Finally! Thank you to everyone who signed the petition we linked to as well as the others. But most importantly to the Black activists who have been fighting this fight for YEARS, and of course as part of the BLM movement. In every way this victory belongs to them! Let’s celebrate our contributions but not so much that we forget the pain, suffering and hard work has gone into the campaign of changing this U-Bahn Station. It will now be Glinkastraße. How do you feel about the new name? Is this a satisfying conclusion? Or do you think that this neutral and meaningless name is a missed opportunity for confronting racism? For example, In Neukölln, a street named after a racist figure (Wissmannstraße) has been ordered to be changed following a petition. The new name will be decided based on a vote from the community to honour a significant figure in the local Black liberation struggle. Do you think a similar process should have happened with M-Straße? Or is it important enough that the name is changed and that’s…

Вот уже много лет берлинцев смущало название станции метро Mohrenstrasse ("Улица мавров"), так как слово "мавр" считается здесь расистским и оскорбительным.