Black Boy Lane renamed because racist priced at 186k ​​but still new road signs…

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January 23, 2023, 4:26 p.m. | Updated: January 23, 2023, 4:33 PM

Black Boy Lane was renamed but still included on the new sign. Image: Getty

A street in London was renamed because it was ‘offensive’, costing taxpayers 186,000, but the new road sign still bears the offensive name.

A consultation was launched following the Black Lives Matter movement over the summer of 2020, with the final decision to officially rename ‘Black Boy Lane’ in Haringey being taken in February last year.

Several residents were concerned about the racial connotations of the name and its impact, Haringey Council said.

The terms black boy or boy when referring to black men have historically been used as a way to belittle them, suggesting they are worth less than their white male counterparts, he explained.

The road was instead renamed The Rose Lane on Monday, in honor of John La Rose, “a former Haringey resident, publisher, essayist, poet and champion of black history and equality”.

However, the move sparked a backlash among some locals after it was reported that the name change had cost taxpayers 186,000 – and the new sign still included the offensive ‘Black Boy Lane’.

Road signs will still point to Black Boy Lane for a one-year “transition period”, Haringey said.

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One person tweeted: “Some workers have decided Black Boy Lane is offensive as a road name. Haringey Council are spending a lot of money renaming it. New road sign still has said offensive name. Please make sure it makes sense.”

Another person said, “Black Boy Lane has been renamed La Rose Lane, still going by the name Black Boy Lane. What woke idiots are responsible for this?”

A third Twitter user claimed people on the streets had put up their own signs to protest the change.

‘Residents of Black Boy Lane put up signs with the name of the road apparently in protest at the renaming today,’ they said.

The costs of the update include a voluntary payment of 300 to the 183 affected households, the Daily Mail previously said.

There will also be 50,000 spent on a support and administration worker to help affected residents as well as additional costs such as replacing all signage, according to the newspaper.

This has got to be the most useless exercise and waste of 186,000 of taxpayers money ever….. renaming the lane but keeping the problematic old name so everyone knows where it is.. …Black Boy Lane pic.twitter.com/krqa0Zhybm

— Helen (@Hells4Heroes) January 23, 2023

The board recognized that while many favored the change, others strongly opposed it.

“We have committed to a period of additional engagement with residents at the last works council, to ensure that all residents are aware of the administrative changes that will need to be made, when they will need to be made by, and most importantly to make sure we are aware of any need for additional support that we can meet as a council,” he said.

Haringey Council has been approached for comment

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