Metro-Detroit Activist, Alexandria J Hughes, Responds to Removal of the Largest Confederate Monument in the U.S
There are many facets to anti-racism, but the most popular in 2020, included removal of racist monuments. Whether it was Minneapolis, or communities surrounding me, there were activists and legislators taking action to eliminate statues of slave owners, and leaders of the past who carried out mass massacres on American Soil. Knowing that dozens of activists including myself were instrumental in urging Dearborn, MI City Council members to move forward on renaming the Hubbard Ballroom , and removing the statue of former Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard is a feeling of joy. After our protesting efforts in 2020 to stop racist policing in cities such as Dearborn and Livonia , Michigan, we were elated to see progress being made. But this also came with a feeling of uncertainty. Uncertainty, for what the future of Black Americans will be. This year, in the same cities, myself and others have been labeled as extremist and ignored, after advocating that police reform is necessary. At Livoni...