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José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez Dies: Young Lords Founder And Civil Rights Leader Was 76
Puerto Rico native and social justice leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez died at age 76. According to NBC News, his sister Daisy Rodríguez announced the sad news in a Facebook post on January 10. “IT IS ...
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Public funeral held in honor of civil rights activist José 'Cha Cha' Jimenez
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Family and friends of José "Cha Cha" Jimenez will pay their respects after the civil rights figure died last week. "Cha Cha" Jimenez was the founder of the Young Lords in Chicago ...
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Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez dies at 76
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition has died. He was 76.
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José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, Founder of the Young Lords, Dies at 76
The founder of the Young Lords, José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, has died at the age of 76. In the 1960s, Jiménez turned a Chicago street gang into a Puerto Rican political organization inspired by ...