Renaming a Local Street is The Latest Success in This CNN Hero’s Mission to Empower His Community

By Kathleen Toner, CNN

Philadelphia (CNN) — Growing up in his South Philly neighborhood, Tyrique Glasgow fell into street life at a young age. The experience left him with 11 bullet wounds and a prison record – all of which had roots in the same place.

“(I) sold drugs on Taney Street. Got shot on Taney Street. Everything in the negative handbook,” Glasgow said.

Today, Glasgow is a force for good in the community. Since 2012, he’s dedicated his life to making the area safer and stronger through his Young Chances Foundation, which provides hot meals, afterschool programs and crucial resources to those in need – work that earned him recognition as a CNN Hero in 2022.

But for the last five years, Glasgow also worked on a more symbolic effort: renaming Taney Street. Recently, his efforts pa