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From left to right, some of the Latinx figures we think deserve monuments: Ivy Queen, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sonia Manzano and Anacaona.

Rodrigo Varela; Ron Galella Collection; David Livingston; The Civilization, volume III, 1882/Getty Images

Who gets lionized and why? As monuments to the Confederacy continue to come down by public protest and force, we decided to nominate Latinx artists whom we think deserve to be immortalized for their achievements.

Alt.Latino contributor Stefanie Fernández, plus NPR's Anaïs Navarro Laurent and Laura Beltrán Villamizar, join Felix Contreras this week for a conversation about identity, representation and how the past can influence the present.

Here are nine historic and contemporary figures whose accomplishments should be cast in marble, bronze or even carved on the side of a mountain. Listen to episode to hear why:

Sonia Manzano, American actor best known as Maria from Sesame Street
Bola de Nieve, Cuban musician
María Teresa Vera, Cuban musician
Anacaona, poet from Xaragua (now Haiti)
Victoria Santa Cruz; Afro-Peruvian choreographer, composer and activist
Jean-Michel Basquiat, American artist
El General, Panamanian singer
Bad Bunny, Puerto Rican musician
Ivy Queen, Puerto Rican musician

Latinx Monuments We'd Like To See