Puerto Rican Activist Alicia Baro Dies

National Institute for Latino Policy reported that Alicia Baro died Monday morning. Also that Baro was:

Born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, Baro was reared in New York City. She graduated from prestigious Hunter College in 1940. After relocating to Miami, she actively opposed the deplorable treatment of migrant workers in Miami, which sparked her political participation and led to the formation of the Puerto Rican Democrats Organization.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Baro became involved in organizations for women and blacks. She was a founding member of the National Conference of Puerto Rican Women, the Coalition of Hispanic American Women, and the Women Chamber of Commerce of South Florida.

For information about the memorial service on Saturday, Jan. 28 in Miami, Florida:

Daisy C. Franklin, deecee258@gmail.com