Berlin's public transport company BVG said on Saturday that completing the renaming of a city center metro station with a name based on a derogatory word for Black people will take until the end of the year. "Mohrenstrasse" metro station literally means Moor Street, using the medieval term for people from North Africa. It will be renamed after another nearby street, Glinkastrasse, named after 19th century Russian composer Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka. Last month, unidentified activists taped over the station's entrance, temporarily naming it "George Floyd Street". "I wish that not just the metro station, but also the street itself, will find a better name."

Source: The North Africa Journal July 04, 2020 14:48 UTC