Late rapper Young Dolph was honored in his hometown of Memphis on Wednesday (December 15) with a street named in his honor. The street sign was unveiled at a public ceremony at Dunn Avenue between Airways Boulevard and Hays Road near the Memphis Depot Industrial Park. The street in his neighborhood at Castilia Heights is now called Adolph “Young Dolph” Thornton, Jr. Avenue.
"I really hope that this can just be a staple in the community and just remind people that violence isn't the way, that black men do deserve to grow old, just as Adolph deserved to grow old." -Mia Jaye, @YoungDolph's widow Street renamed in his honor: https://t.co/EIU4As7oPwpic.twitter.com/3YHQiVefSL
The City of Memphis declared November 17, the anniversary of Dolph’s death, will be recognized as a Day of Service. “It’s about celebrating our own,” said Councilman JB Smiley, Jr., who sponsored the street name resolution. “Young Dolph was truly one of us.”
