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i called on the man about town, mikey oquendo. [upbeat music] mikey o grew up here and has everyone on speed dial. nobody knows this neighborhood better than him. - we re approaching la division, division street in chicago, which is central to the humboldt park community. puerto ricans know it as la division. - la division. - every puerto rican in chicago has a division street story because there is a little bit of everything, right? you ve got el mercado, the wepa market. it s an opportunity for young entrepreneurship. then you ve got urbantheater company. - right. - to get folks here an opportunity to experience theater. - but humboldt park wasn t always this way. the chicago machine structure affected all latinx communities, and it took generations of puerto ricans demanding equality to make change. - this was a very, very segregated city. we couldn t go in certain areas where, you know, it was clear that puerto ricans were not welcome. the injustices that were happening in this com

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