The César E. Chávez Legacy erased along the S. 16 Street Business Improvement District (BID) 38 corridor in the Southside of Milwaukee. Also, should the Dolores Huerta Mural be changed along S. 16 Street to reflect the vibrant and striving Milwaukee Southside Latino community?
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The S. Sixteenth (16) Street Business Improvement District (BID) 38 (formerly the S. César E. Chávez Drive Business Improvement District) and the City of Milwaukee have finally wiped out (eliminated or erased) any reference to the late United Farm Workers Union leader César E. Chávez along the S. 16 Street business district corridor. (HNNUSA article at link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2026/03/cesar-e-chavez-drive-bid-38-changed.html)
The S. César E. Chávez Drive street name was removed in late April by the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works and replaced with S. 16 Street along the business corridor. (HNNUSA article at link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2026/04/alderperson-jocasta-zamarripa-abstained.html)
The BID 38 and the City of Milwaukee decision to erase or eliminate any name reference to the late César E. Chávez who passed away 33 years ago was triggered by unproven allegations that Chávez had allegedly molested multiple young girls, who were identified in a March 2026 New York Times article as Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas who are in their 60's, that alleged Chávez had molested them when they were under 15, which their allegations went viral nationally and worldwide, that quickly sparked condemnation against Chávez who passed away three decades ago without any any criminal history of molesting young girls or rape. Chávez died as an innocent and well respected man. He was the well-known iconic leader of the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) who fought against discriminatory and unfair farmworkers wages, including inhumane housing conditions at farms in California.
Also, Dolores Huerta, the co-founder of the UFW alleged in her personal Facebook account that she had a consensual sexual affair with César E. Chávez who at the time, he was married. Huerta claims, that she became pregnant and had a child from Chávez. She also claimed that Chávez later had sexually assaulted her without her consent and she also became pregnant from Chávez. Huerta admitted that she decided to give her two daughters from Chávez away to other caring families because she wanted to continue with the UFW movement. She never told a soul about her consensual affair with Chávez, a married man until 33 years after his death. Apparently when Huerta made came out public in social media, other allegations were raised that Huerta had a third child with César E. Chávez, but the child was raised by Huerta and César's younger brother, Richard who had also passed away. Huerta has not confirmed that she had a third child with César. (HNNUSA article at link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2026/03/ufw-labor-leader-and-activist-dolores.html)
César is not here today to respond to the allegations raised by several women and Huerta.
The real fact is, that we will never come to know the real truth stemming from the allegations, exept that Huerta confirmed, she had children with César and Richard. Huerta was married multiple times and had 11 children and two additional children with César and allegedly, a third one.
Today, a large mural of Dolores Huerta remains along the 1300 block S. 16 Street, which has become a constant reminder of Huerta having a consensual affair with César E. Chávez, who was married at the time during the UFW movement in the 1960's and 1970's, and her having several children by Chávez, which she gave away in order to continue with the UFW movement.
According to residents living in the Southside and along the S. 16 Street business corridor, Huerta is not considered a good role model today for young girls, especially when she had a consensual affair with César E. Chávez, a married man.
To continue to display Huerta's image along the S. 16 Street business corridor, it only shows the double standards that are being practiced by the S. Sixteenth Street Business Improvement District and the City of Milwaukee, including the organizations that sponsored the mural.
Should the Huerta Mural be changed to reflect the vibrant and striving Latino business corridor on S. 16 Street in the Southside of Milwaukee?
The S. Sixteenth Street Business Improvement District 38 held their annual Cinco de Mayo Outdoor Market 2026 on Sunday, May 10, 2026 along the S. 16 Street business corridor.
Posted on May 12, 2026
Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
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