Violence erupts after police in Jamaica kill a top gang leader they had sought for years
Police in Jamaica have killed a top gang leader whose death has unleashed a violent backlash near the capital of Kingston as authorities were placed under an extreme threat level.
José Jiménez Dies at 76; Turned a Gang Into a Voice for Puerto Ricans
He retooled the Young Lords into a militant advocacy and service organization, modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in ...
José "Cha Cha" Jiménez, who turned Chicago's Young Lords gang into human rights activist group, dies at 76
The Young Lords, as transformed by Jiménez into an activist organization, found a purpose in particular as the Puerto Rican community was being pushed out of Lincoln Park in the late 60s.
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Violence erupts after police in Jamaica kill gang leader sought for years
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Jamaica killed a top gang leader whose death unleashed a violent backlash near the capital of Kingston on Thursday, prompting authorities to raise the threat level to ...