Miss Arkansas helping remove offensive billboards in hometown

HARRISON, Ark. (KAIT) – The recently-crowned Miss Arkansas is utilizing her platform to make the state a greater place.

Ebony Mitchell is the primary girl from Harrison to win the Miss Arkansas competitors, being bestowed the title in 2022.

Upon arriving dwelling following her win, eight new billboards have been standing tall in her honor.

Mitchell, a lady of coloration, got here from a predominately white city and needed to see offensive billboards like theses each day when she was a baby.

Since profitable the crown, Mitchell defined she has achieved all the pieces she will be able to to make her hometown extra inclusive.

“Town of Harrison has taken down nearly each different billboard that has form of had this horrible repute on it,” she stated.

Mitchell emphasised she couldn’t have achieved this alone and thanked everybody who helped make the small city just a little extra inclusive.

“Whether or not it’s with the town council or the mayor’s workplace, or simply being an legal professional or a choose right here, a number of of them have achieved a lot to get these billboards down as a result of they perceive the form of gravity that it holds over the town of Harrison,” she stated.

One privately-owned billboard with an offensive message nonetheless stands in Harrison to at the present time, and the town is anticipated to proceed to combat to get it eliminated.

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