What the 1619 Project Means January 12, 2022 America owes its liberties and prosperity to black people.
Lee Surrenders Again as New Orleans Renames Boulevard for Allen Toussaint January 10, 2022 Black musician replaces white hero.
Seven Cleveland Schools, Some Named for Slaveholders, to Be Renamed January 10, 2022 Cleveland purges Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
Black Lives Matter Protesters Found Not Guilty of Criminal Damage After Toppling Monument of Slave Trader January 5, 2022 Defense lawyer urged the jury "to be on the right side of history."
Virginia Confederate Monuments Likely Headed to Black History Museum January 4, 2022 The humiliation continues.
Black Civil Rights Icon Replacing Confederate General Statue in U.S. Capitol December 21, 2021 Florida’s Republican governor approved the Confederate's removal in 2016.
Moreland Council Votes to Scrap ‘Racist’ Name in 2022 December 18, 2021 The city is named after a Jamaican sugar plantation.
Cherokee Leader Wants Andrew Jackson Taken off the $20 Bill December 15, 2021 He wants a fellow Cherokee to replace Old Hickory.
Notre-Dame Restoration Slammed by Critics as Politically Correct ‘Vandalism’ Gets Green Light December 15, 2021 "What the fire spared, the diocese wants to destroy."
Virginia to Dismantle Pedestal Where Robert E. Lee Statue Stood in Richmond December 8, 2021 Richmond's black mayor wanted a "clean slate."
Charlottesville Gives Lee Statue to Jefferson School, Which Plans to Melt It December 7, 2021 “This proposal best speaks to the values of equity and racial justice."
Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue Along I-65 Removed After More Than 2 Decades December 7, 2021 Another Southern hero is toppled.
UNC Renaming Buildings by Honoring First Black Professor and American Indian Student December 6, 2021 The university requires the new honorees be from "historically underrepresented" groups.
Roads Honoring Confederate Generals in Fairfax Co. To Be Renamed December 3, 2021 A majority of county respondents voted to keep the names.
Museum Faces Backlash After It Replaces Story of White Irish Immigrants With Woke Tale of Black New Jersey Family December 2, 2021 Former museum educator says it's a "literal rewriting of history."
N.J. District Will Restart Renaming of Woodrow Wilson School November 30, 2021 The school no longer wants to be named after "an individual who expressed and demonstrated racist values.”
De Blasio Praises Thomas Jefferson’s ‘Immense Contributions’ but Lauds Removal of NYC Council Statue November 27, 2021 “I don’t think it sets a dangerous precedent at all."
Notre-Dame Risks Becoming Woke Disneyland Under Controversial Renovation Plans November 27, 2021 There would be themed chapels on a "discovery trail," with an emphasis on Africa and Asia.
Women’s March Is Slammed for ‘Wokery’ After Apologizing ‘Deeply’ for Email Reporting an Average Donation of $14.92 November 24, 2021 "It was an oversight on our part to not make the connection to a year of colonization, conquest, and genocide."
Three More Streets to Be Renamed Because of White Supremacy, Confederacy Ties, City of Charlotte Says November 18, 2021 The city wants “to create a new symbolic landscape that is representative of the. . . diverse city Charlotte has become."
Lawmakers Call on Biden to Revoke Medals Awarded for Wounded Knee Massacre November 10, 2021 Sen. Elizabeth Warren is leading the charge.
Canadian Museum Closes Indigenous Galleries to Begin ‘the Process of Decolonisation’ November 10, 2021 "Our government’s commitment to truth and reconciliation demands that we diversify and decolonise."
Harvard to Host Performance of Re-Imagined Macbeth for Black-Only Audience November 3, 2021 The show's purpose is to lift up "contemporary Black female power, femininity, and desire."
Who Decides What Kids Should Be Taught? October 29, 2021 "Middle America's view of the country is more than a little distant from the Ivy League's."
As Confederate Statues Fall, Build Monuments to Black Heroes at Risk of Being Forgotten October 29, 2021 Blacks need to be at "the very center of American history."
Major DC Conservation Group Will Omit Racist “Audubon” From Its Name October 29, 2021 The group declared the pioneering ornithologist a "white supremacist."
Museum Proposes Melting Lee Statue to Make New Artwork October 22, 2021 “Recontextualization is not enough."
Door by Door, a Push to Rename Confederate Streets for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor October 20, 2021 Black criminals replace white heroes.
De Blasio Booting Founding Father Jefferson From City Hall October 15, 2021 “For us to really highlight such an individual is really not who we are as a council."
College Cites ‘Scientific Racism,’ Renames Linnaeus Building October 14, 2021 The great Swedish botanist dared notice racial differences.
Kamala Slams European Explorers Who ‘Ushered in a Wave of Devastation for Tribal Nations’ October 13, 2021 She says it's part of America's "shameful past."
In Debate Over Conquistadors 500 Years Ago, Spanish Right Sees an Opportunity October 13, 2021 Spanish conservatives defend their nation's history.
Enjoy Columbus Day While You Can October 12, 2021 I propose a new name for the holiday — and it's not Indigenous Peoples Day.
Biden Is First President to Mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 12, 2021 "We also acknowledge the painful history of wrongs and atrocities that many European explorers inflicted on Tribal Nations."
Boston Latest City to Replace Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 8, 2021 Black mayor: "Our shared history in the city is tainted by colonial violence and systemic exclusion."
Alabama Capital Strips Confederate President’s Name Off Road October 8, 2021 A civil rights activist will replace Jefferson Davis.
German Pop Singer Calls for Beethoven’s Body to Be Exhumed for a Racial DNA Test October 6, 2021 The singer thinks Beethoven may have been black.
North Carolina Prisons Rename Locales Over Racist Histories October 3, 2021 Prison commissioner: "It is unacceptable to maintain facility names with negative historical connotations."
Canada Marks First National Holiday for Indigenous Reconciliation October 1, 2021 It's a day for Canadians "to learn from Indigenous voices."
National Cathedral Will Replace Confederate Stained Glass With Racial Justice Imagery September 28, 2021 The new windows will tell "a new and more complete" story.
Newsom Signs Law to Replace Sacramento Junipero Serra Statue With Monument for Tribes September 28, 2021 Says the replacement sends a "powerful message" about the state's values.
My Battle Against Multiculturalism September 26, 2021 Even on a New York City schoolboard, it is possible to fight back.
Talbot Boys Confederate Monument to Be Removed on Courthouse Grounds on Maryland’s Eastern Shore September 16, 2021 It's the state's only remaining Confederate monument on public grounds.
New Zealand Māori Party Launches Petition to Change Country’s Name to Aotearoa September 15, 2021 They also want to “identify and officially restore the original Te Reo Māori names for all towns, cities and places."
Art Celebrating Roanoke’s Diversity Is Replacing City Hall Portraits of Former Mayors September 14, 2021 Almost all the portraits were of white men.
Book Burning at Ontario Francophone Schools as ‘Gesture of Reconciliation’ Denounced September 13, 2021 The burning was intended to "bury the ashes of racism."
National Archives Adds ‘Harmful Language Alert’ to America’s Founding Documents September 10, 2021 It also considers paintings of the Founders symbols of "structural racism."
The Lee Statue and the Rebellion to Come September 10, 2021 The terms of surrender have been withdrawn.
Virginia’s Woke 2021 Time Capsule: Box Filled with BLM Stickers, Pride Badges, COVID Vaccine Vial and Photos from Protests September 9, 2021 The woke capsule will replace the 1887 artifacts left under the toppled Robert E. Lee statue.
BLM Crowd Sing and Cheer as Richmond’s Robert E. Lee Monument Is Removed After 131 Years and Cut In Half September 8, 2021 The crowd chanted "Black Lives Matter" as the statue was removed.
Mexico City to Replace Columbus Statue With One of Indigenous Woman September 7, 2021 The Great Erasure crosses the Rio Grande.
Virginia Supreme Court Allows Governor to Tear Down Robert E. Lee Statue September 2, 2021 The monument and property were intended to be “perpetually sacred to the Monumental purpose to which they have been devoted."
After More Than a Century, Northampton County’s Confederate Monument Removed August 27, 2021 County supervisor called for its removal because it reminded him of the January 6 protests.
Classical Music’s Suicide Pact August 21, 2021 The demand for diversity in classical music far outstrips the supply.
Judge Rules Philadelphia Can’t Remove a Christopher Columbus Statue August 20, 2021 Judge: "The city's entire argument and case is devoid of any legal foundation."
Today’s Defeat Will Be Tomorrow’s Victory August 15, 2021 Outspent and outmanned, we ran an uncompromising, feisty campaign on Eurocentric principles.
What Follows Confederate Statues? 1 Mississippi City’s Fight August 9, 2021 Majority-black city will replace a Confederate monument with an Emmett Till statue.
City Council Votes to Permanently Remove Two Confederate Statues from Downtown Wilmington August 9, 2021 Councilman: "We’re taking these down because of mob rule."
Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust Will Now Come Down After Receiving Final Vote of Approval July 23, 2021 House Speaker: "Any attempt to erase the past only aligns society with the teaching of communism."
Lee Highway in Arlington County Renamed Langston Boulevard July 21, 2021 "Arlington County officials say the name change will better reflect community values."
Eric Adams Wants to Rename NYC Streets and Buildings That Honor Slave Owners July 20, 2021 “We want to ensure that Borough Hall and City Hall, and all of these buildings are really diverse."
Statue of Confederate General Removed from a Louisiana City Hall July 20, 2021 It was donated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1922.
D.C. Racial Equity Office Rules Lincoln Emancipation Statue Will Widen Racial Inequity July 13, 2021 “There is a severe lack of diversity amongst statues and commemorative works in the District of Columbia."
Manitoba Premier Says Statues Will Be Rebuilt July 13, 2021 Indian chiefs criticize the white premier for suggesting European settlers did anything positive.
Confederate Monument Damaged but Still Stands in Tuskegee July 13, 2021 Former mayor of 97-percent-black town tried to cut down its Confederate statue.
Lee Statue Removed in Charlottesville July 12, 2021 A statue honoring Lewis and Clark was also removed.
Statues of Victoria and Elizabeth Toppled Over Indigenous Deaths July 2, 2021 Canadian police say the topplings were mostly peaceful.
Emory University to Remove Slavery Advocate’s Name From Dorm June 30, 2021 The university will add memorials to the slaves who helped build its campus.
House Votes to Remove Statues of Confederate Leaders from U.S. Capitol June 30, 2021 Republicans back the bill because it replaces "racist" Democrats.