“I Was That Girl On the Pelham Bay Line.”
When asked last month to serve as Chair of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City, I thought, “Hell no, that is not what I do. I work to build and empower!” As the words went from brain to mouth, I was reminded of the importance of this institution and what it represents for millions of Puerto Ricans and our Diaspora. by Lorraine Cortés Vázquez