Lancaster City Council Member Accuses Mayor Of Making Racist Comments

Lancaster City Council Member Accuses Mayor Of Making Racist Comments

(Lancaster, PA) -- Lancaster City Council member Janet Diaz has accused Lancaster Mayor Danene Sorace of making racist comments during a public event. Diaz's Facebook post, which was shared with her five-thousand followers, objected to a comment made by Sorace at a forum where the work of the Lancaster Department of Neighborhood Engagement was being highlighted. Sorace's remarks about Milzy Carrasco came as she was praising Carrasco for her work in the community. "I had never met a red-haired Puerto Rican before," she reportedly said. Some commenters on Diaz's page said Sorace should publicly apologize for her remarks, while others agreed that Sorace's comments perpetuate harmful stereotypes.