Virginia school formerly named for Confederate general changes name to Barack Obama

[bearsfootball516]

"A Richmond, Virginia, elementary school will switch its name from that of a Confederate general to that of the nation's first black President.

On Monday, the Richmond school board voted to rename J.E.B. Stuart Elementary as Barack Obama Elementary School, reported CNN affiliate WTVR.

Members of the school's community submitted ideas for a new name and students at the Richmond school, which is 95% African-American according to WTVR, voted among seven choices. The top three finalists were: Barack Obama, Northside and Wishtree, the station reported."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/19/us/richmond-school-name-change-barack-obama/index.html?utm_term=image&utm_content=2018-06-25T01%3A30%3A04&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN


With airwaves constantly filled with negative news, this is really cool.

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[sandensea]

1. It's amazing that the head of a ANY seditious treason have anything named after him

Ant yet, it's still there in at least one street or park in over half the towns in the Deep South.

Thanks for posting!

[Iliyah]

2. Yes!

[Tucker08087]

3. Wonderful!

Excellent news!

[Cha]

4. Wow.. How times have Changed!

Mahalo, bears.. I knew there was an elementary school being named after our last real President but didn't know it had been named after a Confederate general!

[aikoaiko]

5. Yes We Can!

Thank you President Obama.