Chicago Stories
Rhythm of Resistance: Bomba Music and The Young Lords
Clip: 10/11/2024 | 4m 17s
Bomba artist Ivelisse Diaz shares the connection between the Young Lords and Bomba music.
Puerto Rican Bomba artist and educator Ivelisse Diaz learned about the Young Lords Organization at an early age growing up in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. The connections between the activism of the Young Lords and Bomba music resonated immediately with Diaz, who performs with her ensemble La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón in front of old and new generations of the Young Lords alike.
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Chicago Stories
Rhythm of Resistance: Bomba Music and The Young Lords
Clip: 10/11/2024 | 4m 17s
Puerto Rican Bomba artist and educator Ivelisse Diaz learned about the Young Lords Organization at an early age growing up in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. The connections between the activism of the Young Lords and Bomba music resonated immediately with Diaz, who performs with her ensemble La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón in front of old and new generations of the Young Lords alike.
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WTTW premieres eight new Chicago Stories including Deadly Alliance: Leopold and Loeb, The Black Sox Scandal, Amusement Parks, The Young Lords of Lincoln Park, The Making of Playboy, When the West Side Burned, Al Capone’s Bloody Business, and House Music: A Cultural Revolution.Providing Support for PBS.org
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The Young Lords Organization continues to inspire activism today. (7m 19s)
Lincoln Park's Puerto Rican Community
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Lincoln Park was once home to a vibrant Puerto Rican community. (5m 6s)
The Occupation of McCormick Seminary
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The Young Lords staged an occupation of a seminary building in Lincoln Park. (9m 1s)
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Chicago Stories is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Leadership support for CHICAGO STORIES is provided by The Negaunee Foundation. Major support for CHICAGO STORIES is provided by the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, TAWANI Foundation on behalf of...