Commentary: Puerto Rican: If you’re a shade darker, you face discriminationPosted in Articles, Latino Studies, Media Archive, United States on 2017-05-18 01:11Z by Steven |
Commentary: Puerto Rican: If you’re a shade darker, you face discrimination
Orlando Sentinel
2017-05-04
Pura Delgado
Orlando, Florida
In Miami, the Rev. Alphonso Jackson, left, from the Second Baptist Church and the Rev. Jeremy Upton from Refuge Church explain to children why state Sen. Frank Artiles resigned from the Florida Senate. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images) |
State Sen. Frank Artiles, a Miami Republican, apologized recently for racist comments toward African-American lawmakers. It was offensive and disheartening that we now have lawmakers freely speaking to colleagues using such disgusting words. Artiles had the nerve to dismiss his racist and sexist conduct to partisan motives: He was not happy because his bills weren’t moving, and he thought that because his community is diverse that gives him the right to insult and degrade.
Artiles apologized on the Senate floor and later resigned. We can only hope that his apology was sincere…
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