The faculty of the African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky has requested that school rename Rupp Arena, its basketball facility.
In a letter to school president Eli Capilouto, the faculty wrote the following:
"The University should rename Rupp Arena. The Adolph Rupp name has come to stand for racism and exclusion in UK athletics and alienates Black students, fans, and attendees. The rebuilding of the arena and the convention center offer an opportunity to change the name to a far more inclusive one, such as Wildcat Arena. In addition, the University should survey all campus buildings and remove all names of enslavers, Confederate sympathizers (such as William C.