Listen to Columbus Heritage Coalition President Angelo Vivolo interview with AM970 host Joe Piscopo demanding Mayor Bill de Blasio stop discrimination and illegal cancellation of Columbus Day in New York City schools.

Mayor de Blasio’s education department today violated the civil rights of the tens of thousands of Italian American students in New York City. By canceling the celebration of one culture and substituting another, the mayor’s appointees have pitted group against group. They seek to spread the virus of hatred to destroy understanding and unity. These...

“Cowardly acts of anti-Italian hate must stop now!” said Angelo Vivolo, president of the Columbus Heritage Coalition. “Five generations ago, impoverished Italian Americans built this statue in Columbus Circle andsymbolized exploration, discovery, and Italian American identity. This act of cowardice comes as radical groups have vowed to ‘eliminate’ all Columbus statues ‘by whatever way we...

Columbus Heritage Coalition President Angelo Vivolo urges NYC Parks Commissioner to protect historic work of LGBTQ icon Mitchell J. SilverCommissionerNYC Department of Parks and Recreation Re: Stop Attacks on Pioneer LGBT SculptorEmma Stebbins and Her Columbus Statue Dear Commissioner Silver, We represent supporters of pioneering gay sculptor Emma Stebbins pushingback against a campaign to take...

Pioneering Gay Sculptor Emma Stebbins and Her Columbus Statue Targeted for Takedown in Brooklyn Supporters of pioneering gay sculptor Emma Stebbins pushed back against a campaign to take down her celebrated 162-year-old Columbus statue in downtown Brooklyn by activists who complain the openly gay artist of the 1800s wasn’t “woke” enough. Join the Struggle to...