HERITAGE BREWS OPPORTUNITY: LUZ & HER COLOMBIAN ROOTS

Broadcast
Friday, September 18, 2026 | 7–8 p.m. ET
Listen: WGXC 90.7 FM in New York’s Hudson Valley
Stream: wgxc.org/listen

Episode Overview

Pour yourself a cup and catch the vibe!

Celebrating five years of bringing listeners the VERY NECESSARY conversation on race and ethnicity—where no topic is TABOO! 

On RACE TALKS®, host and intercultural communicator Kimberly Erwin welcomes guest TALKer Luz Dary Niño, founder of Lumiere Café Colombiano. Luz—whose name means light—connects her Colombian roots with her American home through family memories, cultural identity and coffee with purpose.

What can one cup reveal about immigration, mindfulness, climate, community and the people who grow our beans? Expect Colombian warmth, honest conversation, Words of Wisdom (wOw), music—and a playful DYK surprise that will put Luz’s cultural and pop-culture instincts to the test!

Meet Our Guest TALKer

Luz Dary Niño grew up surrounded by her family’s Colombian coffee traditions. Today, Lumiere Café Colombiano connects coffee lovers with specialty beans produced by farmers in remote regions of Colombia—carrying heritage, accountability and opportunity in every cup.

Connect with Luz and Lumiere Café Colombiano:
Website: lumierecc.com/about
Instagram: @lumierecafe.co
LinkedIn: Luz Dary Niño

What’s Brewing?

A grandmother’s coffee ritual—and the memories carried through aroma and taste Immigration, expressive language and keeping culture intact across borders Coffee as mindfulness, community and economic opportunity A Colombian coffee master class: beans, regions, flavor and accountability Words of Wisdom, cultural truths and one unpredictable guessing game

The Colombian Sound Thread

Totó la Momposina — “El Pescador” Garzón y Collazos — “Pueblito Viejo,” composed by José A. Morales Jorge Velosa — “La Cucharita” Heredero — “Pero Te Quiero”

Production
Creator, Host & Executive Producer: Kimberly Erwin
Intercultural Communicator | Owner, Intercultural Connect, LLC/1UNIM