A man of the cloth, a pastor, has asked the mayor of Chicago to change the names of two

parks in his neighborhood, Bishop James Dukes, pastor to Liberation Christian Center, says

Chicago has no business honoring George Washington and Andrew Jackson.

He says that both were slave owners, which is especially offensive in Chicago's black

communities.

He told the media, when my children and grandchildren walk through these parks and say, grandfather

was and he is a slave owner, how do I explain that?

And how do I reconcile that with their views of what heroes are?

Pastor Dukes says that he isn't trying to eradicate history.

He just wants it put where it belongs so it can be taught properly.

Now who does Pastor Dukes think is worthy of having their names on community parks?

Well he offered a couple of ideas, the Reverend Jackson or Michael Jackson, actor Leslie

Odom Jr., who performed in the Broadway musical, Hamilton, also weighed in.

He told TMZ that pulling down statues of Washington and Jefferson should be on the table

for discussion.

Perhaps the better question for Ron the man you will the mayor and Pastor Davis and Mr.

Odom isn't what the name of the parks ought to be.

It's whether children and grandchildren who visit the parks in Chicago these days stand

a chance at getting out of them alive.

I mean, there's a lot of people getting shot at Chicago.

You remember that, right?

Kids too.

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