Labor Day weekend 1972, La Raza Unida Party (LRUP) was holding its inaugural national convention in El Paso, Texas. The purpose of the convention was to discuss the priories and strategies… Details
What’s New in the Archives…
Recently, a rare copy of Sunviews, written by Sundiata Acoli in 1983, was donated to the Archives. Sundiata Acoli, a Black Liberation Freedom Fighter… Details
(This post was written by Juan Manjivar, a sophomore at June Jordan School for Equity and an intern at the Freedom Archives.)
From watching The Legacy of Torture, I learned about a group… Details
(The following piece was written by Stephanie Jones, a University of San Francisco Senior and an intern at the Freedom Archives.)
How many times have you heard the “I Have a Dream”… Details
(Orginially posted by “El Tipo Comun” (The Common Guy, Roberto Garcia), from primerahora.com on Sept 30, 2009 )
The unsuspecting governor, smack in the middle of an important… Details
On Sunday August 23rd at the First Spanish Methodist Church, Lexington Ave and 111 Street, Manhattan (El Barrio) there was a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Young Lords. According… Details
The famous speech, “A Message to the Grassroots,” by Malcolm X has caught my attention as a great speech that youth need to hear.
In the speech, he speaks about Black people’s… Details
