Opinion
On the National Puerto Rican Day Parade
Angelo Falcon, editor of Latino Policy, the e-newsletter of the National Institute for Latino Policy, wrote a column in his most recent newsletter about the parade and the media coverage.
He states:
"One of the largest parades in the city, with over 80,000 marchers and two million spectators, and generating great pride among the more than one million Puerto Ricans in the region, however, always gets bad press. Too many pre-Parade stories focused on such things as that there would be fewer police assigned to the Parade this year, but that they were deploying a special unit documenting all arrests made, like the more than 200 unjustified gang arrests that were made last year, or that shopkeepers plan to shudder up their stores along Fifth Avenue. But most disturbing were the reader comments to David Gonzalez's recent New York Times blog on the Parade (check out the comments at the end), prompting the New York Post's Sandra Guzman to comment, "And people complain about the Post?"
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Sunday, June 08, 2008
Happy PR Day
This was shot in last year's Puerto Rican Day Parade. Puerto Rico Sun will be at today's parade, so expect new photos.
Happy National Puerto Rican Day Parade everyone!
!Que viva Puerto Rico!
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National Puerto Rican Day fest to be celebration of success
"Like countless Puerto Ricans before me, I traded the mountains and gentle coastlines of Puerto Rico for New York's skyscrapers and subways in the early 1970s.
"Ours is a migrating community - traveling from our city to return to an island that holds our hearts with an unwavering allegiance." -- labor leader Dennis Rivera, this year's parade grand marshal
To read his full report in the Daily News, go to
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/06/08/2008-06-08_national_puerto_rican_day_fest_to_be_cel.html
Happy National Puerto Rican Day Parade everyone!
!Que viva Puerto Rico!
Featured story
National Puerto Rican Day fest to be celebration of success
"Like countless Puerto Ricans before me, I traded the mountains and gentle coastlines of Puerto Rico for New York's skyscrapers and subways in the early 1970s.
"Ours is a migrating community - traveling from our city to return to an island that holds our hearts with an unwavering allegiance." -- labor leader Dennis Rivera, this year's parade grand marshal
To read his full report in the Daily News, go to
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/06/08/2008-06-08_national_puerto_rican_day_fest_to_be_cel.html
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Artist Spotlight: Classical Guitarist Jose Antonio Lopez
Boricua classical guitarist Jose Antonio Lopez performs Sunday night at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City. His show follows the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in the city. Here he plays "Misionera." Click on the video to enjoy his music and for more information about the show.
Congratulations to Lopez for representing boricuas at Carnegie Hall. This is quite an accomplishment. -- Clarisel Gonzalez
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