San Francisco Unveils 'Frida Kahlo Way,' Renaming Phelan Avenue

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A street in San Francisco now bears the name of renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who lived in the city in the early 1930s with her husband, the muralist Diego Rivera. (KQEDnews)

At the Diego Rivera Theatre at City College of San Francisco, city officials gathered with students and faculty to celebrate the unveiling of Frida Kahlo Way on Friday.

Supervisor Norman Yee says changing the name of the street is particularly important to him as a 3rd-generation San Franciscan and Chinese-American. Chancellor of City College of San Francisco Mark Rocha said the renaming of the street"... is not so much about the past, but about the future. About the community empowering itself to cast a beacon to the future about who we are of the San Francisco of today, which is a great city of immigrants."

"She's a powerful, queer woman of color at a time in Mexico where there weren't really big female names in the art scene," said Associated Student Council Vice President Angelica Campos, of Kahlo."It's a really powerful statement at this time ... where women are under attack in many ways."

 

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KQEDnews How awesome!!👍👍👍👍

KQEDnews Awesome.

KQEDnews If you ever contemplating that California was going to communist, this story backs it up.

KQEDnews Avowed communist

KQEDnews Great! No one will come and see it for fear of stepping in poop and needles.

KQEDnews This happened last year.

KQEDnews Kearney was just as bad. I don’t see anyone changing that street name any time soon.

KQEDnews Should be Frida Streeta.

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