We know Judge Sonia Sotomayor is wise. But who are some of the other wise Latinas the rest of the world should know about? Do share in the comments section.
Speaking of…decades ago, some wise women took on machismo in the Young Lords Party (YLP). This month, July, marks the 40th anniversary of the YLP’s establishment in New York City.
Iris Morales, the producer of the documentary ¡Palante Siempre Palante!: The Young Lords, served with the YLP’s education ministry. “We fought against this idea of revolutionary machismo because we said, what is revolutionary racism?” Morales told me in an interview last month. Read the article I wrote on how women shaped the YLP.
A point about the YLP — yes, it was mostly Puerto Rican, but included other Latinos and African Americans. “The Puerto Rican community has an incredible ability to build bridges with other communities,” said Denise Oliver, who was in the YLP.