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Bethlehem mural honoring Roberto Clemente highlights commitment to diversity in communities

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Norman Bristol Colón joined the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley Friday for the unveiling of a mural commemorating Pennsylvanian Roberto Clemente, a prominent figure in the Puerto Rican community and a legendary baseball player. Colon is director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).

“Roberto Clemente, who was and still is a Pennsylvanian by way of Puerto Rico, has inspired generations of Americans. This mural ignites a great sense of community pride, ownership, and empowerment while embracing and celebrating the rich Latino history in Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley,” said Colón.


The mural was designed by Salina Almanzar-Oree and is located at 520 East 4th Street in Bethlehem, Lehigh County. Clemente was a professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Clemente believed in giving back and was heavily involved in charity work in Latin American and Caribbean countries. He was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 after passing away in a plane crash while on his way to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.


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