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Chris Goode owner of Ruby Jean's Juicery started a petition "Truth over Troost" in efforts to rename Troost Ave, which happens to be named after a Kansas City slave owner.
As small businesses and nonprofits increasingly occupy Troost Avenue in Kansas City, one entrepreneur is petitioning to change the street's name.
Chris Goode has launched a petition demanding the city change Troost Avenue — named after Dr. Benoist Troost, who owned six enslaved men and women.
The musician was part of the US duo Seals and Crofts, whose other hits included Diamond Girl.
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Seals and Crofts scored a series of hits in the 1970s.