This week marks 100 years since the birth of José Alfredo Jiménez, the late ranchera icon whose musical legacy has stood the test of time, passed down from generation to generation. As part of the ...

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition, died Jan. 10 at 76. His sister, Daisy Rodríguez ...

The founder of the Young Lords, José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, has died at the age of 76. In the 1960s, Jiménez turned a Chicago street gang into a Puerto Rican political organization inspired by the Black ...

José 'Cha Cha' Jiménez, human rights activist and former chair of Young Lords, dead at 76 Mr. Jiménez spent much of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s fighting gentrification in Lincoln Park, allying with ...

Chicago has lost a local hero. Jose Jimenez, affectionately known as Cha Cha Jimenez, was an activist and defender of the city's Puerto Rican communities. In the 1960s, Cha Cha Jiménez transformed the ...

In 1968, José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez enrolled in a course to earn a high school diploma to fulfill a judge’s requirement after a 60-day stint in Cook County Jail on drug charges. The teacher took the class ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil ...

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a fierce advocate for justice and the founder of Chicago’s Young Lords, has died at age 76. His sister, Daisy Rodríguez, announced his death on Friday morning. The cause of ...

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition has died. He was 76. His sister, Daisy ...