Blaise Diagne
…boulevard (Avenue Blaise Diagne) and a high school (Lycée Blaise Diagne) in Dakar were named in his honor, as well as Senegal's new international airport, Blaise Diagne International Airport in Ndiass, 52 kilometers (32 mi) outside of Dakar. His son Raoul was the first black man to play professional football in France and had great success…