Episode 49: Leading Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School Through The Pandemic

We welcome Dr. Melissa Lewis to the show. She’s the principal of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School located on Paseo Boricua in Chicago. We’re going to discuss the high school and how it differs from Chicago Public Schools, her experience as an Afro-Boricua in the education field, what it has been like leading the high school through the pandemic and a whole lot more.

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Letter to a Young Lord: Remembering Manuel Ramos ★ https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/11/22277308/manuel-ramos-young-lords-gang-police-shooting-fred-hampton-black-panthers-rainbow-coalition

A wave of killings against transgender people in Puerto Rico ★ https://art19.com/shows/the-take/episodes/f2ee98aa-7b11-43cf-b3c3-927c6139c0d8

La DePaulia Article ★ https://depauliaonline.com/52550/ladepaulia/puertorriquenos-en-chicago-expresan-sentimientos-de-esperanza-sobre-la-declaracion-de-estado-de-emergencia-por-la-violencia-de-genero-en-su-pais

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