Felipe Luciano

Felipe Luciano (born ca. 1947, New York City) is an American poet, community activist, journalist, media personality, and politician. He is of Afro-Puerto Rican heritage.

Life
Luciano served time in prison for manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of a Brooklyn teenager in the early 1960s. Following his release, he attended Queens College and became a member of the Original Last Poets (with Gylan Kain and David Nelson).

He co-founded the New York chapter of the Young Lords (later called the Young Lords Party in New York)and served as its chair. The original Young Lords in Chicago developed because their Puerto Rican community was being gentrified.The Young Lords Party in NYC which originated within the Young Lords Movement, reportedly began as a student political movement that later coaleasced with several other New York branches of the Young Lords to form the New York Regional Chapter.

Luciano later became a radio, television, and print journalist, and won several awards. He is President and founder of Luciano Productions, Inc.

Films

 * 1971 - Right On!: Poetry on Film (Original Last Poets; directed by Herbert Danska)
 * 1973 - Badge 373 (directed by Howard Koch)
 * 1979 - Salsa: Latin Music in the Cities (directed by Jeremy Marre)
 * 1994 - It Could Happen to You (directed by Andrew Bergman)
 * 1996 - Palante, Siempre Palante (documentary on the Young Lords; directed by Iris Morales)
 * 2006 - Yo Soy Boricua! Pa' Que Tu Lo Sepas! (I'm Boricua, Just So You Know!)
 * 2009 - Latin Music USA (Episode 2)