NY Times: Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78

She became the highest-ranking female member of the Young Lords in New York, where she pressed for women’s rights, and later joined the Black Panthers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/denise-oliver-velez-dead.html

Democracy Now! obit at https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/17/denise_oliver_velez


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