Photo: Former US President, Barack Obama & former American Labour leader & Civil rights activist, Dolores Huerta.
The former United States President, Barack Obama, has taken to his official social media (X) handle, to celebrate, former American Labour leader and civil rights activist, Dolores Huerta on the occasion of her 94th birthday.
Obama: “Happy 94th birthday, Dolores! When I was a young organizer, reading about @DoloresHuerta’ life and work showed me what was possible.
“As one of America’s great labor and civil rights icons, Dolores has devoted her entire life to advocating for marginalized communities. She knows the power of community organizing, and through the Dolores Huerta Foundation, she continues to train and mentor new activists and organizers. She also came up with a pretty good slogan, “Si, se puede.” Yes, we can.”
Recall, Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born April 10, 1930) is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the United Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers (UFW). Huerta helped organize the Delano grape strike in 1965 in California and was the lead negotiator in the workers’ contract that was created after the strike.
Credit : X/Barracks Obama.
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