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Arabian Joe's, Baker Josef's, Josephsbrau, Pilgrim Joe's, Thai Joe's, Trader Giotto's, Trader Jacques', Trader Joe San, Trader José's, Trader Ming's, and various othersTrader Joe'sMonroviaCAUSFood and drinkJuly 8, 2019TBDIn 2019, Trader Joe's stated that labels using such variations of the "Trader Joe's" name were being eliminated, and that "these designations do not appear on any new products we have introduced in the past two years". Many of the labels remained during the George Floyd protests, prompting a petition to rename the items, and another statement from Trader Joe's mentioning again that they were being eliminated, and being noncommittal about when the change would be completed. On July 24, Trader Joe's reversed its stance, stating that they "disagree that any of these labels are racist", and that they would only decide on renaming a product "based on what customers purchase [and] the feedback we receive from our customers and [employees]", and not based on a petition.
P. G. T. Beauregard Hall Leonidas K. Polk HallCollege of Science and Technology College of Education and Behavioral SciencesThibodaux LAUSEducationJune 3June 3Nicholls State University president announced the renaming of two buildings on campus named for people associated with the Confederacy who had no relationship to the university.
Sambo's restaurantChad'sSanta Barbara CAUSFood and drinkJune 5July 14Named for its founders Sam Battistone and Newell Bo hnett in 1957. Formerly marketed using imagery from The Story of Little Black Sambo, which has negative connotations. Chad Stevens was the owner when the restaurant was renamed.
(section of) 16th Street NorthwestBlack Lives Matter Plaza NorthwestWashingtonDCUSGeographyJune 5June 5On Breonna Taylor's birthday, Mayor Muriel Bowser renamed two blocks of the street in front of the White House.
Bully Hayes RestaurantTBDAkaroa CanterburyNew Zealand Food and drinkJune 9TBDThe restaurant's owners announced that they would be renaming it due to William "Bully" Hayes s involvement in blackbirding in the Pacific during the late 19th century.
Colston Hall Bristol BeaconBristol EngUKIndustryJune 9September 23Bristol Music Trust announced that the venue, located near the statute that was famously torn down on June 8, would be renamed "a fresh start for the organisation and its place in the city". Plans have been in place in 2017.
Gladstone HallTBDLiverpool EngUKEducationJune 9TBDThe University of Liverpool announced that it will rename this hall of residence, named after the prime minister William Ewart Gladstone, due to "his views on slavery".
Sir John Hawkins Square Jack Leslie SquarePlymouth EngUKGeographyJune 9TBDPlymouth City Council announced that the square would be renamed due to John Hawkins s links to the slave trade. It will now commemorate the Plymouth Argyle footballer Jack Leslie the only professional black player in England between 1921 and 1934.
Lynchview Park Verdell Burdine Rutherford ParkPortland ORUSGeographyJune 9June 9Portland Parks & Recreation and Mayor Ted Wheeler announced the change. Rutherford was a prominent local historian and civil rights leader. Centennial School District Superintendent Paul Oakley stated that there was no connection between lynching and the Lynch family, but the name caused "a disruption for some students".
Buchanan WharfBarclays Glasgow CampusGlasgow SctUKIndustryJune 9June 9Barclays Bank removed the name of the slave-owning Tobacco Lord Andrew Buchanan from its new property development after receiving a petition.
Jefferson ES Washington ES TBDBerkeley CAUSEducationJune 10TBDBerkeley Unified School District school board unanimously voted to rename the two elementary schools, due to Jefferson s and Washington s ownership of slaves.
Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and DesignSchool of Art, Architecture and DesignLondon EngUKEducationJune 10June 10London Metropolitan University announced that the school's name would no longer refer to Sir John Cass due to his links to the slave trade.
Von KleinSmid Center for International and Public AffairsThe Center for International and Public Affairs (temporarily)Los Angeles CAUSEducationJune 11June 11A University of Southern California committee voted unanimously to remove Rufus B. von KleinSmid s name. Von KleinSmid was the fifth president of USC, an active supporter of eugenics and forced sterilization, and the only West Coast university president who refused to send the transcripts of Japanese American students who were released from World War II internment camps to colleges in other states.
Colston Tower TBDBristol EngUKIndustryJune 11TBDThe tower was named after a street on which it stands, Colston Street, which in turn is named after the slave trader Edward Colston. A new name will be agreed on with the building's tenants. Also in Bristol, Colston's School and Colston's Girls' School will review their names.
Schott Building Schottzie StadiumTBDCincinnatiOHUSEducationJune 11TBDThe Saint Ursula Academy Leadership Team decided to rename two of its facilities, due to Marge Schott s "record of racism and bigotry." Schottzie was Schott's dog.
Lady Antebellum bandLady ANashvilleTNUSMusicJune 11June 11US country music band changed its name due to its association with slavery.[ar] African American singer Anita White, who had been using the name professionally for over 20 years, was unhappy with the change, stating, "It's an opportunity for them to pretend they're not racist or pretend this means something to them. If it did, they would've done some research." On July 8, the band filed a lawsuit against the singer.
Durham HallAcademic Center (temporarily)Buena Vista VAUSEducationJune 11June 11Southern Virginia University SVU) renamed their primary academic building. Robert Lee Durham was a white supremacist who was a co-owner and former president of Southern Seminary, a predecessor of SVU. His advocacy of white supremacy was "explicit, public, [and] proactive".
Intramural Center William Leon Garrett FieldhouseBloomington INUSEducationJune 12June 12Indiana University Board of Trustees approved the renaming. The sports facility was formerly named "Wildermuth Intramural Center" after Ora Wildermuth, a former trustee who held "extraordinarily strong opposition to racial integration". Wildermuth's name was stripped from the facility in 2018. Bill Garrett was the "first black basketball player to regularly play in the Big Ten conference ".
Calhoun Honors CollegeClemson University Honors CollegeClemson SCUSEducationJune 12June 12Clemson University removed the name of its founder John C. Calhoun from its honors college, due to his pro-slavery views and his ownership of slaves.
Apple Buchanan Street Apple GlasgowGlasgow SctUKIndustryJune 12June 12Apple renamed its Glaswegian store due to Andrew Buchanan s connection to the slave trade as a tobacco plantation owner.
Jefferson Area Builders Charlottesville Area BuildersAlbemarle County VAUSIndustryJune 12June 12The company stated that Jefferson s history of slavery and the changed political climate led to the name change.
King Leopold RangesWunaamin Miliwundi RangesKimberley Western AustraliaAustraliaGeographyJune 12July 1The Western Australian government sought to hasten the name change in response to the removal of Leopold II's statue in Antwerp. The new name is a combination of the names given to the ranges by the traditional owners, the Ngarinyin and Bunuba peoples.
Captain Cook HotelDiveDunedinOtagoNew Zealand LodgingJune 15June 18The owners announced that they would be changing the name in response both to Captain James Cook's controversial legacy among Māori and to the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by George Floyd's killing.
Louis E. Plummer Auditorium TBDFullerton CAUSEducationJune 16TBDFullerton Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to remove Plummer's name from the Fullerton Union High School auditorium. Plummer was a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. An online petition had amassed over 27,000 signatures.
Sir John Cass Redcoat School Stepney All Saints SchoolLondon EngUKEducationJune 16August 19The school's governing body voted unanimously on June 16 for a change of name.
Sir John Cass's Foundation TBDLondon EngUKEducationJune 16TBDThe foundation issued a statement announcing its commitment to a change of name.
J. J. Finley ESCarolyn Beatrice Parker ESGainesville FLUSEducationJune 16August 18School Board of Alachua County voted unanimously for the name change. Jesse J. Finley was a Confederate brigadier general. On August 18, the board unanimously voted to rename the school after Carolyn Beatrice Parker, effective immediately. Parker was "the first African American woman in the U.S. to receive a graduate degree in physics", and worked on the Manhattan Project.
Joseph Finegan ES Stonewall Jackson, ES Jefferson Davis, MS Kirby-Smith, MS J.E.B. Stuart, MS Robert E. Lee HSTBDJacksonville FLUSEducationJune 16TBDDuval County School Board unanimously approved recommendation of Board chair to begin renaming process. Finegan, Jackson, Kirby Smith, Stuart, and Lee were Confederate generals, and Davis was the Confederate president. In 2013, the Board renamed Nathan B. Forrest High School.
Daniels MSOberlin MSRaleigh NCUSEducationJune 16June 16Josephus Daniels was a white supremacist and newspaper founder. The school is located on Oberlin Road.
Woodrow Wilson HS TBDCamden NJUSEducationJune 16TBDSchool superintendent cited "the segregationist views and ideas of the former president that... have drastically reshaped his legacy" as reason for the change, and stated renaming would take place "this summer".
Livingston ParkBlack Lives Matter ParkAlbany NYUSGeographyJune 16June 16The Common Council unanimously renamed the park in honor of Juneteenth. The Livingston family was a prominent family in New York but owned Antiguan and Jamaican slaves.
Stonewall Jackson Hotel Hotel 24 SouthStaunton VAUSLodgingJune 16TBDHotel owner has announced that they plan to rename the hotel named after Confederate general Stonewall Jackson, but have not announced yet what that name will be.
Stapleton Central ParkDenver COUSGeographyJune 17August 1The Stapleton Master Community Association voted to rename the Denver neighborhood [ac] named after former mayor and KKK member Benjamin F. Stapleton, for whom Denver's former airport, Stapleton International Airport, was also named. By July 20, the community had narrowed down the new name to four options: Central Park, Concourse, Mosley, and Skyview. On August 1, it was announced that the community had selected the name "Central Park".
Aunt Jemima breakfast foodTBDChicagoILUSFood and drinkJune 17TBDThe breakfast foods company announced it was changing its name and imaging, noting that it is "based on a racial stereotype."
Lee Magnet HSLiberty Magnet HSBaton Rouge LAUSEducationJune 18August 3East Baton Rouge school board voted to change the name. School was formerly named Robert E. Lee HS and then Lee Magnet HS.
Walpole HS RebelsTBDWalpole MAUSEducationJune 18TBDWalpole School Committee voted unanimously to change the school's mascot. More than 150 people participated in a rally for the change. Multiple Change.org petitions had called for the change, amassing over 14,000 signatures in total.
Eskimo Pie ice cream barTBDOaklandCAUSFood and drinkJune 19TBDEskimo pies were the brand name of a vanilla ice cream product dipped in chocolate. "Eskimo" has been criticized as a racist name for Arctic indigenous peoples such as the Inuit and Yupik.
Galton Lecture Theatre Pearson Lecture Theatre Pearson BuildingLecture Theatre 115 Lecture Theatre G22 North-West WingLondon EngUKEducationJune 19June 19University College London announced the renaming of two lecture theatres and a building named after eugenicists Francis Galton and Karl Pearson, effective immediately.
Broad Street Black Lives Matter BoulevardSalisbury MDUSGeographyJune 19June 19City Administrator and Acting Mayor Julia Glanz stated that the inspiration came from the renaming of Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., and executing the idea was inexpensive and took about two weeks.
Calhoun Square shopping mallTBDMinneapolis MNUSIndustryJune 19TBDTook its name from the former name of the nearby lake Bde Maka Ska, which was renamed in 2018 because of John C. Calhoun s support for slavery and Indian removal.
Woodrow Wilson HallGreat Hall at Shadow LawnWest Long Branch NJUSEducationJune 19June 19Monmouth University s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to rename the building, after voting to keep it in 2016.
Philip J. Schuyler Achievement AcademyTBDAlbany NYUSEducationJune 19TBDThe City School District of Albany announced that it would form a School Naming Policy Committee to create "a policy regarding the naming and renaming of district buildings and facilities" including that of this elementary school. Philip Schuyler was "the largest slave owner in late-1700s Albany County ". The committee was formed on June 29, and would be creating the policy over the summer.
Lake Maury The Mariners' LakeNewport News VAUSGeographyJune 19June 19The Mariners' Museum Board of Trustees voted to rename the lake. Matthew Fontaine Maury was an oceanographer and Confederate officer.
Beso de Negra confectioneryTBDColombiaFood and drinkJune 19TBDNestlé announced that it would rename the chocolate-coated marshmallow treat and remove the image used on its packaging. Beso de negra means "kiss from a black woman". The packaging used an image of a black woman with bare shoulders and a colorful dress.
Darlie toothpasteTBDChinaIndustryJune 19TBDColgate-Palmolive stated, "We are currently working... to review and further evolve all aspects of the brand, including the brand name." Darlie's marketing and packaging features the phrase, 黑人牙膏, which translates into "Black people toothpaste."
Christopher Columbus Family AcademyTBDNew Haven CTUSEducationJune 22TBDNew Haven School Board decided to rename the school, "due to [Columbus'] history of violence toward indigenous people."
Stonewall Jackson HS Stonewall MSUnity Reed, HS Unity, Braxton MSManassas VAUSEducationJune 22June 30School board voted unanimously to change the names. "Unity" reflected the desire of the community. Carroll Braxton is a Marine veteran of World War II and the Korean War who earned a Medal of Honor. Celestine Braxton served Prince William County Public Schools for 33 years, and worked to integrate the schools when they were segregated. Arthur Reed was a security assistant at the high school for 20 years who "had a huge impact within the school community" and "loved his school and his students".
Zebulon B. Vance HS TBDCharlotte NCUSEducationJune 23TBDThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board officially says they have started the process to rename Zebulon B. Vance HS, named after Confederate military officer Zebulon Baird Vance.
Marge Schott Stadium Marge Schott Seminar RoomTBDCincinnati OHUSEducationJune 23TBDUniversity of Cincinnati Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename a stadium and a library seminar room.
Robert E. Lee HSJohn R. Lewis HSSpringfield VAUSEducationJune 23July 23Fairfax County School Board voted unanimously to rename the school and requested feedback and suggestions from the community. On July 23, the board voted unanimously to rename the school after the recently deceased civil rights leader John Lewis.
Redskins and Chicos lolliesTBDAustraliaFood and drinkJune 23TBDBeing renamed by Nestlé. "Redskins" and "Chicos" have been interpreted as derogatory terms for Native Americans and Latin Americans, respectively. Australia has just over 1% of the population being Latin American Australians and/or Mexican Australians
Two Independence Square Mary W. Jackson NASA HeadquartersWashingtonDCUSGovernmentJune 24TBDNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced that its headquarters building will be renamed after Mary W. Jackson, the agency's first female African American engineer.
Deady HallUniversity Hall (temporarily)Eugene ORUSEducationJune 24June 24University of Oregon Board of Trustees unanimously voted to remove Deady's name from the hall. The hall was temporarily renamed "University Hall". Matthew Deady was Oregon's first federal judge, and advocated for racial discrimination against African-Americans. Previous attempts to change the name had failed.
Slaves bandTBDSacramento CAUSMusicJune 25TBDBandmembers announced that their upcoming album To Better Days would be the last they would release under their current name. In a statement, they said "As obstinate supporters of the BLM Movement, we cannot continue to tie our music and our positive message to a word associated with such negative weight and hurt."
Splash Mountain log flume rideNew Adventures with Princess TianaBay Lake FLUSIndustryJune 25TBDThe Walt Disney Company announced that the Splash Mountain rides at Disneyland in California and Magic Kingdom in Florida will be renamed, with depictions from the controversial 1946 film Song of the South replaced with those from 2009's The Princess and the Frog, which introduced the first black Disney Princess . While the rebranding was planned for at least over a year, the public unveiling of the project was moved up earlier than when it was originally going to be announced.
Main Street Black Lives Matter WayHempstead NYUSGeographyJune 25June 25During the renaming ceremony, Mayor Don Ryan stated that "until Black Lives Matter, the dream of the United States constitution falls short of its mark".
Dixie Chicks bandThe ChicksDallas TXUSMusicJune 25June 25US country music band changed their name to "The Chicks". The word "Dixie" is a nickname for the Southern United States, especially those states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America ; it is part of the culture of the American South. The name change followed criticism that the word had negative connotations of American slavery.
Fair & Lovely cosmeticsGlow & Lovely and Glow & HandsomeIndiaIndustryJune 25TBDUnilever announced that it would rename its skin-lightening cream and remove references to lightening and whitening. The new names "Glow & Lovely" and "Glow & Handsome" were announced, with the latter for the men's version of the brand. Emami threatened legal action, as it had renamed its own brand "Fair and Handsome" to "Glow and Handsome" the previous week.
Dixie Brewing Company TBDNew Orleans LAUSFood and drinkJune 26TBDOwner Gayle Benson announced the plan to change the name and requested community input. Dixie is a nickname for the Southern United States, especially the states that formed the Confederacy.
Hoey Hall Lovill HallTBDBoone NCUSEducationJune 26TBDAppalachian State University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to support Chancellor Sheri Everts' plan to replace the names of the two residence halls before classes began in August. Clyde R. Hoey was a governor of North Carolina who was a segregationist and white supremacist. Edward Francis Lovill was a Confederate captain who "secured a bill that would ultimately lead to the creation of... the forerunner of Appalachian State" while serving as a Democratic state senator in 1885, and was "the chair of the school's first board of trustees". He was described as a "Democrat of the purest type" at a time when the party "stood for a return to white supremacy and its associated policies".
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Wilson College Princeton School of Public and International Affairs First CollegePrinceton NJUSEducationJune 26June 27Princeton University Board of Trustees voted to change the names because "Wilson's racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school whose scholars, students, and alumni must be firmly committed to combatting the scourge of racism in all its forms". Wilson opposed admitting African-American students to Princeton, and introduced racial segregation into the US federal civil service as US president.
Civil War college rivalryTBDEugene ORUSEducationJune 26June 26University of Oregon and Oregon State University have jointly decided to stop using "Civil War" to refer to athletic competitions between the two universities, effective immediately.
Stonewall Jackson Inn TBDHarrisonburg VAUSLodgingJune 26TBDOwners had purchased the bed and breakfast in 2019 intending to change the name and are seeking donations to fund the name change.
Place de l'Europe Place de la liberté et de la dignité humaineDakar Dakar RegionSenegal GeographyJune 28TBDOn June 27, 2020, the municipal council of Gorée Island unanimously voted to rename the square. The island itself is a symbol of the slave trade, and associations had demanded that the square be renamed as early as 2018.
Hoey AuditoriumUniversity AuditoriumCullowheeNCUSEducationJune 29June 29Western Carolina University's Board of Trustees unanimously voted to rename the auditorium. Clyde R. Hoey was a governor of North Carolina "who actively opposed civil rights legislation and favored racial segregation". Hoey was also against granting Hawaii statehood because it had "only a small percentage of white people".
Colston Arms pubYe olde Pubby Mcdrunkface (temporarily)Bristol EngUKFood and drinkJune 30June 30The pub was named after the coat of arms of slave trader Edward Colston. A new name will be agreed on with the pub's tenants. The name was deliberately chosen to start a discussion.
Lewis Cass BuildingElliott-Larsen BuildingLansing MIUSGovernmentJune 30June 30Renamed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer via executive order. Lewis Cass was a Michigan territorial governor who "owned a slave; defended a system to permit the expansion of slavery; and implemented a policy that forcibly removed Native Americans from their tribal lands". State Representatives Daisy Elliott and Melvin L. Larsen were primary sponsors of the bipartisan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
Watson School of Biological SciencesCold Spring Harbor Laboratory School of Biological SciencesCold Spring Harbor NYUSEducationJuly 1July 1Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory s Board of Trustees voted to restore the original name of its graduate school due to James Watson s views on race.
Burwell Hall Queens HallCharlotte NCUSEducationJuly 2July 2Queens University of Charlotte Board of Trustees unanimously voted to rename the main administration building. Rev. Robert Armistead Burwell was the first head of the Charlotte Female Institute, a precursor of the university. He was also a slave owner who led a Presbyterian church that excluded slaves.
Helms CenterHawks Athletic CenterMurfreesboro NCUSEducationJuly 2July 2Chowan University Board of Trustees renamed the facility because "positions taken by Senator Helms were not in keeping with the current mission of Chowan University". The history department called on the university for the change, stating that "it is now time to acknowledge the institutional racism Senator Helms embodied".
Mohrenstraße U-Bahn stationTBDBerlin Berlin GermanyGovernmentJuly 3TBDThe Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe initially announced that the station would be renamed "Glinkastraße" after a street nearby, as "Mohr" is considered a racial slur The proposed name was criticized as its namesake, the composer Mikhail Glinka, was anti-Semitic. A final decision on the name has yet to be made.
Guy T. Gillespie Hall Lakeview HallJackson MIUSEducationJuly 3July 3Belhaven University Board of Trustees renamed the residence hall. Gillespie was a segregationist and former president of the university. The renaming was supported by the Gillespie family.
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery Oak Grove CemeteryLexington VAUSGeographyJuly 3TBDLexington City Council voted unanimously to change the name and requested suggestions from residents. Stonewall Jackson was buried there in 1863, and the cemetery named after him in 1949. On August 20, the council unanimously voted to change the name to "Oak Grove Cemetery", subject to a public hearing on September 3.
Gen. Jubal A. Early ferryHistoric White's FerryDickerson MDUSIndustryJuly 4July 4The owner also removed a Confederate monument on the ferry grounds. Jubal Early was "a Confederate general and white supremacist who spent his life promoting the ' Lost Cause mythology". Elijah V. White, a Confederate colonel, had purchased the ferry after the Civil War. He named the ferry service "White's Ferry" after his family, and named the ferry itself after General Early.
Cass Business School City's Business School (temporarily)London EngUKEducationJuly 6July 6City, University of London announced that its business school would be renamed to strip the name's association with slave trader Sir John Cass, and would be "referred to as City's Business School" until a consultation concluded a new name.
Copeia journalIchthyology and HerpetologyLawrenceKSUSEducationJuly 6TBDThe American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists s board voted to rename its flagship journal, starting with its first issue in 2021. Scientist Edward Drinker Cope held racist views.
Linnean Games quiz bowlEntomology GamesAnnapolisMDUSEducationJuly 6July 6Entomological Society of America renamed its student quiz bowl. Carl Linnaeus, known as the father of modern taxonomy, had "named four 'varieties' of human and ascribed to them anthropological and cultural stereotypes that are inappropriate and offensive today".
Stonewall Jackson MS West Side MSCharleston WVUSEducationJuly 6July 7Kanawha County Board of Education unanimously voted to change the name. Removal of signage began the next day, and was completed a day later. Confederate general Stonewall Jackson was from West Virginia.
Fanning Academy of Science and Technology Falcon Academy of Science and TechnologyBrea CAUSEducationJuly 7July 7Brea Olinda Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted to change the name after the Fanning family submitted a letter to the board on July 2 requesting the name be removed. William E. Fanning may have been a KKK member. The falcon is the school's mascot.
Parkwood HS RebelsTBDMonroe NCUSEducationJuly 7TBDUnion County Schools Board of Education voted 6–2 to change the name and mascot. An image of a Confederate soldier had been removed from the school logo earlier after the NAACP called for its change in 2009.
Columbus ParkTBDTrenton NJUSGeographyJuly 7TBDMayor stated that the park would be renamed, stating that "what we know about Christopher Columbus simply makes his image a poor fit for a city that is diverse as Trenton". A statue of Christopher Columbus was also removed from the park.
Ashby Hall Jackson Hall Maury HallValley Hall, Justice Studies Hall, Mountain Hall (all temporarily)Harrisonburg VAUSEducationJuly 7July 7James Madison University Board of Visitors voted unanimously to change the names of buildings named for Confederate officers Turner Ashby, Stonewall Jackson, and Matthew Fontaine Maury.
Jenkins HallEducation Building (temporarily)Huntington WVUSEducationJuly 7July 7Marshall University s governing board unanimously voted to remove the name of Confederate general Albert Gallatin Jenkins from the building, and use "Education Building" as a temporary name until the board voted for a new name.
Chapman PondEvans PondTallahassee FLUSGeographyJuly 8TBDCity Commission unanimously voted to change the name. Florida Chief Justice Roy H. Chapman "upheld segregationist policies". Dr. Charles Evans was president of the Tallahassee NAACP.
Columbus Park TBDBuffalo NYUSGeographyJuly 10TBDMayor and other city officials stated that the park would be renamed "with a name that better honors the contributions and sacrifices of Italian Americans". A statue of Christopher Columbus was also removed from the park.
T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum TBDPensacola FLUSEducationJuly 13TBDUniversity of West Florida Historic Trust planned to change the name after learning that Wentworth was "the leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Escambia County ". Wentworth had become an Exalted Cyclops in 1925, and the collection of memorabilia he donated to the state in 1983 eventually became the museum that was named after him in 1988.
Washington RedskinsWashington Football Team (temporarily)LandoverMDUSSportsJuly 13July 23On July 1, 2020, a group of investors worth $620 billion had written letters to Nike, FedEx, and PepsiCo asking them to stop their support of the NFL until the Washington Redskins changed their name. On July 23, Washington Football Team was adopted as the club's temporary name, with an official replacement to be chosen later. The team also renamed the lower level of FedExField to honor Bobby Mitchell, one of three African Americans who joined the team in 1962 when the team first integrated and was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Founding owner George Preston Marshall was against integration, and his team was the last NFL team to integrate.
Joe Jamail Field Robert L. Moore BuildingTBD Physics, Math and Astronomy BuildingAustin TXUSEducationJuly 13TBDUniversity of Texas at Austin Interim President Jay Hartzell announced that the building and the football field would be renamed. Robert Lee Moore was a segregationist mathematics professor who refused to teach Black students, was "hostil[e] toward the black community", and was "obsess[ed] with claims of intellectual differences among the races". Joe Jamail was a rich alumnus who made large donations to the university. Jamail's family requested the name change "to be more inclusive and promote diversity".
Jefferson Davis HS Robert E. Lee HS, Sidney Lanier HSTBDMontgomery ALUSEducationJuly 14TBDMontgomery County Board of Education voted to rename the schools. Sidney Lanier was a Confederate private who became a prestigious poet. If a waiver to the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act is not granted, a fine of $25,000 may be imposed per renaming. A petition to rename the schools had amassed nearly 30,000 signatures.
Lee SquareFlorida SquarePensacola FLUSGeographyJuly 14July 14Pensacola City Council voted 7–0 to revert the square's name back to Florida Square. The council also voted to remove a Confederate monument in the square.
Oñate HS TBDLas Cruces NMUSEducationJuly 14TBDLas Cruces Public Schools board voted to rename the school, after a community survey reported 1,350 for and 4,129 against the change. One of a number of removals of references to conquistador Juan de Oñate from public spaces in New Mexico.
Wilson HS TBDPortland ORUSEducationJuly 14TBDPortland Public Schools Board of Education decided to rename the school. US President Woodrow Wilson "instituted segregation in federal government agencies and was an ally of the Ku Klux Klan ". Board members also supported renaming Madison High School before a planned reopening in 2021 after major renovations.
Robert E. Lee ES Delmas Morton ESGrand Prairie TXUSEducationJuly 14TBDGrand Prairie Independent School District voted to rename the school. Delmas Morton served the children of the school district for nearly 45 years, including 17 as principal of Austin Elementary School.
Robert E. Lee RoadUnison RoadHouston TXUSGeographyJuly 14July 14Harris County Commissioners unanimously voted to rename the road.
San Antonio College RangersTBDSan Antonio TXUSEducationJuly 14July 14San Antonio College s College Council unanimously recommended to "immediately stop using the name, symbol, logo, and image of the 'Ranger'", which College President Robert Vela immediately approved. [ab]
Lee-Davis HS Stonewall Jackson MSTBDMechanicsville VAUSEducationJuly 14TBDHanover County School Board voted 4–3 to rename the schools and change their mascots. Lee-Davis was home of the Confederates, and Stonewall Jackson was home of the Rebels. Lee-Davis had been founded in 1959 as an all-white school. A petition to rename Lee-Davis had amassed roughly 25,000 signatures.
Eskimo ice lollyO'PayoDenmarkFood and drinkJuly 14TBDHansens Flødeis announced the name change, made "in case it offended Inuit and other Arctic people". The term "Eskimo" has "a pejorative meaning for many Greenlanders ". O'Payo is the name of the Nicaraguan cocoa beans from which the chocolate covering the ice cream is made.
Crazy Horse Beer and BurgersLucky Horse Beer and BurgersDes Moines IAUSFood and drinkJuly 15July 16Music-themed restaurant was named after Crazyhorse Guitars, formerly operating from that location, and Neil Young s backing band Crazy Horse, but was renamed to avoid comparison to Lakota leader Crazy Horse and any appearance of disrespect.
Thorndike HallTBDNew York NYUSEducationJuly 15TBDBoard of Trustees of Teachers College, Columbia University voted unanimously to rename the hall. Psychologist Edward Thorndike was "a proponent of eugenics, and held racist, sexist, and antisemitic ideas".
Edmonton EskimosEdmonton Football Team, EE Football Team (temporarily)Edmonton AlbertaCandaSportsJuly 16July 21On July 21, the Edmonton Football Team announced that their Board of Directors decided to discontinue the use of the old name, as Eskimo is considered a derogatory name for indigenous Alaskans and Canadians. Belairdirect, a longtime sponsor, announced earlier that month that it would cut ties with the team if the name was not changed.
Robert E. Lee HS John Tyler HSTBDTyler TXUSEducationJuly 16TBDTyler Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change the schools' names. John Tyler was President of the United States from 1841 to 45, but joined the Confederacy after the start of the Civil War.
Dixie Regional Medical Center Intermountain St. George Regional HospitalSt. GeorgeUTUSHealthcareJuly 16TBDDixie Regional Medical Center Governing Board announced the name change, effective January 1, 2021.
The Black Madonna disc jockeyThe Blessed MadonnaLouisville KYUSMusicJuly 20July 20The American DJ announced the change to her stage name after a petition that said "a white woman calling herself 'black' is highly problematic". The original name was chosen as "a reflection of [her] family’s lifelong and profound Catholic devotion to a specific kind of European icon of the Virgin Mary which is dark in hue ".
Jackson Park TBDAlameda CAUSGeographyJuly 21July 28Alameda's first park will be renamed after being named after former U.S. President Andrew Jackson. The City Council directed the Parks and Recreation Commission to propose new names by the end of December 2020.
Margaret Sanger Health CenterManhattan Health CenterNew York City NYUSHealthcareJuly 21July 21Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced it was removing the name of Margaret Sanger from its Manhattan clinic because of her support for eugenics. Karen Seltzer, PPGNY board chair, cited Sanger's "racist legacy" as a reason for the removal. Defenders, including historian Linda Gordon, claimed that Sanger was "no more racist than many progressives of her time".
Douglas Park Douglass ParkChicagoILUSGeographyJuly 22TBDChicago Park District Board of Commissioners voted unanimously in an emergency meeting to rename the park, located in a 90% Black neighborhood. A 45-day public comment was required before the name change could be finalized. Stephen A. Douglas was "one of the country's most notorious slavery advocates". Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist born into slavery who ran a station on the Underground Railroad with his wife Anna Murray Douglass.
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Carilion Rockbridge Community HospitalLexington VAUSHealthcareJuly 23TBDCarilion Clinic announced it had obtained full ownership of the hospital, and would rename the hospital "follow[ing] the naming convention it uses for all other facilities... to reflect the region it serves" once the "necessary regulations are met".
Coon cheeseTBDAustraliaFood and drinkJuly 24TBDWhile its owners maintain that Coon cheese was named after cheese maker Edward William Coon, "coon" is a derogatory term for black people, in Australia mainly African Australians and Indigenous Australians.
Robert E. Lee Hotel and Sheridan Livery InnThe Gin; TonicLexington VAUSLodgingJuly 29TBDBoth buildings are owned by the same family, who chose the names so that they could be referred to as "The Gin and Tonic".
San Diego Museum of Man Museum of UsSan Diego CAUSIndustryAugust 2August 2On June 24, 2020, the Board of Trustees approved the name change. The new name was chosen to "better reflect [ the museum's] work towards equity, inclusion, and decolonization".
Roy G. Williams Park Elliott Avenue ParkSanford FLUSGeographyAugust 11August 10The City Commission of Sanford restored the name to the park. [ag] Roy G. Williams was a former police chief who once removed Jackie Robinson from a baseball game to enforce segregation laws and was also once jailed for forcing city prisoners to work on his farm in Georgia. Elliott Avenue is a street on which the park is located.
Zigeunersauce condimentPaprikasauce Ungarische ArtGermanyFood and drinkAugust 16TBDKnorr, a Unilever brand, announced it would rename Zigeunersauce to Paprikasauce Ungarische Art. The term Zigeuner translates to " gypsy " and is generally considered offensive. The replacement name translates to "Hungarian-style paprika sauce".
Mohrenstraße Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-StraßeBerlin Berlin GermanyGeographyAugust 20TBDThe District Assembly of Berlin's Mitte district decided to rename the street, which uses a term considered to be a racial slur. Anton Wilhelm Amo is considered to be "Germany's first well-known philosopher and legal scholar of African origin". See also Mohrenstraße U-Bahn station.
Sir John Cass's Foundation Primary School The Aldgate SchoolLondon EngUKEducationSeptember 2September 2The Cass Child and Family Centre, which runs a reception class alongside a nursery and children's centre at the school, will also be renamed, as the City of London Child and Family Centre.
Leopold II Tunnel TBDBrussels Brussels BelgiumGeographySeptember 8TBDBelgium's longest tunnel will be renamed after a woman following its renovations in 2021. Residents of Brussels can submit suggestions until the end of September 2020. A group of experts will put together a shortlist of names for the tunnel, from which residents will vote in November.
David Hume Tower40 George Square (temporarily)Edinburgh SctUKEducationSeptember 10TBDHume was involved in the slave trade and wrote in his essay "Of National Characters" 1753) that "negros" are "naturally inferior to the whites." The building is the tallest on the University of Edinburgh's campus. Intended for the beginning of 2020–2021 academic year.
Uncle Ben's parboiled riceBen's OriginalHoustonTXUSFood and drinkSeptember 22TBDParent company Mars Inc. stated that "now is the right time to evolve the Uncle Ben's brand, including its visual brand identity." Effective September 22nd, Uncle Ben's has been renamed to Ben's Original.
Kenesaw Mountain Landis AwardTBDNYUSSportsOctober 2October 2The Baseball Writers Association of America announced that the most valuable player awards presented annually in Major League Baseball would no longer carry the name of the first commissioner of MLB. Landis, who served from 1920 to 1944, resisted efforts to integrate both Major League and Minor League Baseball. A number of past MVPs, including Barry Larkin, Mike Schmidt, and Terry Pendleton, objected to continued use of Landis' name. The BBWAA announced its decision after 89 percent of its members voted for the change.
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