Jessie Fuentes returns to the show! She’s an activist, the Co-Chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda Chicago Chapter and the new Director of Policy and Youth Advocacy for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago. If you want to learn more about Jessie and her work, give episode 4 of the podcast a listen. Today we’re going to discuss the systemic issues facing youth in the Puerto Rican & wider BIPOC community, how these issues relate to the Adam Toledo killing, and what investments need to be made in order to prevent what happened to Adam from happening to others & more. 


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★ About Our Guest(s) ★


Jessie's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/JessieLFuentes1


Jessie's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/jessie.fuentes.14


Jessie's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/jessielfuentes


The Puerto Rican Agenda of Chicago ★ https://www.puertoricanchicago.org


★ Partners + Additional Credits ★


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


CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315


Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

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