3.3 Denise's Story: Make myself heard

Episode 3 of the Life is for the Living podcast, hosted by Rebecca Richman, titled "3.3 Denise's Story: Make myself heard" was published on August 14, 2023 and runs 30 minutes.

August 14, 2023 ·30m · Life is for the Living

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Former member of the Young Lords and Black Panthers, AIDs research and activist, professor of anthropology and women's studies, Denise Oliver-Velez has been in the wars and lived to tell the tale. We talk about her grounding in her family history, her use of art in activism, how she got drafted into the Young Lords, and how she ended up getting a PhD despite all of her efforts not to. You can follow Denise on Twitter and Spoutible as @Deoliver47 as well as read her blogs on the Daily Kos. ...

Episode Description

Former member of the Young Lords and Black Panthers, AIDs research and activist, professor of anthropology and women's studies, Denise Oliver-Velez has been in the wars and lived to tell the tale. We talk about her grounding in her family history, her use of art in activism, how she got drafted into the Young Lords, and how she ended up getting a PhD despite all of her efforts not to.

You can follow Denise on Twitter and Spoutible as @Deoliver47 as well as read her blogs on the Daily Kos.

Image: Denise Oliver Velez from the Revolutionary Peoples' Communications Network speaking in front of Reverend C.K. Steele's church - Tallahassee, Florida. Photographer: John Buckley Date: Photographed on November 26, 1971. Public Domain.

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