William Ruiz video interview and biography

Jiménez, José, 1948-

William “Ninja” Ruiz is the brother of Mildred Ruiz-Sapp of Universes and they grew up in New York City on the Lower East Side. He earned his BA in Theatre at Bard College where he also studied poetry. Today he makes his home in Santurce, Puerto Rico and is a leading member of the Universes Theatre Ensemble. Universes is a New York-based theatre group that fuses poetry, jazz, hip hop, politics, blues and Spanish boleros to create its own productions which are performed on and off Broadway, nationally and internationally. One of their most recent productions is “Party People” (2012) which is primarily about the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords.

2012-07-07

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

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William Ruiz vídeo entrevista y biografía

Young Lords (Organización)

Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos

Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia

Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)

Puertorriqueños--Relatos personales

Justicia social

Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago

Puertorriqueños--Nueva York (N.Y.)

Artes, Puertorriqueños--Illinois--Chicago

Partido Pantera Negra