Future of โRomeo Rockโ uncertain after โBlack Lives Matterโ message replaced with racial slur
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ The future of the โRomeo Rockโ is up in the air as the owners fear the back-and-forth between people spray painting โBlack Lives Matterโ and others replacing it with racist messages could turn violent. For years, the rock has been on a private piece of property in Washington Township, just to the south of Romeo. But during the weekend, โBlack Lives Matterโ was pained on the rock, replaced with โall lives matter,โ changed back to โBlack Lives Matterโ and then replaced with a racial slur, officials said. Now the rock has become a rallying place as regular citizens became civil rights warriors and sentries who guard the rock and the current message that Romeo will not tolerate racism. But the situation is complicated as the property is being torn up to make way for a new strip mall.