Teaching the Story of the Chicago
Young Lords Curriculum
was created to honor, reclaim and give access to the legacy of the Chicago YLO
to young people and teachers.
The curriculum includes an introduction and three units. Each component is housed in a PDF document with a suggested path for learning, as well as an abundance of YLO resources. Users can follow the suggested unit map or use the resources own their own.
Whichever path you choose, we are so excited for you to share the story of the Chicago Young Lords!
“Through the YLO curriculum, I am able to truly embrace my role as a learner, facilitator and disruptor all at once along with my students. The pedagogical approaches, authentic lessons and thoughtful design gave my students and me no other choice but to intentionally read and write in the ‘real world’ in our shared, immediate community of Lincoln Park. I will continue to proudly teach this curriculum responsibly and pause to reflect, acknowledge and celebrate the arrival of this powerful story at our school and how it will reach our wider community in a variety of ways. I hope to continue to build on the work of those before me who have been pushing for the teaching of the story of the Chicago Young Lords in our educational institutions and beyond.”
— Isela Ponce, Chicago Educator
Ethnic Studies centralizes the first-person narratives of Black, Indigenous Peoples, and communities of color—within a critical discussion about power, systems, identity formation, self-reflection, agency, and action.
- ALLYSON TINTIANGCO-CUBALES & JEFF DUNCAN-ANDRADE, STILL FIGHTING FOR ETHNIC STUDIES