Update: She was put up to compete with the two white men honored with statues in the small square. The white statues are George C. Cohen, a Broadway legend and WW I hero, and Fr. Francis Duffy, the most highly decorated clergyman ever.
Original Story
Black Enterprise, a news outlet, put up a huge statue of an overweight black woman in Times Square to “confront preconceived notions of identity and representation.” It should get the outlet some attention.
She isn’t a real woman.
According to the Black Enterprise news outlet, the statue is a subtle nod to Michelangelo’s David and inspires deeper reflection around the human condition.
It will be gone by June 17.
The artist is talented, but the model should lose weight for her health’s sake. It’s not healthy.
When you go to the Black Enterprise website, they seem to take crazy Rep. Crockett seriously. In the ‘About’ section, they state, BLACK ENTERPRISE is the premier source of information and inspiration in support of your pursuit of excellence.
Giant statue of ‘Plus Sized’ black woman erected in New York’s Times Square.
The 12ft statue dubbed Grounded in the Stars “confronts preconceived notions of identity and representation” according to the Times Square website.
According to the Black Enterprise news outlet, the… pic.twitter.com/yZVizy17iI
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) May 7, 2025
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It offends me to the quick, take it down.
least it’s realistic. almost every black girl I know looks like that.
Did Letitia James pose for this statue?
“Did Letitia James pose for this statue?”
— OBVIOUSLY !!!! The only thing missing is a “I AM NOT A CROOK” sign !!!
“confront preconceived notions of identity and representation.” I expected to see a slightly overweight black woman with typical black hairdo or hair style whatever that is called ( braids ?) and that is what the statue is. How does that statue fight preconceived notions when it looks exactly like our “preconceived notions” of how many black women look ??? It… Read more »
You have a lot of ‘looking to do’ to make sense of nonsense….
Tyler Perry as Madea?