Fan starts petition to replace Confederate monument with statue of...

The motion aims to put up a statue in honour of the 'Work It' rapper in her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia A petition that is seeking to replace a Confederate monument in Portsmouth, Virginia with a statue of Missy Elliott is picking up traction after attracting widespread attention in recent days. The debate surrounding the continued existence of Confederate statues has become increasingly divisive in the US in recent weeks, with the violent events in Charlottesville, Virginia resulting from