Prince George’s County leaders are trying to better contextualize monuments, street names, schools and other “places of honor” with names rooted in racism, misogyny and other forms of discrimination. Now, the county’s Responsible Legacy Task Force is soliciting the input of the public: Residents are being invited to fill out a survey with their suggestions on what should be renamed, and how the renaming process should work.

The task force, established in October 2019, is expected to submit its final report with recommendations on renaming in June. The deadline for completing the survey is March 31.

According to its website, the group will rename and recontextualize sites in the county with an eye towards “parity and inclusivity in celebrating all groups represented within the county.” In renaming, the group says it will strive to honor trailblazers, activists, and people who “fought against dishonorable conduct.”

The Piscataway Conoy Tribe has been pushing for Maryland politicians to formally rename Maryland Route 210, which stretches from D.C. through Prince George’s County and into Charles County, from Indian Head Highway to Piscataway or Pascattoway Highway.

“The name is discriminatory at best and a demonstration of the slaughter of our people at worst,” says the tribe’s petition, which had nearly 3,000 signatures as of Thursday morning.

Recently, a group of Maryland lawmakers has also taken up an effort to rename the highway after former President Barack Obama.

And localities across the region have been examining what and how to rename statues, schools, roads and other sites with ties to racism and slavery. Some renaming processes began years ago, while others were launched in response to the wave of protests last year over the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black people.

In D.C., a committee has recommended renaming, removing, or recontextualizing more than 50 of the city’s government-owned spaces because of their links to racist people and supporters of other forms of oppression.

Local governments in the Virginia suburbs have also been renaming roads and schools with ties to the Confederacy, slavery, and racism. Counties throughout northern Virginia have changed the name of at least 35 miles of Route 1 that were formerly known as Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway. And multiple schools in northern Virginia districts, including Thomas Jefferson Elementary and George Mason High Schools, are also undergoing name changes.