Demonstrators hold up a Pan-African flag to protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 12, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. Scott Olson/Getty Images. Featured Image
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] McDougald Terrace public housing complex is home to majority-Black residents who have seen their fair share of shootings and murders. Activist Paul Scott said it’s time that changed and has offered a solution: a new crosswalk. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]
“A lot of times you see on the news about shootings and things of that nature,” Scott told Durham station WNCN. “So we hope that a crosswalk will help give a positive sense of self-worth to the residence.”
This won’t be your ordinary crosswalk, however. Scott said he imagines the crosswalk at Ridgeway Avenue and E. Lawson Street to be repainted red, black and green — the colors of African pride. The symbols also represent Kwanzaa, the week-long celebration honoring African and African-American heritage and culture.