FEATURED EXHIBITION
Tengo Lincoln Park en mi Corazón: Young Lord History in Chicago
Curator, Jacqueline Lazú
September 11, 2025-February 8, 2026
DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL
The Young Lords Historical Marker
DePaul University Chicago | April 30, 2024
In her role as committee Co-Chair, Dr. Jacqueline Lazú coordinated and led the proposal, planning, and installation of the Young Lords historical marker at DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus in Chicago.
Interviews
The Young Lords in Lincoln Park: Chicago Stories
Interview: January 2025
Directed by David Mays, produced by Adriana Cardona-Maguigad. Contributor, Jacqueline Lazú. WTTW Chicago PBS.
Paseo Boricua Podcast, Episode 99: The Young Lords
Interview: December 2024
Political activist José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, who also held the positions of President & Chairman of the Young Lords, joined Paseo Boricua Podcast host Joshua Smyser-DeLeon for this episode along with Young Lords Scholar, Jacqueline Lazú, PhD.
‘Encendidas: Women of the Young Lords’ Exhibit Reveals History of Women in Puerto Rican Civil Rights Organization
Interview: July 2023
In an installation at The Honeycomb Network in Humboldt Park, “Encendidas: Women of the Young Lords” explores the untold history and legacy of the women in that movement through personal photos and newspapers of the time.
How Affirmative Action is Currently Under Attack
Interview: March 2022
Interview with Tavis Smiley for The Tavis Smiley Show and Podcast on KBLA 1580, 29 Mar. 2022, 11am–12pm.
Encendidas: Women of the Young Lords in Chicago
Exhibition: June 10 –July 29, 2023
In an installation at The Honeycomb Network in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, “Encendidas: Women of the Young Lords” explores the untold history and legacy of the women in that movement through personal photos and newspapers of the time.
Film, Stage, and Public Works
Judas and the Black Messiah Film Educational Guide
Film Educational Guide 2021
Contributions by Jacqueline Lazú
This educational guide is a companion to the Film Resource Guide, created to spark conversation and inspire action not only around Judas and the Black Messiah but also around movements across the country working toward equity and liberation. It was developed in collaboration with Participant Media, Maestra, and the MAAFA Redemption Project to be used in classrooms, community spaces, and beyond.
Stories from the Redline: Fire, Fire, Gentrifier
Walking Tour 2021
Created by the National Public Housing Museum and Blu Rhythm Collective
Contributions by Jacqueline Lazú
A self-guided 0.75-mile tour tracing the people’s history of Lincoln Park through photos, oral history, music, and dance. The project highlights urban renewal, the Young Lords’ fight against displacement, and ongoing community resistance.
50th Anniversary of the Young Lords Organization in Chicago
Symposium 2018
Chaired and organized by José “Cha Cha” Jiménez and Jacqueline Lazú
This three-day symposium, the first major event of its kind in Chicago, commemorated the founding of the Young Lords on the very community grounds where the movement began in 1968, now home to DePaul University. At its center was a historic conversation between José “Cha Cha” Jiménez and Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera, hosted and facilitated by Jacqueline Lazú. The program also featured keynote presentations by movement leaders such as Elaine Brown, former chair of the Black Panther Party, as well as panel discussions, performances, and community tours.
The Block / El Bloque: A Young Lords Story
Stage Play 2008
Written by Jacqueline Lazú .
Developed through research supported by a Humanities Center Fellowship and a Center for Latino Research Fellowship, this historical fiction play traces the transformation of the Young Lords from a Puerto Rican street gang into a civil rights organization in 1960s Chicago. Inspired by and working alongside the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords became a key force in the Puerto Rican entry into the United States Civil Rights Movement and one of the most radical nationalist movements of its time. The play weaves together a story of grassroots organizing with the intimate reflections of a writer grappling with how to tell politically charged history.
