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OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsWhy Those Confederate Sympathizers at School District in Virginia Are Proof Dangerous Times Are Ahead for Black PeopleConfederacy culture runs deep and – if we’re not careful – could turn back the clocks.ByNigel RobertsPublishedMay 28, 2024
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersAll-White Virginia School Board Tried to Be Slick, Bringing Back Proslavery Names to Piss Black Folks OffAfter changing the Confederate names of two schools in the wake of Black Lives Matter, the school board has had a…ByEmell AdolphusPublishedMay 10, 2024
CultureBlack History MonthCultureBlack History MonthMeet the Real Villains of Black HistoryFrom Robert E. Lee to Eugene "Bull" Connor to David Duke, here are the people who've terrorized Black Americans…ByJessica WashingtonUpdatedApril 21, 2024
CultureBlack History MonthCultureBlack History MonthCould These Leaders Be The Next MLK?As we enter BHM and look back at the leaders of the civil rights movement in the Nat Geo series "Genius," here's a…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedFebruary 1, 2024
NewsNewsGood Riddance: Robert E. Lee Statue Has Finally Been Destroyed and Guess What It Will BecomeThe grotesque Charlottesville monument was first removed in 2021.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 7, 2023
CultureAmen CornerCultureAmen CornerWashington National Cathedral Unveils New Racial Justice-Themed Stained Glass WindowsThe new windows, "lift up the values of justice and fairness and the ongoing struggle for equality among all God’s…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedSeptember 25, 2023
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NewsLegalNewsLegalJudge Dismisses Bid to Stop Destruction of Robert E. Lee StatueThe monument’s next destination is the melting furnace.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 11, 2023
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryMeet the Black Man Who Took Down the Robert E. Lee MonumentA number of white contractors declined taking down Confederate statues.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 7, 2023
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersWhat Took So Long? Statue of Henrietta Lacks Will Replace Robert E. Lee MonumentThe Black woman whose cells have helped advance medical research will be honored in her hometownByAngela JohnsonPublishedDecember 28, 2022
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PoliticsThe National InterestPoliticsThe National InterestSen. Warnock's Campaign Sues To Undo Georgia’s Absurd Saturday Voting Ban Ahead of RunoffA 2016 Georgia voting law restricts early Saturday voting before an election, if a state holiday is held on Thursday…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedNovember 15, 2022
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersNC Residents Had No Idea Their School Was Named For a Violent RacistActivists in Wilmington campaigned to rename Walter L. Parsley Elementary after learning he was a not-so-well-known…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedNovember 10, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementMassachusetts Cop Involved in Planning Deadly Charlottesville Rally Might Finally Get The BootThe officer is also a celebrated real estate agent in the city of Woburn, Massachusetts.ByAlexandra JanePublishedOctober 16, 2022
NewsNewsCommittee Gets Cold Feet over Request to Remove KKK Plaque from West Point BuildingWest Point and the Defense Department will review the recommendation to remove the plaque.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 31, 2022
CultureJuneteenthCultureJuneteenthStates Have Been Slow In Making Juneteeth A Paid HolidayPlaces such as Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina have not advanced proposals giving public employees paid…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJune 16, 2022
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