Puerto Rico
Chicago Puerto Ricans condemn joke at Trump rally
After stand-up comic referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” at a Trump rally Sunday, Chicago Puerto Ricans said they felt the humiliation of a community that has long suffered from mistreatment and is often undermined.
For more than 40 years, Vanessa Massas’ grandparents have owned a record shop on Division Street in the heart of Humboldt Park, called Paseo Boricua by the Puerto Rican community.
As her grandfather, Angel Medina, opened Lily’s Record Shop on Monday ... [7235 chars]