Commish Seyz No Rename For Negro Creek

This isn't exactly good news for anybody . . . Except Spanish speakers.

Consider . . . 

Negro just means black in Spanish. No connotation . . . Just a literal translation. 

And so . . . The we become a more diverse society with a myriad of new & old languages . . . The baggage and MEANING of old words in English begins to fade. Slowly but surely.

Check-it . . .

"Negro Creek runs for 6.5 miles south of 151st Street, through parts of Overland Park and Leawood, but few people knew its name until the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. An informal committee that included members of the NAACP and other community groups began exploring the creek's origin but couldn't agree on an alternative name for the creek."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Johnson County shouldn't rename 'Negro Creek,' committee concludes after years of research

Negro Creek runs for 6.5 miles south of 151st Street, through parts of Overland Park and Leawood, but few people knew its name until the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. An informal committee that included members of the NAACP and other community groups began exploring the creek's origin but couldn't agree on an alternative name for the creek.