Our previous mayor (an old white dude) rose to a national level of prominence towards the end of his term, almost solely due to his championing the cause of removing 4 very well known local confederate statues. Since then, he has signed a book deal, made ~ $1 million/year in his civil rights-centric PAC/foundation/whatever tf he runs, and was nominated by the current President to oversee the **gulp* one TRILLION dollar infrastructure deal. Thank god, a white, 60 year old, filthy rich, private school educated bureaucrat from a prominent political family could make good as the champion of civil rights in the deep south.
Meanwhile, if you're scoring at home -- this city just took over as the murder capital of America (per capita), the population is shrinking, and every data point imaginable for people of color is infinitely worse than their white counterparts still today. Life expectancy, incarceration rate, income, COVID, cancer, eduacation, etc, etc.
What I'm saying is, as it relates to renaming the Braves, Indians, whoever -- I just can't f'ing believe people fall for this culture wars ********. Congrats on your OJ prize.
