Month

October 2019
Read about the Governor’s next steps here: Governor Cuomo Appoints Commission to Oversee Creation of New Mother Cabrini Statue https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-appoints-commission-oversee-creation-new-mother-cabrini-statue   Additional Article Here: Governor Supports Memorial Honoring Mother Cabrini
Who’s stealing Christopher Columbus letters from libraries around the world? Copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus describing his first impressions of the Americas have become so rare and valuable, they’re being stolen and replaced with forgeries at some of the world’s most prestigious libraries. Read more here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-columbus-letters-stolen-from-vatican-libraries-around-the-world-60-minutes-2019-10-20/  
Why are we so eager to search out scapegoats for the injustices of history? Whatever the reason, Christopher Columbus is now the fall guy for the sins of slavery, the exploitation of indigenous peoples, the rape of natural resources and most of the legal, financial and territorial abuses that followed the first European steps in...
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