Cesar Chavez

Activist and United Farm Workers co-leader Dolores Huerta issued a statement on social media reinforcing sex abuse allegations against labor icon Cesar Chavez. Texas Public Radio's Kory Cook has the details. In Lubbock, the Democratic Party is asking city leaders to change the name of Cesar E. Chavez Drive. Nonprofit Los Hermanos Familia, which organized Lubbock's event honoring Chavez for more than 25 years, has announced that instead of cancelling, they will hold the "CommUNITY Day of Service" on March 28.

Following sex abuse allegations against labor icon Cesar Chavez, a number of organizations have cancelled annual celebrations typically held in March. Rather than cancelling its day of community service, Los Hermanos Familia in Lubbock has renamed the event. Meanwhile, Lubbock Democratic Leaders are calling on the city to rename the street that also honors Chavez.

On Tuesday, the César Chávez Foundation and the United Farm Workers union released statements acknowledging allegations involving women and minors.