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Interview: 50 years of Young Lords with founder Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez

United States - Fight Back! interviewed Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez, the founder of the Young Lords.

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A message from Rasmea Odeh

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Mercedes Martinez was interviewed on Oct. 22 in San Juan, just over a month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Martinez is president of...

People’s Thanksgiving 2017 - FRSO speech by Frank Chapman

We are circulating the text of Frank Chapman’s Dec. 3 speech at Chicago’s 26th annual People’s Thanksgiving event. Frank Chapman is a veteran of the...