Vicki and A Summer of Change! ¡Vicki y un verano de cambio!
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Inspired by actual events, Vicki and A Summer of Change! ¡Vicki y un verano de cambio! recounts what happened in East Harlem, New York in 1969 when Puerto Rican activists joined by Latinx and African Americans formed the Young Lords Organization. They unite with neighborhood residents to make positive community changes.
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Ortiz and Morales
Raquel M. Ortiz was born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, and has been making art and telling stories since she was a child. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Salamanca and has worked at The Brooklyn Museum, the Allen Memorial Art Museum, and El Museo del Barrio. Dr. Ortiz is the author of El Arte de la Identidad, the documentary Memories of the Wall: Education and Enrichment through Community Murals and textbooks and educational materials for children in Puerto Rico and the United States. She creates educational materials for the Puerto Rican Heritage Cultural Ambassadors Program for the Center for Puerto Rican Studies in New York.
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