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The Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), America’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, was recently advised that the Apopka, Florida City Council would be considering a vote to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day.IAOVC launched an effort and immediately began contacting Apopka elected officials. IAOV...

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The Beacon City School District is changing the name of Columbus Day on all its calendars and documents. The Beacon School Board was recently approached by a resident about concerns over Columbus Day. That one resident's concerns led the board to create a special six-person committee to figure out how the district should recognize the second Monday...

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The Volunteer State may be landlocked, but that hasn’t stopped organizers of an education tour from bringing a replica of one of Christopher Columbus’ ships to Tennessee in October and November. On Friday, Oct. 13, the Pinta will open as a “floating museum” for dockside educational tours at Fort Loudon Marina, 5200 City Park Drive, Lenoir City, unt...

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Christopher Columbus received some powerful Old World backing in Manhattan on Tuesday as New York City pols weigh whether to yank statues of him and other now-controversial historial figures. Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni pointedly visited the borough’s famed Columbus Circle to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony honoring Columbus — jus...

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It was a dream for 23 years, even though it lacked funds. Shipped from Italy in seven crates, it has survived car crashes, vandalism, erosion and more. Today, standing at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Bellevue Avenue, the monument is a tribute to the Italian people who forged it. On Oct. 9, Newport Festa Italiana will celebrate the 70t...

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Columbus Day has long been celebrated in the United States as a holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492. However, there has been a growing movement to reevaluate and transform this holiday into Indigenous Peoples' Day in recent years. In Apopka, the idea made its way to a City Council meeting. Commissioner Alexa...

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In preparation of Italian and Hispanic American Heritage Months in October, would you like educators in your school district to receive a new, innovative tool to stimulate critical and analytical thinking about complex issues in society? If so, the New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) is pleased to offer its “An Italian’s Dream: Leads to...

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The Nutley Belleville Columbus Day Parade Committee is hosting the largest Italian American Event in Essex County. We are proud to announce that this year's Columbus Day Parade is scheduled for Sunday October 8 th at 1:30 PM. The parade route starts at Belleville High School proceeds North on Franklin Avenue and ends at Nutley High School The Belle...

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In 1959, the Italian community in Trenton gave a sculptured bronze statue of Christopher Columbus to the city of Trenton, to stand vigil over the children in the baseball fields and playgrounds of the former Columbus Park, Trenton. In 2020, the city of Trenton removed Christopher Columbus and he lies on the floor in a warehouse, defaced, disgraced....

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The East Hanover Italian American Club will be hosting the Morris County Columbus Day Parade on Sunday, October 8th.  Council President Frank DeMaio will be honored as 'Man of the Year'. East Hanover Middle School Principal Stacie Costello will be honored as 'Woman of the Year'. The full list of nominees is as follows: - Grand Marshal - Jack Ciatta...

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