The City of Long Beach moved to rename parks, streets and facilities named after Cesar E. Chavez after a unanimous city council vote Tuesday night.
Cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego and San Antonio have moved to do the same, and the state of California will rename the March 31 holiday currently in his name. These changes come after Dolores Huerta, Ana Murguia, and Debra Rojas revealed in the New York Times on March 18 that Chavez sexually abused them for years. For Murguia and Rojas, they were abused by Chavez when they were children.
“This is a powerful reminder that no woman should ever have to keep shameful secrets to protect a powerful figure,” said Councilmember Tunua Thrash-Ntuk…