Jackson mayor, governor weigh in on Andrew Jackson statue
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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is speaking out about the Andrew Jackson statue at city hall, something Governor Tate Reeves..
Jackson councilman proposes moving Andrew Jackson statue
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CITY HALL...THE DISCUSSIONS COME AMID ANATIONWIDEMOVEMENT TO RENAME OR REMOVEMONUMENTSAND BUILDINGS FOR SOCIAL CHANGEANDEQUALITY FOR ALL AMERICANS.
THETOPICS DISCUSSED AT TODAY'SMEETINGINCLUDED RENAMING CAPERS STREETTO BENAMED GEORGE FLOYD DRIVE...COUNCILMAN STOKES ALSO DISCUSSEDTHE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OFFORMERPRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON'SSTATUE FROMCITY HALL.
"AS A CITY, WE CAN TRY TO MAKESURETHAT BEHIND IT IS BEHIND PARKTHATWE CAN TRY TO CREATE THAT AVENUEAND THE MEMORY OFGEORGE FLOYD WILL BE A POSITIVETHING."AND THE MOTION WAS APPROVED TO AVOTE TO RENAME CAPERS STREET TOBE CALLED GEORGEFLOYD DRIVE...THE MOTION TO RELOCATE THESTATUEWILL ALSO BE BROUGHT UP AT THENEXT COUNCILMEETING.
STOKES HOPES THAT THROUGH THISCOMMEMORATION OF FLOYD'S LIFE...IT WILL BE A PERMANENT REMINDERHE DID NOTDIE IN VAIN.REPORTING LIVE FROM HOMETONIGHT, KEEGANFOXX, 16 WAPT NEWS.
THE LA-FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD OFSUPERVISORSVOTING UNANIMOUSLY TO KE
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