Kanye West Returns Home For Street Renaming Ceremony Honoring His Late Mother

The Grammy award winning artist made sure he was the one to do the unveiling, and pulled off the cover revealing the steet sign. West, now reffered to as just Ye was on hand for a steet renaming cermony honororing his mother Donda West which saw part of 78th street, near her former South Shore home, renamed to "Dr. Donda West Way." Richard Hartog / Kanye West / Donda WestFollowing his polarizing homecoming concerts at Soldier Field, Kanye West returned to his home of Chicago to see his late mother honored. West, now reffered to as just Ye was on hand for a steet renaming cermony honororing his mother Donda West which saw part of 78th street, near her former South Shore home, renamed to “Dr. Donda West Way.”The Grammy award winning artist made sure he was the one to do the unveiling, and pulled off the cover revealing the steet sign. As expected West did not speak with the media before or after the cermony and was joined by fellow Chicago artist and friend Rhymefest, Alderman Greg Mitchell, who serves Chicago’s 7th Ward district, and other community leaders. Dr. Donda West taught at Chicago State University for years and chaired the English Department. Drt. West also founded the Gwe...