Overview

• New street signs were installed and the renaming was celebrated on August 23 with a public unveiling and street festival.
• The Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin‑Brandenburg rejected residents’ final emergency filings on August 22, finding no direct rights violations and no impact on the legal assessment.
• Berlin authorities said the approvals for the name change are unchallengeable, clearing administrative obstacles to implementation.
• Supporters framed the step as removing a racist term and as a symbol of respect and solidarity, with Sharon Dodua Otoo and district mayor Stefanie Remlinger unveiling the sign.
• The local CDU continued to criticize the move as politically driven, while coverage highlighted Amo’s biography as a Ghana‑born scholar who taught at Wittenberg, Halle and Jena.