Akilah Hughes
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As I was watching these statues come down, I was thinking about what it meant that I grew up in a majority Black city in which there were more homages to enslavers than there were to enslaved people.
Yeah, the first successful trip around the world.
Right?
Yeah.
Yeah, I think I'm going to pass.
Yeah.
Nope.
As I was watching these statues come down, I was thinking about what it meant that I grew up in a majority Black city, in which there were more homages to enslavers than there were to enslaved people.
Here's something that should not be as complicated as it is, getting a racist statue removed.
And here's something that should be a whole lot easier than it is, getting a new one put up in its place.
I'm Akilah Hughes, and Rebel Spirit Season 2 is about both of those things.
Listen to Rebel Spirit Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Here's something that should not be as complicated as it is, getting a racist statue removed.
And here's something that should be a whole lot easier than it is, getting a new one put up in its place.
I'm Akilah Hughes, and Rebel Spirit Season 2 is about both of those things.
Listen to Rebel Spirit Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Here's something that should not be as complicated as it is, getting a racist statue removed.
And here's something that should be a whole lot easier than it is, getting a new one put up in its place.
I'm Akilah Hughes, and Rebel Spirit Season 2 is about both of those things.
Your 20s can be so exciting, but they can also be really overwhelming, confusing, and honestly, just kind of lonely.