Residents of Detroitโs Indian Village neighborhood rally to change name
DETROIT โ Residents of a historic east side Detroit neighborhood rallied to change itโs name Saturday. Indian Village residents gathered to discuss changing the name. Jared Tenbrink, a member of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, has lived in the neighborhood for almost a decade. โWe should consider coming up with a new name that better reflects our values, our history and what we want this neighborhood to be going forward as an inclusive neighborhood,โ Tenbrink said. Residents said theyโll have to get a petition signed by residents to send to the city.
Controversy surfaces surrounding Cass Tech namesake
The name Cass Tech is synonymous with greatness, but the man in which the school was named after is starting to see his fair share of controversy in 2020. RELATED: Michigan governor: Lansingโs Lewis Cass Building renamed to โElliott-Larsen BuildingโโThree schools being destroyed by fire one just we wore out. Many arenโt too pleased with the fact that Lewis Cass at one point was a slave owner, like alum Kevin Tolbert. โI think anything other than the Cass Tech Name destroys the brand. Since that time the School Board created and passed a school name change policy and it has not been used by stakeholders to initiate a name change for Cass Tech High School.