Black Firefighter Captain John Cheatham Honored As A Pioneer

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By Kevin L. Clark ·Updated March 25, 2022

The legacy of John Cheatham is being honored after more than a century since he last walked out of the Minneapolis firehouse that now bears his name.In a report by MPR News, Mayor Jacob Frey and current Fire Chief Bryan Tyner marked the redesignation Thursday, Mar. 24, changing the street a block from Cheatham old station from Dight Avenue to Cheatham Avenue in

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