Saturday, November 22, 2008

Opa-locka hopes to claim first Obama Avenue in U.S.


Okay, this one is a bit much. The school I get because the kids did it, but this is just too precious.

Turn off Opa-locka's Ali Baba, and you'll hit what may be the first street in the nation to be named after the president-elect: Barack Obama Avenue.

The city will officially rename what is now Perviz Avenue on -- what else? -- Presidents' Day.

And Opa-locka officials are hoping the newly installed president will attend the dedication.

''His campaign engaged so many diverse people from all over the world,'' said Commissioner Dorothy Johnson, who proposed the idea. ``He showed good can happen if you only believe.''

Honoring the nation's first black president is especially important to historically black Opa-locka. According to the most recent U.S. Census data, the city is 70 percent black.

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