On the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Caribbean-American legislators in New York paid tributes to the victims of the attack.
“Today, we pause to remember the nearly 3,000 innocent lives lost on September 11, 2001, and reaffirm our promise to never forget,” New York State Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, who chairs the Brooklyn Democratic Party, told Caribbean Life on Thursday, Sept. 11.
“Twenty-four years later, the pain of that day still resonates deeply across our city and our nation,” added Bichotte Hermelyn, who is the representative for the 42nd Assembly District in Brooklyn. “Our remembrance must also extend to the countless first responders, recovery workers, and service members who rushed to Ground Zero without hesitation…