Rep. Green Joins NAACP Houston President James Dixon, Commissioner Rodney Ellis in Demanding Name Change of Racially Offensive 'Negrohead Lake'
February 09, 2021
February 09, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2021:
On Monday, February 8, 2021, Congressman Al Green joined the NAACP Houston Branch and several of Houston's elected officials in convening a press conference to demand the racially, insensitively named "Negrohead Lake" be renamed "Lake Henry Doyle."
Congressman Al Green stated, "As a liberated Democrat, I find the utilization of the word 'negro' t . . .
On Monday, February 8, 2021, Congressman Al Green joined the NAACP Houston Branch and several of Houston's elected officials in convening a press conference to demand the racially, insensitively named "Negrohead Lake" be renamed "Lake Henry Doyle."
Congressman Al Green stated, "As a liberated Democrat, I find the utilization of the word 'negro' t . . .