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This is a list of places named after Barack Obama, the 44th and current President of the United States. This list includes proposed name changes.

Schools

Kenya

United States

California

  • Barack Obama Charter School — Compton, California — Qued Charter Elementary School renamed after Barack Obama in January 2009[1]
  • Barack Obama Academy - Oakland, California - Alternative Learning Community renamed after Barack Obama in March 2009[2]

Maryland

Minnesota

New Jersey

  • Barack Obama Academy - Plainfield, New Jersey - Plainfield Academy for Academic & Civic Development renamed to Barack Obama Academy.[4]
  • Barack Obama Green Charter High School - Plainfield, New Jersey - Charter high school scheduled to open in September 2010.[5]

New York

  • Barack Obama Elementary School — Hempstead, New York — Ludlum Elementary School renamed to Barack Obama Elementary School.[6]

North Carolina

It has been proposed that Western Alamance High School and Western Alamance Middle School in Elon, NC change their names to Barack Obama High School and Barack Obama Middle School to honor the current president. An official with the Alamance-Burlington School Board has said that she does not anticipate the board discussing the idea.[7]

Pennsylvania

Streets

United States

Florida

California

  • Obama Way — Seaside, California — Seaside City Council approved the commemorative designation of Broadway Avenue as Obama Way effective September 15, 2010.[12]

Topographical Features

Antigua and Barbuda

Proposed namings

Others

  • Obama, Japan was not named after the President, but the city has established ties to benefit from the historical political event.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Song, Jason (16 January 2009). "Compton school is named for Barack Obama, a first in California". Los Angeles Times' "L.A. Now" local news blog. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  2. ^ . KTVU. 26 March 2009 http://www.ktvu.com/news/19024811/detail.html. Retrieved 2009-03-26. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "Oakland School Renamed Barack Obama Academy" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "School board approves Barack Obama Elementary name". The Gazette. 2009-06-26.
  4. ^ Epa/Matthew Cavanaugh. "Plainfield high school named after President Obama | New Jersey Real-Time News". NJ.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  5. ^ Walsh, Jeremy (11 April 2020). "New Barack Obama Green Charter High School is coming to Plainfield | Star-Ledger". NJ.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  6. ^ "New York Elementary School Renamed After Barack Obama - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News". FOXNews.com. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  7. ^ Template:Citeweb::url=http://www.shelbystar.com/news/school-49394-high-president.html
  8. ^ http://www.local10.com/news/18039672/detail.html
  9. ^ "South Florida Street Expected To Be Renamed For Obama - Miami News Story - WPLG Miami". Local10.com. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  10. ^ Carey, Clay (4 January 2009). "Obama to join literary characters in Florida". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  11. ^ "Topic Galleries - South Florida". Sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  12. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.kcba.com/Global/story.asp?S=13158681&clienttype=printable |title=Seaside to Unveil "Obama Way"
  13. ^ Kentish, Anika (2009-08-15). "Antigua's highest peak renamed 'Mount Obama'". Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  14. ^ Rodriguez, Ihosvani (29 December 2009). "Down the road: Obama Boulevard in Florida?". Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida). Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  15. ^ "St. Louis is step closer to 'Barack Obama Boulevard'". KSDK / Belleville News-Democrat. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-11. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  16. ^ Govan, Fiona (28 November 2008). "Spanish street to be named after Barack Obama". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
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