At a moment in American contemporary reality when it seems anything and everything related to Black history is being erased, banned, and/or criminalized, there is something historic rising in Kendleton, TX.
Located in Fort Bend County, 48 miles outside the Houston city limits, Kendleton will officially become home to the African American Heritage Monument and Park on Saturday, Nov. 8, during a dedication ceremony at Bates Allen Park (630 Charlie Roberts Ln., Kendleton, 77451). The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m.
The African American Heritage Monument and Park is a bold affront to the attacks on Black history and Black people through the legal demise of Affirmative Action, the outlawing of DEI programs, and the demonization of Critical Race Theory (CRT).
The monument and park is described by one of its promotional videos as a “story of heroes who faced down darkness so that we may live in light.”…