Manhattan’s usually colorful Puerto Rican Day Parade was muted Sunday by black and gray flags and t-shirts commemorating those who died in Hurricane Maria and protesting the federal government’s alleged dismal response to the devastation.
The dark items “symbolize that America has left Puerto Rico behind,” said Natasha Colón, 28, who drove up from Washington, DC, with a friend to watch the parade for the first time. Continue Reading>>
