Celia Cruz was, and still is, the most popular female Hispanic artist ever. Among Hispanics, that is. She was extremely talented and a staunch anti-Communist. Everybody loves her. Hispanics, that is.
If a modern Hispanic woman deserves any recognition, Celia Cruz is that person. Black or not. We don’t see her as a black performer. She’s just the great Celia Cruz.
Agreed.
She’s a singer; millions have done the same and thousands have equivalent or more talent. How many mouths does a singer feed? How many battles does a singer win? Did she cure polio?
This is a racist choice. The primary qualification for the selection is this singer’s race. That is where this country now is: honor or condemn based on melatonin. That is the reason; pretending otherwise is complicity in racism.
Another virtue signaling act to satisfy the low thinkers that honoring a person because of their race is somehow an achievement. Be born better next time, I guess.