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  • The Map created in 1491 probably used by Christopher Columbus to navigate the Atlantic
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    Columbus Died 511 Years Ago, but If You're Still Holding a Grudge, Don't Read This

    Bill Tonelli(October 07, 2017)
    ONCE, WE WERE TAUGHT, he was a brave and bold explorer who sailed into the unknown and discovered the place we call home. Now, we understand, he was a genocidal mercenary who arrived thinking he was someplace else and kicked off five centuries of bloody oppression and exploitation. Okay, fine, nobody’s perfect, though it seems possible to believe he was both. Meaning we just have to decide which Columbus we’re going to ignore.
  • Joseph Guagliardo, national president of the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian-American Organizations
    Life & People

    THE “COLUMBUS CONTROVERSY” COAST TO COAST / NEW YORK Hands off Columbus, “He Is Our Thing.”

    Riccardo Chioni(October 05, 2017)
    Joseph Guagliardo, national president of the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian-American Organizations, recounts how the “Columbus Controversy” started in New York and explains why it touches all Italian Americans, “both the blue-collars and the bluebloods,” as he says. He emphasizes that his family came to the U.S. in 1906 and had nothing to do with American slavery or what Columbus did 550 years ago—on which, he notes, scholars still disagree. “We came looking for a better life. We learned about Columbus in school here, and it became our thing.”
  • Facts & Stories

    Columbus Circle Controversy

    Alex Catti(September 07, 2017)
    Following last month’s removal of some statues and monuments, protests ensued, sparking tension regarding race relations and whether or not statues depicting prominent figures in American history should be removed. Although the statutes in question are mostly located in formerly Confederate states, some are found in the north as well. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the statue of Christopher Columbus in Manhattan’s Columbus Circle would come under scrutiny.
  • Facts & Stories

    Saving Christopher Columbus’s Statue

    Riccardo Chioni(August 25, 2017)
    Among many other figures, the Great Navigator has found himself caught in the mad rush to seek out detested statues dedicated to controversial individuals in American history. Columbus has more than 5 monuments in the city, one of which being the centerpiece of Columbus Circle that is currently the center of controversy. We went to the rally at City Hall organized by City Councilor Joseph Borelli.
  • Un momento della manifestazione sulla scalinata del Comune di New York
    Fatti e Storie

    Per “salvare la statua di Cristoforo Colombo”

    Riccardo Chioni(August 24, 2017)
    Nella folle corsa alla caccia di statue detestate dedicate a personaggi controversi della storia americana, è incappato anche il Grande Navigatore che di monumenti a lui dedicati a New York ne conta 5, oltre a quello del centralissimo Columbus Circle, attualmente nell’occhio del ciclone. Siamo andati al rally oper lui a City Hall, organizzato dal consigliere comunale Joseph Borelli
  • Art & Culture

    Italy and New York.: a Musical Tribute by the Italian Carabinieri Band

    M. T.(April 21, 2016)
    A perfect afternoon turned into night accompanied the musical tribute of the Carabinieri band in New York. It happened in the suggestive Appeal room in front of the representatives of the Italian community: journalists, diplomats, representatives from the United Nations and students, as well as other lucky guests.