EASTPOINTE Eastpointe Mayor Monique Owens has been a Wayne County deputy sheriff, a comedian, a philanthropist, a public speaker and a real estate agent.
Eastpointe Mayor Monique Owens reflects on being first African American woman to hold position
This Black History Month, we re celebrating individuals who are making history and paving a way forward, like Monique Owens.
and last updated 2021-02-05 16:17:53-05
(WXYZ) â This Black History Month, we re celebrating individuals who are making history and paving a way forward, like Monique Owens.
Owens, 36, took the oath of office in 2019 to become the first African American woman elected mayor of Eastpointe.
It s a position that comes with great pride for Mayor Owens and an incredible amount of responsibility. I didn t grow up in politics; I didn t know a councilperson, I didn t know a mayor, said Mayor Owens. I grew up and I saw things that I wanted to change in my community. I didn t know how to do that.