I am so glad someone taped this conversation with Ms Denise from one of our Twitter spaces. May #DeniseOliverVelez Rest in Peace and Eternal Power. #BlackPanther #YoungLords
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A Conversation with Denise Oliver-Velez (part one)
YouTube video by C Walters
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July 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I am so glad someone taped this conversation with Ms Denise from one of our Twitter spaces. May #DeniseOliverVelez Rest in Peace and Eternal Power. #BlackPanther #YoungLords
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In the 1960s, the #YoungLords, a coalition of #Latino & #Black youth, launched the “Garbage Offensive,” demanding the city provide proper sanitation services by blocking the streets with piles of trash. They also set up several community services. #NYC
Black and Brown communities continue long history of mutual aid
Titans of industry like JD Rockefeller and JP Morgan famously supported several learning institutions like Spelman College.
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February 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In the 1960s, the #YoungLords, a coalition of #Latino & #Black youth, launched the “Garbage Offensive,” demanding the city provide proper sanitation services by blocking the streets with piles of trash. They also set up several community services. #NYC
East Harlem organizers are petitioning for street namings honoring historian Johanna Fernández and Young Lords organizer Denise Oliver-Vélez. #EastHarlem #YoungLords
New Era Young Lords organize East Harlem signature drive for Johanna Fernández and Denise Oliver-Vélez street namings
Young Lords launch East Harlem signature drive to name streets after activists Johanna Fernández and Denise Oliver-Vélez.
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September 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
East Harlem organizers are petitioning for street namings honoring historian Johanna Fernández and Young Lords organizer Denise Oliver-Vélez. #EastHarlem #YoungLords
Historian Dr. Johanna Fernández, whose lawsuit uncovered a million-plus pages of NYPD surveillance files, has died at 55. #JohannaFernandez #YoungLords
Johanna Fernández, Young Lords historian and prison abolitionist, makes her transition
Dr. Johanna Fernández, the Dominican American historian, prison abolitionist, and movement scholar, died on July 30.
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August 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Historian Dr. Johanna Fernández, whose lawsuit uncovered a million-plus pages of NYPD surveillance files, has died at 55. #JohannaFernandez #YoungLords
Congratulations to @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social and @desia.bsky.social on the outstanding interview 🙌🏽🙌🏽! I remember this era well. Thanks #DeniseOliverVelez for sharing your experience w us, especially those who know nothing about YoungLords & NYBlackPanthers.
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The Revolutionary Power of Community Activism with Denise Oliver-Velez
YouTube video by Advocacy Arena
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April 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Congratulations to @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social and @desia.bsky.social on the outstanding interview 🙌🏽🙌🏽! I remember this era well. Thanks #DeniseOliverVelez for sharing your experience w us, especially those who know nothing about YoungLords & NYBlackPanthers.
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José Jiménez, Turned a Gang Into a Voice for Puerto Ricans #obitpix #josejimenez #puertorican #younglords #artofinstagram #brushdrawing #illustration #portraitdrawing
January 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
José Jiménez, Turned a Gang Into a Voice for Puerto Ricans #obitpix #josejimenez #puertorican #younglords #artofinstagram #brushdrawing #illustration #portraitdrawing
Denise Oliver-Velez, the first woman elected to the Young Lords' Central Committee and a Black Panther Party member, has died at 78. She later spent nearly two decades as a contributing editor at Daily Kos.
#DeniseOliverVelez #YoungLords #BlackPantherParty
#DeniseOliverVelez #YoungLords #BlackPantherParty
Denise Oliver-Velez, Young Lords leader and Black Panther Party member dies at 78
Denise Oliver-Velez, a famed member of both the Young Lords and Black Panthers, and a prominent contributor to Daily Kos, died on July 15.
amsterdamnews.com
July 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Denise Oliver-Velez, the first woman elected to the Young Lords' Central Committee and a Black Panther Party member, has died at 78. She later spent nearly two decades as a contributing editor at Daily Kos.
#DeniseOliverVelez #YoungLords #BlackPantherParty
#DeniseOliverVelez #YoungLords #BlackPantherParty
Redress now!
#BronxbasedOPC
#HarmReduction
#DrugSky
#TheBronx
#overdoseprevention
#YoungLords
#communitymedicine
#acupuncture
#BlackPanthers
#stopthedrugwar
#BronxbasedOPC
#HarmReduction
#DrugSky
#TheBronx
#overdoseprevention
#YoungLords
#communitymedicine
#acupuncture
#BlackPanthers
#stopthedrugwar
February 23, 2026 at 12:03 AM
1) #HappyBirthdayHipHop
My parents lived at #HuntsPoint in the #SouthBronx #NYC from 1969 to 1971, they were friendly with members of the #YoungLords, they would tell stories of how the police were afraid to come to the neighborhood after dark and the witnessed early #HipHop block parties.
My parents lived at #HuntsPoint in the #SouthBronx #NYC from 1969 to 1971, they were friendly with members of the #YoungLords, they would tell stories of how the police were afraid to come to the neighborhood after dark and the witnessed early #HipHop block parties.
August 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
1) #HappyBirthdayHipHop
My parents lived at #HuntsPoint in the #SouthBronx #NYC from 1969 to 1971, they were friendly with members of the #YoungLords, they would tell stories of how the police were afraid to come to the neighborhood after dark and the witnessed early #HipHop block parties.
My parents lived at #HuntsPoint in the #SouthBronx #NYC from 1969 to 1971, they were friendly with members of the #YoungLords, they would tell stories of how the police were afraid to come to the neighborhood after dark and the witnessed early #HipHop block parties.
My personal heroine, @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social , was honored last night at the unveiling of an incredible mural by the artist Manuel "Manny" Ramirez sponsored by the BLM New Hampshire headquarters. Manny is the Lead Artist for the organization Positive Street Art. #BLM #YoungLords (1 of 2)
March 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
My personal heroine, @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social , was honored last night at the unveiling of an incredible mural by the artist Manuel "Manny" Ramirez sponsored by the BLM New Hampshire headquarters. Manny is the Lead Artist for the organization Positive Street Art. #BLM #YoungLords (1 of 2)
Remembering Denise Oliver-Vélez: first woman elected to the Young Lords' Central Committee, Black Panther Party member, and movement journalist for nearly two decades at Daily Kos. She died at 78.
#DeniseOliverVelez #YoungLords #BlackPantherParty #InMemoriam
#DeniseOliverVelez #YoungLords #BlackPantherParty #InMemoriam
Denise Oliver-Velez, Young Lords leader and Black Panther Party member, dies at 78
Denise Oliver-Velez, a famed member of both the Young Lords and Black Panthers, and a prominent contributor to Daily Kos, died on July 15.
amsterdamnews.com
July 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Remembering Denise Oliver-Vélez: first woman elected to the Young Lords' Central Committee, Black Panther Party member, and movement journalist for nearly two decades at Daily Kos. She died at 78.
#DeniseOliverVelez #YoungLords #BlackPantherParty #InMemoriam
#DeniseOliverVelez #YoungLords #BlackPantherParty #InMemoriam
Join us!
LDC Healing ARC Symposium Guest Registration share.google/0ipDTg5DN7Aq...
#harmreduction
#DrugSky
#Bronx
#recovery
#activism
#YoungLords
LDC Healing ARC Symposium Guest Registration share.google/0ipDTg5DN7Aq...
#harmreduction
#DrugSky
#Bronx
#recovery
#activism
#YoungLords
February 11, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Join us!
LDC Healing ARC Symposium Guest Registration share.google/0ipDTg5DN7Aq...
#harmreduction
#DrugSky
#Bronx
#recovery
#activism
#YoungLords
LDC Healing ARC Symposium Guest Registration share.google/0ipDTg5DN7Aq...
#harmreduction
#DrugSky
#Bronx
#recovery
#activism
#YoungLords
celebrating Puerto Rican revolutionary youth: Sept. 23, 1968, #YoungLords founded in Chicago & in NYC the next yr. lift up exploited communities & fight against police violence, imperialism & racism.
Abolish #ICE defund anti-Palestinian genocide
www.liberationnews.org/09-07-28-you...
Abolish #ICE defund anti-Palestinian genocide
www.liberationnews.org/09-07-28-you...
September 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
celebrating Puerto Rican revolutionary youth: Sept. 23, 1968, #YoungLords founded in Chicago & in NYC the next yr. lift up exploited communities & fight against police violence, imperialism & racism.
Abolish #ICE defund anti-Palestinian genocide
www.liberationnews.org/09-07-28-you...
Abolish #ICE defund anti-Palestinian genocide
www.liberationnews.org/09-07-28-you...
On this date 1919: Racist #Riots in #Chicago. Racial tensions continued for decades, but there was also #solidarity & organizing in 1960s-1970s. #RainbowCoalition= #YoungPatriots + #BlackPanthers + #YoungLords.
@jtofthebay.bsky.social & Amy Sonnie write about this history in Hillbilly Nationalists
@jtofthebay.bsky.social & Amy Sonnie write about this history in Hillbilly Nationalists
July 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
On this date 1919: Racist #Riots in #Chicago. Racial tensions continued for decades, but there was also #solidarity & organizing in 1960s-1970s. #RainbowCoalition= #YoungPatriots + #BlackPanthers + #YoungLords.
@jtofthebay.bsky.social & Amy Sonnie write about this history in Hillbilly Nationalists
@jtofthebay.bsky.social & Amy Sonnie write about this history in Hillbilly Nationalists
Rest in Power Jose "Cha Cha" Jimenez
Jan 10,2025
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#younglords #pr #history #chicago #activism
Jan 10,2025
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#younglords #pr #history #chicago #activism
José Jiménez (activist) - Wikipedia
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January 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Rest in Power Jose "Cha Cha" Jimenez
Jan 10,2025
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#younglords #pr #history #chicago #activism
Jan 10,2025
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#younglords #pr #history #chicago #activism
Sept. 23, 1968, #YoungLords founded in Chicago
#latineHistoryMonth Abolish #ICE;
Defund anti-Palestinian genocide;
Free Mumia, Maduro and all political prisoners held hostage by U.S. billionaires
End all U.S. wars of empire on Cuba, Lebanon, Venezuela, Iran & everywhere
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#America250
#latineHistoryMonth Abolish #ICE;
Defund anti-Palestinian genocide;
Free Mumia, Maduro and all political prisoners held hostage by U.S. billionaires
End all U.S. wars of empire on Cuba, Lebanon, Venezuela, Iran & everywhere
2Americas250.ORG
#America250
September 24, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Sept. 23, 1968, #YoungLords founded in Chicago
#latineHistoryMonth Abolish #ICE;
Defund anti-Palestinian genocide;
Free Mumia, Maduro and all political prisoners held hostage by U.S. billionaires
End all U.S. wars of empire on Cuba, Lebanon, Venezuela, Iran & everywhere
2Americas250.ORG
#America250
#latineHistoryMonth Abolish #ICE;
Defund anti-Palestinian genocide;
Free Mumia, Maduro and all political prisoners held hostage by U.S. billionaires
End all U.S. wars of empire on Cuba, Lebanon, Venezuela, Iran & everywhere
2Americas250.ORG
#America250
Mapping the Unsung History of Puerto Rican Resistance
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Mapping the Unsung History of Puerto Rican Resistance
Hunter College students explore the story of El Barrio using the new app Radical Atmospheres.
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June 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"After pressing play on the Radical Atmospheres app, the streets of Harlem quickly transformed around her into a living memory of the Young Lords, a Puerto Rican political organization focused on housing, education, and healthcare issues.
Mapping the Unsung History of Puerto Rican Resistance
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
June 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Rest in Peace and Power José Jiménez a Puerto Rican-American political activist and the founder of the Young Lords, a civil and human rights organization.
#JoséJiménez #YoungLords
#JoséJiménez #YoungLords
January 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Rest in Peace and Power José Jiménez a Puerto Rican-American political activist and the founder of the Young Lords, a civil and human rights organization.
#JoséJiménez #YoungLords
#JoséJiménez #YoungLords
Thank you!!! Now force the Police to do their job and stand up to 🧊 if they can’t do that, get rid of them #blackPanthers #youngLords #communitiesRiseUp
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Thank you!!! Now force the Police to do their job and stand up to 🧊 if they can’t do that, get rid of them #blackPanthers #youngLords #communitiesRiseUp
Today in #LaborHistory 7/181969: #BlackPanthers held United Front Against #Fascism conference, #Oakland, #California, along with Puerto Rican activist group, #YoungLords & #workingclass, largely Appalachian, white activist group, #YoungPatriots to promote #revolutionary class #solidarity.
July 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 7/181969: #BlackPanthers held United Front Against #Fascism conference, #Oakland, #California, along with Puerto Rican activist group, #YoungLords & #workingclass, largely Appalachian, white activist group, #YoungPatriots to promote #revolutionary class #solidarity.
Today in #LaborHistory 8/30/1948: #FredHampton was born. #Blackpanthers. Antiracist, anti-capitalist #RainbowCoalition with Black Panthers, #YoungPatriots & #YoungLords. Murdered by #Chicago #police & #FBI in 1969. For more on Young Patriots, read Hillbilly Nationalists by Amy Sonnie & James Tracy.
August 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 8/30/1948: #FredHampton was born. #Blackpanthers. Antiracist, anti-capitalist #RainbowCoalition with Black Panthers, #YoungPatriots & #YoungLords. Murdered by #Chicago #police & #FBI in 1969. For more on Young Patriots, read Hillbilly Nationalists by Amy Sonnie & James Tracy.
OP-ED: Herb Boyd reflects on Young Lords founder Denise Oliver-Velez and historian Dr. Johanna Fernandez, who died 15 days apart. #YoungLords
OP-ED: Doing the work of the Young Lords: Denise Oliver-Velez and Dr. Johanna Fernandez
Denise Oliver-Velez and Dr. Johanna Fernandez shaped Young Lords history through activism and scholarship before their recent
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August 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
OP-ED: Herb Boyd reflects on Young Lords founder Denise Oliver-Velez and historian Dr. Johanna Fernandez, who died 15 days apart. #YoungLords