Toronto s downtown Yonge-Dundas Square to be renamed as Sankofa Square yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Yonge-Dundas Square is getting a new name that reflects the city’s commitment to tackling anti-Black racism, but some Torontonians disagree with the name change.
Toronto's city council has decided to rename downtown Yonge-Dundas Square while pausing efforts to change the name of Dundas Street, both named after a Scottish politician who was active when British parliament was debating slavery abolition. The city says "Sankofa Square" has been selected as the new name for Yonge-Dundas square after two years of consultations, research and discussion. In a written statement, the city says the term "Sankofa" originates in Ghana and refers to the act of reflect