Chadwick Boseman’s alma mater Howard University announces plans to re-name their College of Fine Arts after the late actor By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 01:58 BST, 27 May 2021 | Updated: 01:58 BST, 27 May 2021 Nine months after the tragic passing of beloved actor Chadwick Boseman, his alma mater Howard University announced plans … Read more
End of the road for Black Boy Lane: Officials are to spend £186,000 to rename London street Labour-run council decided to change Black Boy Lane after last year’s protests It will give a ‘voluntary’ £300 payment to 183 homes impacted by name change It will also spend £50,000 on a salary to a support officer … Read more
Fans of Jeopardy! have signed en masse a Change.org petition to have the show’s Southern California studio named in the memory of longtime host Alex Trebek, who died this past November from pancreatic cancer. The petition, which was started by fan Sammy Maggio, was addressed to Jeopardy Productions Inc., Sony Pictures Studios, Sony Pictures Television … Read more
A London council has been hit by a backlash after renaming a road that honoured the Hero of Lucknow Sir Major General Henry Havelock after the founder of Sikhism. A section of Havelock Road – named after the military leader who has a statue in Trafalgar Square – was officially rebranded as Guru Nanak Road … Read more
The NHS was founded in 1948 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee’s Labour Government as part of a huge overhaul of public services in the UK. It was formed out of a long-held belief in Britain that healthcare should be free at the point of delivery regardless of wealth or status, with the atrocities suffered in … Read more
A London council has been accused of erasing history with its plan to rename the 300-year-old ‘Black Boy Lane’ after a late racial equality campaigner. Haringey Council decided to change the street name to ‘La Rose Lane’ after local poet and essayist John La Rose, in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. But … Read more
Jack Leslie (pictured) played for Plymouth Argyle between 1921 and 1934 Jack Leslie was the only professional black player in England between 1921 and 1934 while he played for Plymouth Argyle. He formed a legendary partnership with outside left player Sammy Black. In 1925 the talented Leslie was poised to become the first ever black … Read more
TfL is urged to rename Maryland station because of ‘links to local slave owner with plantations in America’ despite doubts about name’s origin Newham councillors called for review of Maryland station amid alleged slave link But academics argued the name’s origin is from Old English word for boundary If approved, the name change could lead … Read more
Screwed over: Public votes to rename road next to a Spanish Ikea as I’m Missing A Screw Street Ikea gave the public the chance to rename street next to their store in Valladoid The winning entry beat contenders such as There’s No Place Like Home Street The Swedish company decided to herald the new shop … Read more
Bachelor In Paradise’s Jessica Brody says she’s had to rename her dog ‘Keeks’ so she doesn’t have the same name as her love rival Kiki Morris By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:40 BST, 28 July 2020 | Updated: 14:40 BST, 28 July 2020 She was dumped by Ciarran Stott after intruder Kiki … Read more