Howard Alumna Denise Oliver-Velez, Young Lords Trailblazer, Dies at 78

Denise Oliver-Velez, a trailblazing organizer, helped shape two of the 20th century’s most significant liberation movements. She has died at 78. Denise Oliver-Velez became the first woman elected to the Central Committee of the Young Lords. The Young Lords was a radical Puerto Rican rights group modeled on the Black Panther Party. She belonged to […]

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