Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther King’s name from one of the city’s most historic boulevards, less than a year after the City Council decided to rename the Paseo for the civil rights icon. They say removing the name would send a negative image of Kansas City to the rest of the world, and could hurt business and tourism. ), a minister and former Kansas City mayor who has pushed the city to rename a street for King for years, was at Sunday’s rally. He said the protesters were welcome, but he asked them to consider the damage that would be done if Kansas City removed King’s name. It’s very important to Kansas City.”

Source: Los Angeles Times November 06, 2019 04:03 UTC