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Feminist, Activist, former Young Lords Party and Black Panther Party member, applied cultural anthropologist

Groups: White Privilege Working Group, History for Kossacks, Pink Clubhouse, DKos Cannabis Law and Drug War Reform, Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Native American Netroots, An Ear for Music, Personal Storytellers, Daily Kos World of Warcraft Guild, Black Kos community, Genealogy and Family History Community, Protest Music, LatinoKos, TransAction, Progressive Friends of the Library Newsletter, ClassWarfare Newsletter: WallStreet VS Working Class Global Occupy movement, Haiti Book Diary, Moose On The Loose, Mental Health Awareness, HIV AIDS Action, Nuclear Free DK, DK Video Busters, Daily Kos Foreign Language Edition Group Newsletter, Daily Kos Phazebook Progressive Social Networking Group, Abolish the Death Penalty, DKOMA, Slavery in the United States - History, APA Kos : Asian/Pacific Americans at DailyKos, East Africa Food Crisis: 48 Hours of Action, Discussing Race At Daily Kos, Barriers and Bridges, Invisible People, The Durban Daily, Bloggers Against Torture, Jews For President Obama, Community Fundraisers, RaceGender DiscrimiNATION, Art Journaling for Progressives, Remembering LGBT History, Okiciyap (we help), New York Hudson Valley Kossacks, Shut Down the NRA, Hunger in America, Justice Gone Wrong, Trial Watch, Support the Dream Defenders, Prison Watch, Firearms Law and Policy, Support Michelle Obama, Economy is Worse Than You Think, GOTV 2024, KosLit, Bring Home our Girls, African Issues, SpiritSisters, DK Fans of 90 for 90, 50 State Strategy Project, Crowdsourcing the 50 State Strategy, Moral Movement Forward Together, A Home for Wings and Aji, Fighting and Defeating the Neo Nazis, Foster Campbell 2016, A Lake for Lin: Supporting an Eco-Warrior In the Fight of Her Life, Red State Resistance, Democratic Precinct Organizing, SOS Puerto Rico, Community Contributors Team, Kamala2020, DKHive, Covid19 State by State, Bye Don AKA Biden 2024, Biden Harris Administration, Foreign Policy & International Issues/Events, Win the Majority!, Cat Ladies for Kamala, Democratic Party Spotlight

Diaries published: 1737 (0 days since last diary on Tue Dec 09, 2025 at 07:13 PM PST)

Comments posted: 235118 (4 days since last comment on Sat Dec 06, 2025 at 11:57 AM PST)

Diary frequency: frequent

Comment frequency: frequent

Total Recommends: 149320

Total Comment Ratings: 255627

Most Recommended Diary: Black Music Sunday: Jimmy Cliff crossed his final river at age 81, 135 comments, 176 recommends

People Following Denise Oliver Velez: 2137

Denise Oliver Velez's Most Recent Diaries:

Black Music Sunday: Lead Belly, the virtuoso who told us to 'stay woke'
� Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 290 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
Comment Count 0 comments on Tue Dec 09, 2025 at 07:13 PM PST with 0 Recommends
Caribbean Matters: The heinous boat bombings continue
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
Comment Count 118 comments on Sat Dec 06, 2025 at 06:00 AM PST with 141 Recommends
Black Music Sunday: Jimmy Cliff crossed his final river at age 81
Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 290 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you�
by Denise Oliver Velez
Comment Count 135 comments on Sun Nov 30, 2025 at 06:00 AM PST with 176 Recommends

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