Minneapolis officially approves renaming of street for prominent Black woman lawyer

For years, a 14-block stretch of road along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis was named after Edmund Walton, a real estate developer who introduced racially restrictive covenants to Minnesota.

The Minneapolis City Council Thursday voted to rename Edmund Boulevard to Lena Smith Boulevard.

Council member Aurin Chowdhury sponsored the name change…

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