The Great Replacement comes to Northern Virginia.
Six Confederate-honoring street names in Alexandria could be renamed to honor prominent Black figures, by Vernon Miles, ALXnow.com, October 13, 2023
Just after the full list of potential new street names was revealed, the City of Alexandria said six public streets could be renamed as the opening of a 15-year process.
The city plans an open public hearing on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. in Alexandria City Hall (301 King Street) to discuss the proposed names or potential alternatives.
According to a release from the City of Alexandria, the street names changes being considered are:
- North Breckinridge Place: changed to honor Benjamin Banneker
- North Frost Street: changed to honor Sarah Gray
- North and South Early Street: changed to honor Harriet Jacobs and Ona Judge
- North and South Jordan Street, Jordan Court: changed to honor the Hughes family
- Forrest Street: changed to Forest Street
The proposal to begin renaming streets was introduced on Jan. 10, 2023, with a plan to rename roughly three streets per year. If the new names are approved by the City Council, three of them will be changed in January 2024.
There’s nothing more 2023 than renaming streets in a Northern Virginia city once honoring white males for random black individuals who are considered prominent simply because they were African in America.
