BY Tyler Register | Orlando, FL | 3/08/23
On Saturday February 18, the Orlando chapter of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) hosted a panel on the Puerto Rican independence movement featuring speakers from the Young Lords, a revolutionary organization dedicated to uplifting the Puerto Rican community and fighting for independence since 1968.
BY Tom Burke | Chicago, IL | 6/08/22
At a momentous event in Chicago, the original Young Lords passed the leadership torch to a new generation.
BY Tom Burke | Chicago, IL | 5/16/22
he New Era Young Lords are hosting a “Celebration of Jose ‘Cha-Cha’ Jimenez,” the founder of the Young Lords in Chicago. On June 4, family and friends will join the Young Lords to honor Jose “Cha-Cha” Jimenez, who is currently in elder care.
BY Tom Burke | Chicago, IL | 10/03/19
A standing room only crowd filled the Holy Covenant United Methodist Church on September 29 to commemorate Reverend Bruce Johnson and Eugenia Johnson.
BY staff | Chicago, IL | 7/01/19
There are many 50-year anniversaries being celebrated these days, including the founding of the Young Lords on September 23, 1968, and the Rainbow Coalition in April 1969.
BY staff | United States | 9/20/18
Fight Back! interviewed Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez, the founder of the Young Lords.
