Diversity in Firefighter Statue
... Cunninghams article “Political Correctness”, a memorial in the form of a bronze statue of FDNY firefighters Daniel McWilliams, George Johnson, and Billy Eisengrein is undergoing authorization by the owner Forest City Ratner (developer of real estate and owners of the WTC). ... One firefighter will be black, a second will be Hispanic and the third will remain Caucasian. This, according to New York City’s Fire Department, is to show the diversity of the people who were affected by these attacks. ... New York’s Fire Department wants to show the balance of diversity in this statue that they themselves uphold amongst their firefighters.