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Philly cop hits woman at Puerto Rican Day Parade [Video]

Photo from YouTube

A shocking video posted to YouTube shows Lt. Jonathan Josey II of the Philadelphia Police Department striking a woman in the face with such force that she collapses to the ground. The crowd gathered around the officer and the woman, comprised of people participating in the city’s Puerto Rican Day Parade, seem stunned, as though Read More

There’s no such thing as Puerto Rican pride

Puerto Rico

Thousands of Puerto Ricans marched through Midtown Manhattan waving Puerto Rican flags of all sizes. Admittedly, I wasn’t there, but growing up in Humboldt Park, I know with certainty that the atmosphere was thick with puertorriqueñidad. The Puerto Rican Pride Parade (as it’s known) has been an annual feature in N.Y.C. since 1958 – a Read More

Education and the Puerto Rican Day Parade

Puerto Rican Day parade

The Puerto Rican Day Parade is a time for moving and shaking. I had the privilege of seeing if first hand yesterday, June 10, as I joined the crew from Being Latino and Fox News Latino to celebrate nuestra isla y herencia. From the dance troupe representing Banco Popular to Geraldo Rivera, everyone on that Read More