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Crenshaw Boulevard: Efforts to rename it divided the community
Locals identify Crenshaw Boulevard as the main artery of Black culture in Los Angeles, while the man it’s named for was white. But past efforts to rename the street after a Black hero have foundered on difficult questions. Who is a hero?
By Saul Gonzalez • • 30m ListenLocals identify Crenshaw Boulevard as the main artery of Black culture in Los Angeles, while the man it’s named for was white. But past efforts to rename the street after a Black hero have foundered on difficult questions. Who is a hero? And who decides?
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3 storiesWhat’s in a street name? How a proposal to rename Crenshaw Boulevard divided the community
Locals identify Crenshaw Boulevard as the main artery of Black culture in Los Angeles, while the man it’s named for was white. But past efforts to rename the street after a Black hero have foundered on difficult questions.
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