José "Cha Cha" Jiménez, who turned Chicago's Young Lords gang into human rights activist group, dies at 76
The Young Lords, as transformed by Jiménez into an activist organization, found a purpose in particular as the Puerto Rican community was being pushed out of Lincoln Park in the late 60s.
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José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez Dies: Young Lords Founder And Civil Rights Leader Was 76
Puerto Rico native and social justice leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez died at age 76. According to NBC News, his sister Daisy ...
Public funeral held in honor of civil rights activist José 'Cha Cha' Jimenez
"Cha Cha" Jimenez was the founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition. What started as a ...
Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez dies at 76
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and ...
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How José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez Empowered Chicago Puerto Ricans: ‘He Was A True Revolutionary’
The Young Lords founder, who died Friday, inspired youth from different backgrounds to work together to fight for equality ...
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José 'Cha Cha' Jiménez, Young Lords founder and civil rights leader, dies at 76
In 1968, Jiménez founded the Young Lords Organization at Lincoln Park, one of Chicago's most impoverished neighborhoods. He ...
Young Lords Founder And Civil Rights Activist José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez Dead At 76
José 'Cha Cha' Jiménez, civil rights activist and founder of the Young Lords Organization, died Friday, Jan. 10. He was 76.
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José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, Founder of the Young Lords, Dies at 76
The founder of the Young Lords, José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, has died at the age of 76. In the 1960s, Jiménez turned a Chicago street gang into a Puerto Rican political organization inspired by ...