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Rugian
Member Thu Apr 26 11:55:40
John Henry is a soy boy cuck.

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City OKs removal of Yawkey Way street name
Dan Atkinson Thursday, April 26, 2018

Yawkey Way is going, going, gone.

The city's five-member Public Improvement Commission voted unanimously today to change the road's name back to Jersey Street at the behest of the Red Sox. The Public Improvement Commission, which is made up of public works officials appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, is the body that approves street name change requests, which must come with the approval of 100 percent of property owners on the street.

Besides the Red Sox, only two other businesses own property on Yawkey Way, which was named for former Sox owner Tom Yawkey in 1976. Current owner John Henry said last year he was "haunted" by Yawkey's name because of the team's failure to integrate until 1959 -- 12 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier -- under Yawkey's leadership.

The name brought significant opposition from some community members and the Yawkey Foundations, which were set up by Tom Yakwey's wife Jean and have donated more than $450 million to charities over several deacdes. Dozens testified at multiple public hearings over more than a month, and the commission delayed voting multiple times.

But other people backed the name change, saying Yawkey's name was a reminder of racism and he should not be recognized on a city street. Walter Carrington, who a the state investigation of discrimination in the Red Sox in 1959, said he was pleased by the final vote.

"Once the issue came up, Boston had a binary choice -- either to continue to honor a man with this racist past or not and they decided happily not to continue to honor him," Carrington told the Herald. "I'm happy about that."

http://www...oval_of_yawkey_way_street_name

tumbleweed
the wanderer Thu Apr 26 12:03:47
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is under attack as well

Rugian
Member Thu Apr 26 12:14:07
Yeah saw that. It's gonna be fun watching Simpson's reruns in the 2040s and have a voiceover explain how Apu's racism was acceptable in the primitive 90s.

Sam Adams
Member Thu Apr 26 12:18:31
"by Tom Yakwey's wife Jean and have donated more than $450 million to charities over several deacdes. "

Funny how all the leftists are not returning his money... just deleting his name.

Vote trump

Rugian
Member Thu Apr 26 15:57:53
Apparently $450 million of charitable donations is worth less than not allowing some negro to hit a ball with a wooden bat.

Sam Adams
Member Thu Apr 26 17:37:26
I bet if we start printing yawkey way shirts we could make a killing and start a scholarship for oppressed white men.

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Rugian Member	Thu Apr 26 11:55:40 John Henry is a soy boy cuck. ---- City OKs removal of Yawkey Way street name Dan Atkinson Thursday, April 26, 2018 Yawkey Way is going, going, gone. The city's five-member Public Improvement Commission voted unanimously today to change the road's name back to Jersey Street at the behest of the Red Sox. The Public Improvement Commission, which is made up of public works officials appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, is the body that approves street name change requests, which must come with the approval of 100 percent of property owners on the street. Besides the Red Sox, only two other businesses own property on Yawkey Way, which was named for former Sox owner Tom Yawkey in 1976. Current owner John Henry said last year he was "haunted" by Yawkey's name because of the team's failure to integrate until 1959 -- 12 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier -- under Yawkey's leadership. The name brought significant opposition from some community members and the Yawkey Foundations, which were set up by Tom Yakwey's wife Jean and have donated more than $450 million to charities over several deacdes. Dozens testified at multiple public hearings over more than a month, and the commission delayed voting multiple times. But other people backed the name change, saying Yawkey's name was a reminder of racism and he should not be recognized on a city street. Walter Carrington, who a the state investigation of discrimination in the Red Sox in 1959, said he was pleased by the final vote. "Once the issue came up, Boston had a binary choice -- either to continue to honor a man with this racist past or not and they decided happily not to continue to honor him," Carrington told the Herald. "I'm happy about that." http://www...oval_of_yawkey_way_street_name
tumbleweed the wanderer	Thu Apr 26 12:03:47 Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is under attack as well
Rugian Member	Thu Apr 26 12:14:07 Yeah saw that. It's gonna be fun watching Simpson's reruns in the 2040s and have a voiceover explain how Apu's racism was acceptable in the primitive 90s.
Sam Adams Member	Thu Apr 26 12:18:31 "by Tom Yakwey's wife Jean and have donated more than $450 million to charities over several deacdes. " Funny how all the leftists are not returning his money... just deleting his name. Vote trump
Rugian Member	Thu Apr 26 15:57:53 Apparently $450 million of charitable donations is worth less than not allowing some negro to hit a ball with a wooden bat.
Sam Adams Member	Thu Apr 26 17:37:26 I bet if we start printing yawkey way shirts we could make a killing and start a scholarship for oppressed white men.
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