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From YouTube: Brooklyn Village Avenue Unveiling - June 30, 2022
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Brooklyn Village Avenue Unveiling - June 30, 2022
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It
means
that
we
can
look
at
ourselves
and
be
critical
of
the
mistakes
of
the
past
and
we
can
change
the
way
that
we
move
in
a
different
direction,
a
direction
of
inclusiveness
and
equity
and
all
of
those
things
that
we
expect
in
a
community,
dignity
and
respect
for
everyone.
So
come
on
down
guys
you
guys,
oh
more
people
to
join
us.
C
So,
two
years
ago,
when
george
floyd
was
murdered,
we
had
national
demonstrations
all
around
our
city
across
this
country
there
were
demonstrations,
but
when
charlotte
demonstrates
often
good
comes
out
of
it,
I'm
going
to
give
a
lot
of
credit
to
larkin
eggleston,
who
actually
came
to
me
and
said
this
is
an
important
thing
to
do
at
this
time
and
in
this
place.
So
I
can
just
give
you
a
hand.
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I
also
want
to
recognize
malcolm
graham,
is
this
your
district?
Are
we
in
this
geography?
Oh
larkin's
still
claiming
it,
but
you
know
what
I
think
about
when
I
think
about
the
city
council,
it's
not
about
the
district.
You
live
in
it's
about
the
city
that
we
live
in
together,
and
so
that's
why
these
two
gentlemen
are
really
important
to
this
effort,
but
you're
not
that
important,
because
the
real
important
people
are
the
people
that
are
from
second
ward.
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Now
they
have
chosen
arthur
griffin,
who
many
of
us
know
for
his
work
to
really
work
around
educating
children
in
this
community
providing
opportunities
for
children
in
this
community.
But
what
he
does
with
the
second
war
group
is
follows
the
instructions
that
the
women
give
him
so
to
all
of
the
strong
leaders
of
second
ward.
Thank
you
so
much
for
what
you're
doing
for
the
history
that
you
keep
for
us.
You
don't
let
us
forget.
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So
I
want
to
say
to
you
that
today
is
about
unifying
our
city.
It's
about
the
work
of
the
legacy
commission,
the
citizens
that
gave
time
and
effort
to
examine
everything
that
we
were
doing
and
to
make
recommendations,
but
not
only
that
in
the
history
of
it
they
told
our
story,
and
today
we
change
our
story.
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The
recommendation
to
rename
nine
streets
in
charlotte
streets
named
for
confederacy
and
white
supremacy
who
actively
fought
to
def,
defend
slavery
and
stonewall
street.
The
former
stonewall
street
was
one
of
the
most
visible
because
it
sits
in
this
line.
Think
about
it
right
behind
us,
the
duke
energy
center,
you
think
about
all
of
the
convention
center,
especially
this
amphitheater
that
we
have
along
the
rail
trail.
It
really
is
going
to
change
the
way
that
we
see
ourselves.
More
importantly,
it
will
change
the
way
visitors
that
see
ourselves.
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Thank
you,
mayor
lyles,
thank
you,
everyone
who
is
here
this
day.
I've
been
asked
to
speak
for
five
minutes
about
charlotte
history.
There
is
more
history
than
five
minutes
worth.
I
just
someone
needs
to
know
that
probably,
but
I
want
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
stonewall
and
a
little
bit
about
brooklyn
village,
which
is
the
new
name
when
folks
started
to
think
about
renaming
stonewall
avenue
20
years
ago.
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Vance
came
here
after
the
civil
war
former
confederate
governor
and
was
here
for
a
number
of
years
and
then
lee
the
main
confederate
general.
That
street
evidently
became
moorhead
street,
and
so
this
notion
that
the
streets
need
new
names
that
that
honor,
a
different
history,
is
something
that
has
been
talked
about
a
lot.
The
legacy
commission.
I
was
honored
to
be
a
member,
emily
zimmern.
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So
why
brooklyn
village
that
honors
a
past
and
a
future
brooklyn
came
into
being
around
1900
as
the
leading
african-american
neighborhood
in
charlotte?
Wasn't
the
only
one?
There
were
a
number
of
them,
but
in
brooklyn
you
found
the
black
main
street.
You
found
the
afro-american
mutual
insurance
company.
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You
found
the
publishing
house
of
the
ame
zion
church
and
you
found
second
ward
high
school,
yes,
indeed,
second
ward,
high
school
still
50
years
after
its
demolition
has
a
national
alumni
association,
you're,
looking
at
just
a
few
of
the
folks
there,
and
so
so
brooklyn
was-
was
a
major
center
of
african-american
life
until
so-called
urban
renewal
in
the
1960s
federal
government.
Had
money
gave
it
to
cities
to
to
clear
slums.
Well,
brooklyn
had
some
rundown
housing
brooklyn
also
had
homeowners
that
had
businesses
and
had
churches
that
had
have.
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I
mentioned
second
ward,
high
school
and
and
in
the
place,
a
lot
of
parking
lots.
A
few
government
buildings
about
five
years
ago,
an
effort
by
the
county
to
redevelop
some
of
that
land,
a
small
amount
of
that
land
as
a
neighborhood
that
would
have
a
mixture
of
land
uses
office,
towers
and
and
a
re-configured
park
some
affordable
housing.
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We've
worked
very
hard.
The
second
ward
high
school
national
alumni
association
started
with
the
latest.
Some
of
you
may
may
know
one
of
the
founding
members
of
mildred
baxter
davis.
Many
many
years
ago.
It's
almost
50
years.
This
organization
still
been
in
existence
trying
to
keep
the
memories
of
not
only
second
water
live,
but
also
the
brooklyn
community,
and
we
absolutely
appreciate
and
very
appreciative
of
all
of
the
work,
that's
gone
into,
trying
to
keep
those
memories
alive.
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I
wish
I
could
be
here
but
I'll
be
in
europe,
giving
a
seminar
and
as
we
were,
having
a
conversation
yesterday,
what
coleman
said
to
me
was:
you
know,
I'm
writing
a
piece
I'm
going
to
be
presenting,
and
I'm
talking
about
second
ward
in
brooklyn
in
that
piece.
I
mean
it's
been
years
since
coleman
was
in
this
community
in
years
since
we've
been
in
this
community,
but
second
ward
is
like
the
lifeblood.
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As
that
part
of
this
community
is
redeveloped
with
monty
richard
and
don
peoples
with
brooklyn
village,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
from
the
depths
of
my
heart
as
one
member
of
the
association,
but
I
have
to
let
my
colleague
marvin
price
say
something
because
he
has
really
been
the
glue,
also
in
terms
of
keeping
the
association
together
along
with
these,
and
we
do.
Although
we're
guys,
we
follow
everything.
The
ladies
tell
us
to
do,
but
thank
you.
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You
know
I
get
to
stand
here
and
say
a
lot
of
words,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
people
in
this
community
that
we
should
be
grateful
to
have,
and
so
I
want
all
of
the
cdot
team
to
stand
up
because
you
can
see
the
names
are
already
on
the
on
the
polls.
You
know
that
they
worked
hard
to
get
it
there
and
they
deserve
the
real
round
of
applause.
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Three
people-
that's
right,
monica
you
two
as
well,
but
he
he
he
loves
you-
and
you
know
that
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
ask
the
city,
council
members
and
a
member
or
two
of
the
second
ward
to
join
me
and
a
member
of
our
city
staff,
the
crew
that
put
the
signs
up
to
join
me
up
here
for
the
unveiling
one
of
you
guys
come
on
up.
Please
don't
be
shy.