Posts Tagged ‘Puerto Rican Parade’
PR Parade Organizers Collaborators in Mass Arrests?
11:09 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Justice|New York City|Puerto Rico · Comments Off
18 Jun 2007
The President of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade may have played a greater role in the 208 arrests that happened on Fifth Avenue two Sundays ago then originally admitted to. Madelyn Lugo is now admitting that she warned the New York City Police Department to be prepared for the Latin Kings. She said it was because she knew how controversial the street organization is. He actions may have been key in the mass sweeps that arrested not just so-called “gang” members but other non-affiliated parade goers.
Puerto Rican Parade Revelers Arrested in Newburgh
12:55 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events|Justice|New York City · Comments Off
13 Jun 2007
While the NYPD tries to explain to the city and parade organizers why they arrested 208 people at the Fifth Avenue parade, Police in the Hudson Valley city of Newburgh did some arresting of their own. Police say they arrested four people, charging them with disorderly conduct and inciting a riot during a street party held after Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan. Police claim that party goers attacked them while witnesses say that women and children were pepper sprayed, and cameras which videotaped the police were confiscated.
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Watching more than Floats and Flags at Rican Parade
12:17 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Justice|New York City · Comments Off
8 Jun 2007
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has had a nasty habit of following Puerto Rican Parade goers back to their hoods and harassing and revelers. Some activists have likened what happens to military type occupations and note that such things don’t occur after other ethnic parades. For example in communities such as Sunset Park in Brooklyn, aggressive confrontations of police officers included an 8 yr. old girl shoved onto a gate in June of 2004 and teenage girls maced, chocked and manhandled by officers from the 72nd precinct.
Rican Pride Parade Season Begins
10:40 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · history|New York City|Puerto Rico · Comments Off
18 May 2007
Here in NYC, you know that the Puerto Rican parade season has begun when cars drive by with the red, white, and blue one star and stripes on the hood. A walk past an Old Navy store revealed Puerto Rican flags on tank tops for sale. Many Puerto Ricans complain that some of our own wave the flag but once a year and with little knowledge of the history behind the flag. For example did you know that the Puerto Rican flag was designed in New York City and that its inspiration was drawn from the Cuban flag? So before you start singing Que Bonita Bandera make sure you know where the roots of your bandera are.
TatoBrujo over on MySpace gives a great detailed history of the Puerto Rican flag.
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