The road where Sandra Bland was arrested was officially renamed in her honor, the Houston Chronicle reports. Bland was in town to accept a job offer from her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University, in July when she was stopped and apprehended by police officer Brian Encinia for an improper lane change.
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Sandra Bland Parkway was unveiled in a ceremony that took place Friday, April 15.
Attendees at the ceremony included close to 100 activists, college students and family members wearing buttons with Bland’s face and dressed in #SandraBland T-shirts.
