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Jermaine 'Funnymaine' Johnson earns national recognition for activism work

Jermaine 'Funnymaine' Johnson earns national recognition for activism work
Yeah. Uh, my buddy Eric Gusta just sent me a message and was like, Hey, man, you know you on this listener. And that's literally how I found out from him reading the article. Yeah, mhm. All of the people that showed up that night at the part. Young, old, black, white, Hispanic. Everybody was there. So they, you know, get a lot of the credit with me, But yeah, we saw movement from then, uh, that went international, you know, they were taking now statues and symbols of racism all across the world. So to know that it started here in Birmingham, that was that was special. I saw, you know, years ago when they were fighting and I saw in the state, you know, enacted the law in 2017 Thio discourage people from tearing it down. And I actually talked with Frank Matthews after the event, and he told me that Shuttlesworth even tried to get it down, so he was very passionate about it, and he was emotional. He was like, I can't believe it. It's finally coming down like we you know, we finally made it happen. So it was for him and a lot of other people and for the city at Whole. Because everything I do is for the city of Birmingham. We knew our history. We knew what it stood for it. I think a lot of people, uh, no. The history behind a lot of those statues that are standing up in their city. And not only that, but after we got it down, the work hasn't stopped. We've been having meetings every day with activists not only here in Birmingham, but across the country. And I think we're just getting started. I think some beautiful things about to happen for the city of Birmingham and the country as a whole.
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Jermaine 'Funnymaine' Johnson earns national recognition for activism work
Birmingham's Jermaine "Funnymaine" Johnson was caught by surprise after earning a huge honor from The Root. Johnson made the annual "The Root 100" list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45, across the country. "It’s our way of honoring the innovators, the leaders, the public figures, and the game-changers whose work from the past year is breaking down barriers and paving the way for the next generation. This year’s list of honorees is a reminder of the beauty and brilliance of Blackness, at a time when the political and cultural landscape has grown even more hostile to the idea of Black achievement," said The Root.Johnson was credited for calling on Birmingham's mayor to relocate the century-old Confederate monument from Linn Park.

Birmingham's Jermaine "Funnymaine" Johnson was caught by surprise after earning a huge honor from The Root. Johnson made the annual "The Root 100" list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45, across the country.

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"It’s our way of honoring the innovators, the leaders, the public figures, and the game-changers whose work from the past year is breaking down barriers and paving the way for the next generation. This year’s list of honorees is a reminder of the beauty and brilliance of Blackness, at a time when the political and cultural landscape has grown even more hostile to the idea of Black achievement," said The Root.

Johnson was credited for calling on Birmingham's mayor to relocate the century-old Confederate monument from Linn Park.