Street renaming group settles on specific focus
City council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas (right) leads a press conference discussing her resolution calling for a part of Poplar Avenue to be renamed Black Lives Matter Avenue on July 20, 2020, at the Hall of Mayors. The street renaming would run from Front Street to Danny Thomas Boulevard and include the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The City Council-appointed citizens panel decided Thursday its priority will be eliminating Confederacy-related names from city street and finding problematic street names for first responders. The group is to make recommendations to the Memphis City Council.
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