Lack of DEI support leads to cancellation of Colombian festival in Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – An annual event billed as “the most epic Colombian Independence Party” has been canceled for 2025.

Launched in 2023, the free party on Ionia Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids offered people a chance to immerse themselves in Colombian culture.

But for this year, organizers announced on social media this week that the festival committee has decided to postpone the event until 2026…

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