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Teaching the Story of the Chicago Young Lords

In October 2022, the Social Studies Network collaborated with El Griot and Areito Project to bring together over 30 educators in Chicago to learn about, and create curriculum related to the Young Lords Organization. Over the course of two weekends the participating educators heard stories from YLO members Omar López and José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, explored primary and secondary resources related the organization, heard from teachers and students teaching and learning about YLO, and designed curricular experiences to integrate into their K-12 classrooms.