From Garbage Offensives to Occupying Churches, Actions of the Young Lords Continue to Inspire
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- We look back at the Young Lords, a radical group founded by Puerto Ricans modeled on the Black Panther Party. In late July 1969, the group staged their first action in an effort to force the City of New York to increase garbage pickup in East Harlem. The Young Lords would go on to inspire activists around the country as they occupied churches and hospitals in an attempt to open the spaces to community projects. The group called for self-determination for all Puerto Ricans; independence for the island of Puerto Rico; community control of institutions and land; freedom for all political prisoners; and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam, Puerto Rico and other areas. The Young Lords would also play a pivotal role in spreading awareness of Puerto Rican culture and history. While the group disintegrated in the mid-1970s, its impact is still felt today. The Young Lords is the focus of a new art exhibit organized by The Bronx Museum of the Arts called "¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York." It is on view at three different cultural institutions in New York. We speak to our very own Juan González, who served as the group’s first minister of education, and Johanna Fernández, co-curator of "¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York" at The Bronx Museum of the Arts.
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Victoria jamas olvidada - Sat. March 27/2021
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Radical is evil!
5:51 organized religion
Quien está aquí gracias a la mierda de asignación de inglés?!.!
What a memory for you ❤
Waoo, Geraldo Rivera, Felipe Luciano Juan Gonzalez. Memories. Love you all. Young lords, Peoples' Park , Williamsburge Brooklyn.
One can always find fancy explanations and look thru pink glasses years after. Reality is that these Young Lords gave Puerto Ricans a very bad name. Brooklyn is Brooklyn. San Juan is San Juan, two different worlds. You want to change PR you need to live there. My family are Puerto Ricans. Today they live in Florida and Arizona, none of them wants to return to the island. With less corruption and some real vision, the island has lots of potential, but there is no political will and the younger generation moves on to the mainland. Interesting reflection on the past though.
Man this is AMAZING thank you democracy now, I'm Puerto Rican this makes me proud what the young lords were fighting for!!😁😎🇵🇷🇵🇷
I lived across the🇵🇷 street on 111 street on🇵🇷 Lexington avenue from the🇵🇷 Church,and🇵🇷 witnessed the Takeover was 12,And had tears in my eyes and pride in my heart when they dedicated the street to the Young Lords way. Viva Puerto Rico.🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Juan broke it down excellent about religion. I learned a lot today. Big ups to YL and Jaun!
I remember the Young Lords well, as well as the radical political life of the Lower East Side (AKA the East Village/Loisaida. It was an exciting time, but the combination of government/FBI repression, cointelpro the Nixon spying and infiltrating machine, and the ultimate inhospitableness of the white activists as soon as the draft was rescinded, these and flooding the East Village with heroin were all instruments of betrayal for what we optimistically called "The Movement." And the speaker is absolutely right, it was Black and Puerto Rican kids who were in the forefront of the 1969 Stonewall "Riots." The gay movement, which has been largely gentrified/ bourgeoisified in our time took over both the West and East Village during the wildly promiscuous 1970's and re-emerged as a beautifully radical force during the woeful days of the AIDS crisis! Beautiful production by Democracy Now!
East Harlem is still fighting (and losing) the help is needed now more than ever! :(
We need a movie about this movement or a documentary on Netflix . its a long time coming the world needs to know who we are and what we contribute to society. as a Nuyorican which is a moniker given by Puerto Ricans to American born Puerto Ricans which I don't agree with , I think we are all Puerto Ricans no matter where we are born and should stand with one another, not build groups that divide us , because that's to easy for them and when i say them i mean the system , el Blanco. I would gladly be prepared to participate on any platform or film in the works as an actor or contributor to this amazing story of who the young lords where and are til this day. this is the story of Americans because we are Americans who want equality just like all other cultures who feel discriminated against and are treated like second class citizens, the time is now!
Wow!!! That brings Back Memories... I was a Student of The Original Black Panthers in Newark New Jersey... I was all of 7 years Old... I remember I use to see some of those Flyers hanging on the walls where they use to give us Breakfast before we went to school. And, Breakfast and lunch in The Summer time...
Thanks Democracy Now. I really needed this Video...
Can anyone help by the explaining the Young Lords movement
The same as the Panthers. They fought for better health care, Housing, Nutrition programs and fight against discrimination and to police our own neighborhoods. Thank you Panthers and YL’s for programming that chip we need ppl like them now.
(+) in the name of Jesus I remove all satanic lies that everybody had told me and my family in the name of Jesus I remove all satanic lies that Louie did toe and family in the name of Jesus c amen
Both black panther and the young lord had somewhat similar goals but went about them differently. How so explain to me
lmfao that's the same question I have for class too
hilarious that he was in it, must of been weird being a historian about him and his organization -- she probably was triple thinking in case she got corrected :P Great video and fascinating.
Let's history make his way
(+) in the name of Jesus I pray that all these men's be blessed and remove all garbbage from them on the name of Jesus I remove all spirit of bona in the name of Jesus c amen
(+) in the name of Jesus anything that trying to come up against miriamrosa d and my kids my brothers my sisters my mom and my friends in the name of Jesus c I arrest the spirit in the name of Jesus c amen
(+) before I got with you Louie I felted your hevy dury chaines I pray and ask Jesus Lord to break the chaines and he did in the name of Jesus for o lnew why you got with me as a rick because you and family knew how much ya had hurt me in my innonces walk with Jesus
damn, that was powerful by a young Juan Gonzalez
(+) the Lord walks with me Louie the hit you put on me it will return to your own family in the name of Jesus I usedo love you not no more I can't not love someone that it's plotting to kill me and my family in the name of Jesus amen
(+) but let me tell you God it's with me and my whole family and my kids in the name of Jesus pito Carmen jaimem and all your vudi you did useing my uncle's name since school your one day will be done back to your with one of your family members too that your would love I don't worried because this it's the reason why I use seven I use class of young youth so Jesus could break the chaines I'm the name of Jesus the hit started at my school when I was young yes for I already knew kscob was gonna have a baby from a chinesse girl by the green grace this it's why I was praying as chinesse because it was plan by Jesus now I could tell you more but I keep telling you more brief story's as blessed lifestyle continues just like I saw it in the spirit I saw a lot of vissions
Se dice Borikua,no puertorriqueño...Gracias viva Boriken libre.❤💪👍
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Wow...so much I did nor know about the history of mi gente
(+) Louie I study you all through my walk with you and I saw everything you was plotting this it's the reason why I stood in your house for Jesus to removing your evil but Jesus knew I introduced you to Jesus holy ghost letters
Really great. Thanks for sharing this.
I am proud to say I was a member of the YLP and joined at the time of the 2nd takeover of the First Peoples Church!!! So happy to see that we are remembered and appreciated!
¡ VIVA BARIQUA !
¡ VIVA EL PARTIDO DE LOS YOUNG LORDS !
¡ HASTA VICTORIA SIEMPRE !
¡ VIVA PUERTO RICO !
¡GRACIAS COMPANIEROS !
¡ VENCEREMOS !
what the fuck is this
what the fuck is what?