Article: STATE SEN. DIAZ JOIN PROTEST AGAINST NEW YORK POST'S RACISM

ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 19 -- New York State Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr, D-Bronx (32nd District), issued the following news release:

New York State Sen. Reverend Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx) joined today's protest at the New York Post in repudiation of the ongoing racist tone of the paper's editorial cartoons.

"During Black History Month, the New York Post has depicted the first Black President of the United States as a chimpanzee - to draw a twisted parallel to the chimpanzee that was recently killed. Their cartoon does nothing but promote racism against our President and encourage further racism in our society," stated Senator Diaz. "When Fernando Ferrer ran for Mayor, the New York Post ran a bigoted ...

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