Puerto Rican activists fight to remove Columbus from the island
07/27/2020 - 16:25
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Monuments to the U.S.’s dark history are being rapidly removed amid uprisings, but Puerto Rico has yet to see similar action.
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Monuments to the U.S.’s dark history are being rapidly removed amid uprisings, but Puerto Rico has yet to see similar action.
What can history teach us about what to do with racist sculptures and images?
06/19/2020 - 17:09
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The movements that have called for the destruction of statues of racists have raised several questions about how efficient these gestures can be in the fight against racism.
¿Qué nos puede enseñar la historia sobre qué hacer con las esculturas e imágenes racistas?
06/19/2020 - 17:07
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La destrucción de estatuas de racistas han despertado varias preguntas sobre lo eficiente que pueden llegar a ser estos gestos en la lucha contra el racismo.
“El General” y “Policía Asesino” es desfigurado en el mural del mercado italiano
08/22/2017 - 09:31
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Un nuevo día, un nuevo monumento al polémico Rizzo vandalizado en Filadelfia. Manifestantes de ambos bandos, a favor y en contra de este controvertido y corrosivo ex alcalde y comisario de policía de la ciudad, han sido convocados hoy para protestar frente a su estatua. Una de las manifestaciones tendrá lugar hoy lunes a las 4PM, mientras que la otra, convocada por los seguidores de Rizzo, ha sido denegada por el Ayuntamiento.
"The General" and “Killer Cop” Defaced on Italian Market Mural
08/21/2017 - 12:20
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Another day, another controversial Rizzo monument vandalized in Philadelphia. Ralliers, both those in favor and those against the notoriously corrosive and prejudiced former police commissioner and Mayor, were set to protest today. One is set to occur at 4PM today, while the other, comprised of Rizzo's devotees, has been shut down by the City.
A Law that will fight hate
08/18/2017 - 12:24
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Congressman Adriano Espaillat (New York) and Rep. Dwight Evans of Pennsylvania have introduced a bill that will fight the resurgence of racial hatred in the United States.
El legado de Rizzo: ¿se merece una estatua?
08/18/2017 - 10:31
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El futuro de la estatua del polémico ex comisario de policía y alcalde Frank Rizzo está en el banquillo, especialmente después de las manifestaciones de la semana pasada en Charlottesville, Virginia, que empezaron como una protesta en contra de la retirada de un monumento al general Confederado Robert E. Lee.
The Legacy of Rizzo: Does He Deserve to be Commemorated in Bronze?
08/18/2017 - 10:25
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The future of a statue in the likeness of highly contentious former police commissioner and mayor Frank Rizzo is on the fritz, particularly after this past week’s rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia which began as a protest to keep a memorial to Confederate General Robert E. Lee from being removed.