A Puerto Rican nationalist at the center of a growing controversy
over his role as an honoree in New York's iconic Puerto Rican Day Parade
has stepped aside and will instead participate in the event as a
"humble Puerto Rican."
In an editorial
in New York's Daily News, Oscar López Rivera wrote, "I will be on Fifth
Ave. not as your honoree but as a humble Puerto Rican and grandfather
who at 74 continues to be committed to helping raise awareness about the
fiscal, health care and human rights crisis Puerto Rico is facing at
this historic juncture."
The Daily News had reported that
a City Hall source had said it had been pushing for López Rivera to
step aside. The parade's board of directors issued a statement Thursday
night confirming he would no longer be an honoree. "We are looking
forward to marching with Oscar López Rivera and respect his decision to
walk up Fifth Avenue, 'not as an honoree but as a humble Puerto Rican
and grandfather.'"
Click here for the full article.
No comments:
Post a Comment