It means a lot to me that the STUDENTS were the ones organizing and defending their rights during this time in history. I have found it similar to the organization and rights groups of other races and ethnicities. Our children are a great part of our history and not many people recognize it. This is why I want to work with children the rest of my life; children are literally our future. The next generations will be more technical and powerful than the generations that have passed, regardless the race. The students of the Young Lords also gave me the motivation that anything is possible. From holding hostage a church to stealing a medical vehicle, I know age is nothing but a number. I wish students of today would recognize this wonderful phenomenon of power. When many come together under one voice, there is nothing the government can do but hear it.
I love the DIVERSITY of the Young Lords. I relate to the woman who was Black but was not Latina. She was for the cause and was culturally engaged with the Latino/as. I feel as if there were a Young Lords today, I would be in it and I would take her place. I love the Latino/a culture, have visited La Republica Dominicana, speak Spanish and favor Latinas; however, I am biologically Black. The passion of all the different races and ethnicities should be ushered into the groups of today.
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