHEN YOU GOOGLE SOMETHING, YOU GET THESE STORIES FROM A CERTAIN ORGANIZATION AND NOT ANOTHER.

SO WE DECIDED WE WOULD USE TRAIN JOURNALIST.

WE CAME UP WITH A 9 NON IDEOLOGICAL CRITERIA.

SOME OF THE MOST SIMPLE AS DOES IT TELL YOU THIS?

I TELL YOU WHO THE OWNER IS.

DO THEY TELL YOU WHO THE EDITORS ARE?

DO THEY HAVE A CORRECTIONS POLICY?

DO THEY RUN CORRECTION?

SO DONE THAT NOW FOR 10,000 WEBSITES IN THE U.S. EUROPE, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND ALSO NOW, WOULD YOU BELIEVE WE'RE DOING IT FOR SPOTIFY AND APPLE WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR VERY OWN PODCAST, THEY'VE COME TO US TO TELL THEM WHETHER THEIR PODCAST CREDIBLE AND WE'RE ALSO DOING FOR BIG AD AGENCIES WHEN IT COMES TO TV NEWSCASTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> AND, JIM, THIS IS MOSTLY FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE INFORMATION.

BUT YOUR OVEN IS A SHUN HAS BEEN ABLE TO ANALYZE SOME SPANISH NEW SITE.

ARE THOSE GOOD SOURCES FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS TO GO TO?

>> YOU KNOW, I HAD TOTALLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.

YES, WE RATED THE SORT OF MAYBE THAT THE 2 BIGGEST THAT TV WEBSITE, UNIVISION TELEMUNDO AND THEY BOTH GETTING 100 FROM US NOW.

THOSE ARE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS WHICH DON'T DO NEARLY AS WELL IN THE IN THE MINORITY COMMUNITIES, LATINO AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN.

YOU NEWSROOMS JUST WIPED OUT THE STANDARDS OF DECLINE AND THEY DON'T DO VERY WELL.

BUT HELEN, DO AND UNIVISION WEBSITES GET 100 FROM US AND JUST TO PUT THEM IN CONTEXT CHICAGO WHEN IT COMES THINGS LANGUAGES, ICED TEA TO W CHECKED WE GIVE IT 100.

THE SUN-TIMES GETS 100 BLOCK CLUB.

CHICAGO GETS 100 WHICH IS RARE FOR US.

CHICAGO DEFENDER FAILS.

THEY GOT A 57 HAPPENED.

FINALLY INTRIGUINGLY, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE DOES NOT GET 100.

IT 92.5 BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO DISCLOSE ITS OWNERSHIP, WHICH IS A SOMEWHAT NOTORIOUS NEW YORK HEDGE FUND, WHICH PERHAPS THEY'RE EMBARRASSED BY.

BUT IF COMING TO THAT SITE, YOU CAN FIND OUT OWNS THE TRIBUNE.

THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING IN ALL WAY TO LIFT THE NOSE, RELY SO HEAVILY SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THEIR NEWS AND INFORMATION.

>> WELL, LET'S LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY.

MANY, MANY OF THE LATINOS WERE BORN HERE.

YES, THEY FOLLOW THEIR THEY CARE FOR WHAT THE?

>> ISSUES ARE HERE.

BUT MANIA COME FROM OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES IN THEY KEEP.

YOU KNOW, CHECKING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THEIR COUNTRY.

SO WHEN THEY CHECKED THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.

AND WHAT ARE SOME TIPS OR ADVICE TO YOU GIVE YOUR STUDENTS AND ALSO TO THE PARENTS AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE FACT CHECKING THEIR SOURCES BECAUSE IT'S SO EASY TO GO ON FACEBOOK.

MY MOM HAD DONE IT TO ME.

SHE'S LIKE, HEY, JOIN A LOOK AT THIS WEBSITE LIKE MOM.

REALLY LOOK RIGHT.

EXACTLY.

AND I HAVE SEE THAT ALL THE TIME LIKE STUDENTS COMING IN SHOWING ME IS THIS TRUE?

>> SOMETIMES NOW WITH THAT DEEP FAKES RIGHT BANK, THEY THAT YOU SEE THE REPORTER'S VOICE AND YOU SEE LOOKS LEGITIMATE.

BUT IT'S NOT.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO SELL YOU SOMETHING.

SO, I MY BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE LIKE A HEALTHY DOSE OF 6 GUESTS SKEPTICISM, RIGHT?

LIKE IS IT TRUE?

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, JOURNALIST, YOU HAVE TRAINED BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS SAID SO THEY NEED TO LEARN HOW TO HOW TO CHECK.

ONE IS TRUE OR NOT.

>> ANOTHER GO AHEAD.

YEAH, WE GO AHEAD.

JUST QUICKLY, ADD THAT WHAT CRYSTAL RAE IS DOING I HAD NOT KNOWN ABOUT HIS AMAZING IN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND 62, YOU BE MINDFUL OF THAT.

>> WE HAVE A DEAL WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION TEACHERS, THE PARENTS OF THE CTU.

WE WOULD OFTEN WE GIVE THEM FREE OUR CTU.

DO YOU KNOW THAT?

I DON'T THINK THEY DO CPS.

DO KNOW THAT.

GET THIS STUFF INTO THE CLASSROOM.

SO WE ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT AT >> I I THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR BOTH OF YOU BEING PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.

WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT AT THAT.

UP NEXT, THE FREESTORE HELPING FAMILIES NEED.

BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>> SCHOOLS ARE JUST NOT PLACES WHERE STUDENTS GO TO LEARN.

IN SOME CASES, FAMILIES RELY SCHOOLS FOR MUCH MORE THAN EDUCATION.

WE WENT TO PILSEN TO MEET WITH THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL LEADER WHO HAS OPENED A FREE STORE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED.

>> WE HAVE AN ORGANIZED BY SIZE, SAYS LIKE MY DEN THEIRS.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ONLY FOR MIGRANT EVERY FAMILY LIKE WE ALL >> WE ARE READY.

SHOULD WE ALL THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN THE EYE AND SAY YOU HAVE A FAMILY THAT IS IN NEED?

>> IT'S THE IN THE IN ENGLISH.

IT TRANSLATES TO THE LITTLE SHOP.

>> WE PUT TOGETHER SOME EVENTS OVER THE WINTER TO THE WINTER DRIVES AND AND THAT CAME TO MY MIND THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEED HELP AND SUPPORT >> CONTINUE UNSUSTAINABLE.

SO I DID THIS IDEA FOR A LITTLE BIT MY MIND TO ESTABLISH LIKE A STORE.

AND I LIKE THE THAT THE IN THE >> THE SHOP IS LOCATED INSIDE A CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS UNIVERSITY IN PILSEN PARENTS, UNIVERSITIES OFFER CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS LIKE FINANCIAL LITERACY, CAREERED DEVELOPMENT AND MORE.

THE INFANT THEY OVERSEAS FREE PROGRAMMING AT 35 SCHOOLS.

>> THE WAY I SEE IT AS YOU CAN COME HERE AND I'M LEARNING IN ADDITION BECAUSE WE HAVE PROCESS AND FIND THAT YOU WOULD SEE THE COLLEGES AND THEY CAN GET LIKE THE TEENS SUPPLIES THAT THEY NEED.

AND WE CAN TAKE A PRICE OR FAMILIES.

AND AND ADD THAT TO THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

>> INFANT TO SAYS SHE'S RECEIVED AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT SINCE THE SHOPS OPENING.

WE SET UP THE STORE THE HELP OF MY BALL IN TEARS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO A DEPARTMENT STORE.

>> AND WE HAVE NOSE AND WE HAVE CHOOSE.

AND THEN WE HAVE TOILETRIES AND SUPPLIES AND EVEN STUFF FOR THE HOUSE WITH SOME TOYS AND THE KIDS CALM AND THEY PLAY WITH THE TOYS.

>> IT'S A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR FAMILIES TO RECEIVE FREE MEDIA NECESSITIES.

A SPACE WHERE INFANT THIS AS PEOPLE FROM NEARBY SHELTERS ARE FAMILIES IN NEED CAN COME IN WITHOUT JUDGMENT.

>> I WANT PEOPLE TO COME HERE TO SAFE TO FEEL THAT THEY ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY AND THEY BELONG THAT.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU ARE IN GRANT IS THAT YOU HAVE THAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU ARE ALONE AND EVEN A DUI LIKE WE DID.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO FALL YOU MAY HAVE SOMETHING.

DO YOU NEED SOMETHING THAT COULD MAKE IT TO YOU ROUTE?

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF MY VOLUNTEERS DRESS FRANCINA.

SO YOU WANT TO SEE THAT WAS POINTED OUT.

MEANS ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T WE DO USE USEFUL THAT HAS.

SO THIS IS ALSO LEARNING TO THE RUNWAY.

IT'S IN A SPOT, AS YOU CAN SAY, THE SURE.

>> WELL, IT HAS SOMETHING I GET ON MEXICO.

>> CURRENTLY THE SHOP IS LOOKING TO OPEN ON A DAILY BASES.

>> RIGHT NOW, I LIKE MY TEAM IS JUST ME AND ANOTHER PERSON.

SO IF WE WANT TO OPEN AT THE END, THE EVERY DAY TO WILL BE MY THE SIREN, THAT'S RIGHT.

DEAL ACTUALLY I NEED LIKE THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> THAT THE IN THE RUNNING ONLY ON DONATIONS.

THEY'VE ALSO STARTED AN ONLINE AMAZON WISH LIST FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DONATE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

IT'S ALL ON OUR WEBSITE.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER.

I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER.

IT'S CONSIDERED ONE OF TIMES MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOKS OF ALL TIME.

AND NOW THE NOVEL, NOVEL IS SET FOR A BIG-SCREEN DEBUT WITH ACTRESS AMERICA.

PUT IT ON TOP TO DIRECT.

JOINING NOW WITH MORE IS THE BOOK'S ERIKA IS I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE WITH.

WE HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.

BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH YOUR NOVEL, CAN YOU GIVE US A BRIEF LITTLE BREAKDOWN?

SURE.

FIRST, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

THIS IS SUCH AN HONOR FOR ME BECAUSE I GREW UP WATCHING >> BUT THE STORY IS ABOUT A YOUNG WOMAN IT'S A COMING OF AGE STORY.

>> SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE LOSS OF HER SISTER.

SHE'S GRAPPLING WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT ADOLESCENCE >> AND SHE IS JUST TRYING TO FIND HERSELF AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD.

>> AND SO I WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH ALREADY.

IT'S SO THERE'S A LOT VERY EXCITING.

>> YEAH, HAHA, IT'S REALLY COOL.

AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE YOU PUBLISHED HIS BOOK IN 2017, THERE HAS BEEN THEATER INTERPRETATIONS AND NOW A FEATURE FILM IS ON THE DECK.

HOW ARE FEELING ABOUT ALL THESE CHANGES?

>> I'M FEELING REALLY OVERWHELM REALLY HAPPY AND GRATEFUL.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON MY ANCESTORS AND I'M THINKING A LOT ABOUT WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH AND WHERE YOU COME FROM AND HOW AMAZING IT IS THAT I GET TO DO THIS.

AND SO I JUST FEEL REALLY, REALLY LUCKY.

AND I'M SO EXCITED MAKE THINGS A BROWN GIRLS AND BROWN WOMEN CAN CONNECT TO.

>> AND WHEN DID YOU FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS AN INTEREST IN ATTACKING YOUR NOVEL AS THE FILM?

>> WELL, ACTUALLY, IT WAS RIGHT AS SOON AS THE BOOK CAME OUT, WE STARTED TALKING TO SOME PRODUCERS AND IT'S BEEN A LONG HERE WE ORIGINALLY IT WAS GOING TO BE WITH ONE STUDIO HOUR WITH ANOTHER.

AND SO.

IT'S BEEN.

COMPLICATED.

I THINK WE'RE IN A REALLY GOOD SPOT THAT SO MANY SO MANY FACES TO LIKE THE HOLLYWOOD WORLD.

YEAH, IT'S A WORLD REALLY, THOUGH.

AND STARTING TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

TALKING ABOUT THAT.

WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE TO WORKING WITH WHAT IS JOURNEY BEEN LIKE I THINK YOU MENTIONED THAT SHE ACTUALLY CAME TO VISIT.

SPENT SOME TIME WITH WALK ME THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH, I MEAN, YOU AND LINDA CHAVEZ WHO WROTE THE SCREENPLAY, THEY CAME AND WE SPENT A FEW DAYS TOGETHER AND >> WE WENT AROUND CHICAGO AND I SHOW THEM ALL THE SITES THAT ARE IN THE BOOK AND WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AND IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL.

AND >> YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL EARLY IN THE PROCESS.

WE HAVEN'T STARTED FILMING OR ANYTHING.

THE SCRIPT IS REALLY THE MAJOR SEEING RIGHT NOW TO COMPLETE.

AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO CASTING AFTER THAT.

I AM.

>> I THINK AND THINK LINDA'S GREAT AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING RELATIONSHIP.

I MEAN, SHE'S ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED GREEN WRITER.

YES, THIS A LATINO POWER AND IT'S ALL AT POWER.

IT SEEMS LIKE.

>> IT IS.

AND IT'S SORT HE'S LETTING DO UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN RARE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN.

AND SO >> THE FACT THAT WE'RE COMING TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS REALLY IS IT FEELS LIKE A MIRACLE.

>> THAT'S SO COOL.

AND WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU?

GROWING UP AS A FIRST GENERATION MEXICAN AMERICAN HERE IN CHICAGO?

WHAT A >> IT'S BEEN BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN TERRIBLE.

IT'S EVERYTHING IN >> YOU KNOW, BEING FIRST AND THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT YOU ENCOUNTER AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY GUIDANCE, YOU KNOW, LIKE GOING TO COLLEGE, FOR THERE'S LITTLE SUPPORT I MEAN, TYPICALLY KNOW WHEN YOUR FAMILY IS GOING TO UNDERSTAND.

>> WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH AND BEING A WOMAN TO IT AND WANTING TO BE INDEPENDENT AND FREE.

AND, YOU KNOW, >> I'M PUSHING AGAINST ALL OF THESE IDEALS THAT WE GROW UP WITH SMALLER, CETERA.

>> I MEAN, IT IS REALLY TOUGH.

>> WHAT WHAT, YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY FROM THOSE WHO READ YOUR BOOK, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOU'RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT CREATING THIS FILM AND BRING IT TO LIFE.

>> OH, MY GOD.

NO ONE'S ASKED ME THAT PARTICULAR I THINK WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS ALL THE YOUNG WOMEN WHO WILL WATCH FEEL LIKE FINALLY SOMEONE SEASON BECAUSE I I NEVER REALLY HAD THAT UNTIL I WATCHED A REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES WITH GO CHANGE OR A DOZEN WAS.

THIS YOU KNOW, SO WANT TO IRONIC, BUT COMES FULL CIRCLE OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOW WORKING ON THIS FILM AND MY BOOK WAS VERY INFLUENCED BY THAT MOVIE.

DID YOU GROW UP HERE IN CHICAGO CICERO?

>> A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TAKING THE TRAIN TO THE CITY.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE SO MUCH OF A CHICAGO?

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

AESTHETIC LE LATE.

>> OR BUILDINGS OR ART.

SUMMERTIME BY THE BLACK PARTIES.

I JUST THINK IT'S SO FUN AND I HAVE A LOT OF LOVE FOR IT.

IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED, PLEASE.

YES, I I REALLY AM.

I REALLY LOVE IT.

AND THAT'S WHY I CAME BACK.

>> AND SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR ROLE.

YOU'RE THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, CORRECT?

THAT'S EXCITING.

IT IS GOING TO TO YOUR LIST.

IT'S A NICE LIST AT THIS POINT.

I JUST I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT LIKE, WOW, I'M GOING REALLY DO THIS IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL A COUPLE WORDS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL TO THE YOUNG GENERATION WHEN IT COMES TO JUST GROWING UP AS A FIRST GENERATION.

YOU DESERVE GOOD THINGS YOU DESERVE YOU SHOULD.

>> LOVE YOUR SONG.

YOU KNOW, LIFT UP YOUR COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN YEAH, IT'S DON'T FEEL GUILTY FOR DOING SO BECAUSE A LOT OF CARRY SO MUCH GUILT AND LOOK WHERE IT CAN TAKE YOU.

HOME MOVING IT'S AMAZING THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M SO I'M SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE FILM COMING TO.

>> COME INTO ACTION.

THANK AGAIN, THE BOOK IS CALLED.

I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER.

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>> AND THAT'S OUR SHOW TONIGHT.

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