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Where Is Today’s Chicano Leadership?

Chicano leadership has taken a backseat to memes.

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Aug 13, 2023
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Welcome to yet another year without any kind of Chicano leadership, platform or voice.

Here’s a question for you: Why are there no Chicano leaders in the United States in 2023, when Mexican-Americans now compromise over 12-percent of the total US population and are the largest “Latino” group overall?

In some cities (and soon some states), Raza is the majority. So why are we, collectively, so disorganized, disagreeable, disinterested and voiceless?

More importantly, why does no one care?

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