Overview

• The Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin‑Brandenburg dismissed residents’ emergency motions on Friday, enabling the district’s public unveiling on Saturday.
• The former Mohrenstraße now officially bears the name Anton Wilhelm Amo, an 18th‑century West African scholar recognized as the first known Black philosopher and jurist at German universities.
• BVG has updated its digital journey planner to the new name and will keep an explanatory reference to the old name until the mid‑December timetable change, when it will be removed.
• New platform and wayfinding signs with the station’s new name are scheduled to be mounted during a nighttime service pause into Wednesday.
• The change follows decades of debate and courtroom disputes, drawing continued criticism from historian Götz Aly and backing from district leaders and activist initiatives.