The Conversation U.S. on Nostr: Part of the current racial reckoning in the U.S. is what geographers call America’s ...

Part of the current racial reckoning in the U.S. is what geographers call America’s “renaming moment.” It includes removing offensive street names.

Researchers are working to track and visual these locations term by term. For example, this map shows locations where street names include one specific offensive slur of Indigenous women. And a new online tool lets everyone easily look up names.
https://theconversation.com/offensive-names-dot-the-american-street-map-a-new-app-provides-a-way-to-track-them-234251
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