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Refusing cancelation! Italian groups sue Philadelphia for toppling statue of former mayor Frank Rizzo, barricading Columbus monument and replacing explorers holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day A group of prominent Italian-Americans are suing the city of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney, alleging systemic discrimination against them   The lawsuit accuse the Mayor Kenney has shown a long pattern of discrimination against Italian Americans It cites the removal of a statue of former Mayor and Po...

The acts listed in the lawsuit include removing the statue of Frank Rizzo from its place of prominence across from City Hall, covering up South Phillys monument to Christopher Columbus and changing his namesake holiday to Indigenous Peoples Day earlier this year.  "This lawsuit is a patently meritless political ploy and will waste precious resources at a time when we are trying to both deal with a devastating pandemic and work to build a safer and more equitable City for all residents," May...