Latinx News: Border 'Crisis,' Chelsea Shortchanged, Few Latinos At Oscars

<p>The situation at the southern border worsens, but the Biden administration resists calling it a crisis; Chelsea — one of the Massachusetts communities hit hardest by COVID — gets short-changed in the new COVID relief bill; and Latino entertainers are overlooked in this year’s Oscar nominations, again. It's our Latinx roundtable.</p> <p>Guests:<br> <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/marcela_elisa?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marcela Garcia</a></strong> – columnist for the Boston Globe</p> <p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/julito77?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julio Ricardo Varela</a></strong> - editorial director at Futuro Media, co-host of the “In The Thick” podcast, and founder of Latino Rebels</p> <p><em>Update: After this segment was taped, Gov. Baker's administration </em><em><a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/03/25/baker-to-direct-100-million-for-mass-cities-shorted-under-federal-funding" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">announced</a></em><em> it will direct $100 million to Chelsea, Randolph, Everett and Methuen.</em></p> <p><strong>Later in the Show:</strong></p> <p>It’s a difficult time for the restaurant industry. One <strong><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-31/one-third-of-u-s-restaurants-face-permanent-closure-this-year" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">estimate</a></strong> predicts a third of all restaurants will close due to the pandemic. But some businesses are changing their models and finding financial success.</p> <p>Plus, huge fast-food retailers are fighting, sometimes for scraps, over fried chicken. And some of the more innocuous but frightening side effects of COVID-19 are the loss of taste and smell. What does one have to do with the other? And how does it change our perception of food?</p> <p>Our food and wine experts weigh in on these stories and more, including Jonathon's wine <strong><a href="https://chwine.com/