A 12-foot statue of a black woman has been erected in Times Square in New York City.
The bronze statue, titled “Grounded in the Stars,” is the brainchild of British artist Thomas J Price. Price’s sculpture is symbolic of what the average black woman in America represents to Londoners in England.
Social media had mixed reactions to the bronze statue of a woman standing with her hands on her hips.
Beautiful 12-foot black woman bronze statue unveiled in Times Square ??
pic.twitter.com/onJTPswF3g— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) May 7, 2025
One person on X wrote: “Honestly, it looks like she’s about to call you a racist.”
Another X user noted the statue looks like a social awareness campaign for diabetes: “this 12-foot tall statue in times square raises awareness of early-onset type-II diabetes in African-American women.”
@MattWalshBlog wrote, “They tear down statues of American heroes and replace them with statues of random obese black women.”
@Sierra_rak wrote, “The statue of a 12 foot ‘plus size’ African American woman has been erected in the middle of Time Square. Looks kinda like Leticia James. Are they trying to scare all tourists?”
According to Times Square’s official website, “Times Square stands as an iconic symbol and site of convergence, uniting people from all walks of life, individual stories and experiences intersecting on a global platform.”
