From my Instagram re: renaming Cesar Chavez Ave in #losangeles back to Brooklyn Ave.

Complete with a history lesson for those that don't know Black LA history.

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWUSfmMERGo/?igsh=eGc0OTNidXZnajJ3

Ivey Janette McClelland 💖🎶 on Instagram: "Here's my comments on the renaming of Cesar Chavez Ave in #BoyleHeights and #EastLA back to Brooklyn Ave. AKA la Brooklyn. A lot of y'all don't know,but the Flakes family roots in LA were planted three block south of la Brooklyn,on 1st St. Everyone in our family except my brother @tarheeldarrin_ lived in that hood at one time or another until the late 60's when we moved to South Central. It was always Brooklyn Ave to us. Mom and grandma still called it Brooklyn after they named the street after Cesar Chavez. (But then again, grandma and Aunt Irene still called MLK Jr Blvd Santa Barbara Ave until they passed.) Do the right thing,Mayor Bass and Councilwoman Jurado. Change the name of the street back to Brooklyn. #losangeles"

0 likes, 0 comments - iveyjanette207 on March 25, 2026: "Here's my comments on the renaming of Cesar Chavez Ave in #BoyleHeights and #EastLA back to Brooklyn Ave. AKA la Brooklyn. A lot of y'all don't know,but the Flakes family roots in LA were planted three block south of la Brooklyn,on 1st St. Everyone in our family except my brother @tarheeldarrin_ lived in that hood at one time or another until the late 60's when we moved to South Central. It was always Brooklyn Ave to us. Mom and grandma still called it Brooklyn after they named the street after Cesar Chavez. (But then again, grandma and Aunt Irene still called MLK Jr Blvd Santa Barbara Ave until they passed.) Do the right thing,Mayor Bass and Councilwoman Jurado. Change the name of the street back to Brooklyn. #losangeles".

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