- Former Creighton Prep students are pushing the Omaha City Council to rename a stretch of Western Avenue in front of the school to honor their former teacher, Tessie O. Edwards
- Nominating documents show Edwards was a member of the DePorres Club, which fought against racial discrimination
- Edwards spent decades at Creighton Prep, where a scholarship in her name has helped nearly 500 students attend the school
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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – A stretch of Western Avenue in front of Creighton Prep could soon bear the name of a civil rights icon and longtime teacher whose legacy continues to inspire former students decades after they sat in her classroom.
Bill Gast and Bob Caniglia, both former students of Tessie O. Edwards, are pushing the Omaha City Council to rename the street in her honor…