He retooled the Young Lords into a militant advocacy and service organization, modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in Chicago, it had chapters nationwide. By Clay Risen José Jiménez, a street-wise ...

American sculptor best known for his large-scale, brightly colored sculptures steeped in the Mexican-American culture of Texas and New Mexico. Jiménez used fiberglass and spray paint to approach the ...

José "Cha Cha" Jiménez, a prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader and founder of the Young Lords Organization, has died. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...