New York Post Protests

Spike Lee joined the Rev. Al Sharpton on the picket line outside the News Corp. building in Manhattan on Friday (02/20), to protest a New York Post cartoon that critics believe depicts President Obama as a chimpanzee.

The New York Post cartoon depicts two police officers shooting a chimpanzee, with the caption, “They’ll have to find someone else to write the stimulus bill.”

About one hundred supporters marched in circles outside the New York Post (owned by Rupert Murdock’s News Corp.) headquarters on Sixth Ave., holding signs calling for a boycott of the tabloid.

Year of the Ox, New York City Parade

New York City Chinese celebrated the year of the Ox with a parade in Chinatown, New York. Red dancing dragons delighted the enthusiastic crowd, on a mild and bright day. The thousands of spectators that lined the parade route were treated to martial arts demonstrations and traditional Chinese music.