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The Mujeres of the Young Lords

Check out the new story about the women of the Puerto Rican activist group, the Young Lords at ColorLines.com. An excerpt:

“We fought against this idea of revolutionary machismo because we said, ‘What is revolutionary racism?’” Morales said.

Connie Cruz had been told what to do all her life-by her parents, then her husband. That changed in December of 1969.

Then, a group of young Puerto Rican activists were appealing to a church in El Barrio (East Harlem) for space to house a breakfast program for the poor. The First Spanish Methodist Church had denied their request. Its minister saw the youths as leftist rabble-rousers.

But the group-the Young Lords Party-remained undeterred.

Read more here.

Posted at 2:12 PM, Aug 20, 2009 in ColorLines Features | Permalink | View Comments