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• "Latin Power to Latin People": the Black Panther Party's Influence on the Revolutionary Politics of the Young Lords Organization.

  Author:Michael GonzalesFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20199,052 words Article 1290LThe Young Lords gang transformed in late 1968 into the Young Lords Organization (YLO)-a revolutionary political body modeled after and allied with the Black Panther Party (BPP). This article explores the role of the BPP...

• From Radicalism to Representation: Jose "Cha Cha" Jimenez's Journey into Electoral Politics.

  Authors:Marisol V. Rivera and Judson L. JeffriesFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 201911,920 words Article 1440LThis article examines Jose "Cha Cha" Jimenez's 1975 aldermanic campaign and his work toward the successful election of the first African American mayor of Chicago. Several progressive politicians who cut their political...

• Political educator: Paul Vallas became the nation's most sought-after superintendent by bringing order and energy to Chicago's moribund school system. (Feature)

  Author:Alexander RussoFrom:Education Next (Vol. 3, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20033,061 words Article A STEADY TRICKLE OF WELL-WISHERS APPROACH FORMER CHICAGO schools superintendent Paul Vallas during a quiet morning at Petro's, the Greek-run downtown coffee shop where Vallas is holding forth. Some congratulate him,...

• "We Know What the Pigs Don't Like": the Formation and Solidarity of the Original Rainbow Coalition.

  Author:Antonio R. LópezFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 201922,841 words Article 1470LThe Original Rainbow Coalition is often revered as an "inter-racial" alliance that included the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots. Re-contextualizing the formation of the coalition in relation to population...