A Black Puerto Rican Man’s Odyssey from Gang Life to Activism

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Dec 6, 2023

In his new memoir, poet and community activist Felipe Luciano tells how he went from being an incarcerated gang member to the co-founder of the Young Lords Party. The memoir is titled, Flesh and Spirit: Confessions of a Young Lord. Luciano joins us to discuss.

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