The statue will “be the first public monument in the State of New Jersey to honor an LGBTQ+ person and transgender woman of color,” according to Union County.
“The not so subtle message is that Newark and its suburbs are all that White voters fear in a community: Black, Latino, Poor, Dangerous, and Blighted,” reads a statement cosigned by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and others.
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