Students of Village Leadership Academy Fight to Rename Park After African American Hero

VLA’s 8th-grade students have been advocating for 3 years to “Change the Name” of Douglas Park, named for Steven Douglas to Douglass Park, which would pay homage to African-American great Frederick Douglass. This process has taught them lessons on patience, consistency, and hard work. The students were interviewed by WGN Channel 9 News to further […]