He retooled the Young Lords into a militant advocacy and service organization, modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in ...

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José "Cha Cha" Jimenez, a Puerto Rican activist in Chicago, died last week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with DePaul University professor Jacqueline Lazú about his life and legacy.

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Yet the young “Big Bill” Thompson returned home to Chicago ... Ironically, Thompson’s campaign was aided by a brutally violent gang war among Chicago’s crime lords. Still, Thompson focused attention ...