Claudia De La Cruz
Claudia De La Cruz (born 1980/1981) is an American Activist. She is trying to become President of the United States in the 2024 United States Presidential Election.
Early Life[change | change source]
De la Cruz was born in the South Bronx. Her parents were from the Dominican Republic[1]. She went to Theodore Roosevelt High School. She got out in 1997. She went to college at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She got a degree in forensic science.
Career[change | change source]
De la Cruz led a teen group at City University of New York against the 2003 Iraq War. In 2004, she started Da Urban Butterflies, a leadership group for Dominican and Puerto Rican young women. She also worked as a pastor and taught at the City University of New York. In 2020, she helped edit a book about Venezuela. De la Cruz co-founded The People's Forum, an activist group in New York City, and joined pro-Palestinian protests during the 2023 Israel–Hamas conflict.[1][2]
2024 Presidential Election[change | change source]
De La Cruz is running for President.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'We are working-class women of color': the long-shot socialist run for the White House". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Claudia de La Cruz's outreach work helps teens and young women soar like 'Urban Butterflies'".
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