Article 684XW London street sign for former ‘Black Boy Lane’ vandalised after renaming

London street sign for former ‘Black Boy Lane’ vandalised after renaming

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Sammy Gecsoyler
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Tottenham street renamed La Rose Lane after consultation has been defaced with spray paint

A street sign in Haringey has been vandalised less than 24 hours after the road was renamed due to concerns over racist connotations.

Black Boy Lane in Tottenham, north London, was officially renamed La Rose Lane on Monday after a consultation by Haringey council, which began in June 2020 in light of the Black Lives Matter protests the same year.

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