2 Confederate Statues Were Removed in Georgia Within 3 Days February 10, 2021 "This monument of hate. . . has been a stain on Gwinnett County since it was erected in 1993."
He Wants to Save Classics from Whiteness. Can the Field Survive? February 8, 2021 "When folks think of classics, I would want them to think about folks of color."
The Humiliation of the Harriet Tubman $20 February 5, 2021 "Tubman’s elevation over a genuine American hero is yet another example of the war on America’s heritage."
OCCC Removes Land Run Monument February 2, 2021 "It does not accurately reflect the respect, empathy and admiration we have for the true pioneers of this land."
Memorial to John Lewis Replacing Decatur Confederate Monument January 31, 2021 A judge declared the monument a public nuisance.
San Francisco School Board Votes to Rename Schools Honoring Washington, Lincoln, Feinstein, Others January 27, 2021 School official calls it a "moral message."
Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Remove Statue of Segregationist January 27, 2021 A Republican originally proposed the idea to shame Democrats. Democrats, instead, embraced it.
Biden Administration Revives Effort to Put Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill January 26, 2021 Goodbye, Andrew Jackson.
City Council Votes to Permanently Remove Robert E. Lee Monument from Downtown Fort Myers January 26, 2021 The local NAACP deemed it a "hate symbol."
Gwinnett Commissioners Vote to Remove Controversial Confederate Monument January 21, 2021 The monument was declared a public nuisance.
Government Plans on Making It Harder to Remove Controversial Statues January 20, 2021 Communications secretary: “We will save Britain's statues from the woke militants who want to censor our past."
Virginia Holiday Commemorating Confederate Generals Won’t Be Celebrated in 2021 January 18, 2021 Gov. Northam: "We no longer celebrate a false version of history that honors the confederacy."
John Lewis Statue Could Soon Replace Confederate Leader in US Capitol January 15, 2021 GOP Lt. Gov says Lewis represents the state's values, not Alexander Stephens.
To Help Heal Racial Wounds, Black National Anthem Would Become America’s Hymn Under Proposal January 13, 2021 "The song does not romanticize America's past."
Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Bill That Takes Steps to Change State Seal and Motto January 11, 2021 The current offerings offend Indians.
NT CLP Senator Sam McMahon Says National Anthem Change Will Achieve ‘Absolutely Nothing’ January 6, 2021 "All we're doing is pandering to the perpetually offended."
30 Public Schools in Chicago Are Named for Slaveholders January 2, 2021 Officials call the names “dehumanizing” to students of color.
Maryland May Repeal State Song, a Confederate Call to Arms December 31, 2020 Maryland lawmaker wants a song that reflects "our current values of unity, diversity and inclusion."
Bridgerton’s Big Question: Was Queen Charlotte Really Our First Black Royal? December 30, 2020 Netflix show depicts George III's German wife as black.
Even Homer Gets Mobbed December 30, 2020 “Very proud to say we got the Odyssey removed from the curriculum this year!”
Statue of Lincoln With Formerly Enslaved Man at His Feet Is Removed in Boston December 30, 2020 Mayor’s office: the statue perpetuated "harmful prejudices."
N.C. Supreme Court Removing Portrait of Former Chief Justice Who Owned Slaves December 30, 2020 Outgoing black justice calls it a "tremendous reflection of... progress.”
Restitution Activist Mwazulu Diyabanza Must Pay the Louvre €5,000 for Taking an Artwork From a Display Case December 29, 2020 Thief says it's not a crime because the art is stolen property.
Va. Judge Rules Black Defendant Can’t Get a Fair Trial in Courtroom Largely Featuring Portraits of White Judges December 24, 2020 "The portraits may... suggest the courtroom may be a place historically administered by whites for whites."
Indianapolis Recognizes Juneteenth, Indigenous Peoples Day as Employee Holidays December 24, 2020 Council member: We should celebrate Juneteenth "just like we do July 4th."
Edward Douglass White Statue Removed from Steps of Louisiana Supreme Court December 24, 2020 Blacks wanted the state's first SCOTUS justice removed over Confederate service and racial views.
Now Zulu War Battle of Rorke’s Drift Gets BLM-Style Trigger Warning December 24, 2020 The painting now warns viewers that the British triumph is "connected to colonialism and Imperialism."
Denver City Council Renames Columbus Park as La Raza Park December 23, 2020 City councilwoman: “La raza is a word of unity."
Down with Robert E. Lee and Up with Barbara Johns December 22, 2020 If I were a black man, I’d be insulted.
Can Democracy Hold Us Together? December 22, 2020 "Can a republic as fractured and splintered as ours is . . . endure? And for how long?"
After Lee, It’s Lincoln’s Turn December 18, 2020 Then TR, Washington, even Dianne Feinstein! Clearly, no one is safe.
Civil Rights Leader Barbara Johns May Replace Robert E. Lee as a Statue in the U.S. Capitol December 17, 2020 Black state senator says the choice “represents the values of today’s Virginians."
Man Who Toppled Christopher Columbus Statue Avoids Jail Time Due to ‘Restorative Justice’ Program December 10, 2020 He caused an estimated $154,553 in damages.
Falls Church School Board Votes 7-0 to Change Names of 2 Schools December 10, 2020 Virginia school district purges Founding Fathers.
City Streets May Be Renamed over Confederacy, White Supremacy Ties December 4, 2020 City commission says the new names should honor non-whites.
Wales Identifies 200 Statues, Roads and Buildings with ‘Links to the Slave Trade’ December 2, 2020 Monuments dared portray Britons with slave trade "links" as heroes.
Statues of Former Presidents, Other Historical Monuments Vandalized in 4 States over Thanksgiving November 27, 2020 The words "land back" were spray-painted on statues and buildings in several cities.
Three Arrested After Portland War Memorial to Veterans Is Vandalized With ‘F**K USA’ November 27, 2020 This is how Antifa celebrate Thanksgiving.
YouTube Celebrates ‘Unthanksgiving’ November 27, 2020 "Unthanksgiving is about acknowledging, educating, and honoring centuries of Indigenous resistance."
Trump Set on Veto of Defense Bill over Renaming Bases Honoring Confederates November 27, 2020 Biden could use an executive order to make the name changes.
It’s the 400th Anniversary of the Pilgrims’ Arrival. Why Haven’t We Heard More About It? November 25, 2020 They arrived in 1620, but only 1619 matters.
Sand Creek Massacre Statue to Replace Toppled Civil War Soldier at Colorado State Capitol November 24, 2020 It should help salve the Indians' "generational trauma."
Confederate Avenue Renamed in Virginia Amid Racial Reckoning November 12, 2020 The capital of the Confederacy erases its heritage.
Cornell U. Renames English Department in Campaign Against Racism November 12, 2020 It will now be the "department of literatures in English.”
Churchill’s Legacy Considered for Review by Imperial War Museum After Black Lives Matter November 9, 2020 Eighty percent of Britons oppose the removal of Churchill statues.
Plymouth Rock Landed on Them November 7, 2020 The country is ignoring the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims.
Rhode Island Votes to Remove ‘Providence Plantations’ from Name November 4, 2020 Racism is now eradicated.
Flags of Opposition: Why the American Flag Isn’t Enough November 3, 2020 We need symbols that hold us together.
Trump Creates 1776 Commission to Promote ‘Patriotic Education’ November 3, 2020 Trump says left-wing history could "erase the bonds that knit our country and culture together."
UW-Madison Student Gov Votes to Remove Lincoln Statue, a ‘Remnant’ of ‘White Supremacy’ October 31, 2020 The vote was unanimous.
VMI Votes to Remove Stonewall Jackson Statue Amid Racism Accusations by Black Cadets October 30, 2020 Alumnus: "While VMI has a history rooted in the Confederacy, it must have a future that’s rooted in inclusion and diversity."
A Pledge to Remember That Denver Sits on Stolen Land Will Now Follow the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ at City Council Meetings October 29, 2020 Pledge also claims the government "enact[s] exclusions and erasures of Indigenous Peoples."
Judge Rules Northam Can Remove Robert E. Lee Statue in Richmond October 28, 2020 Northam: "The Lee monument was built to celebrate the Confederacy and uphold white supremacy."
Beethoven Has a First Name October 28, 2020 Music theory professor says we need to "fullname" all composers to fight racism.
America: a Land of Ceaseless Conflict October 23, 2020 "[T]he future for this land of ceaseless collision . . . seems not so bright."
UK City to Change Statues Which ‘Over-Celebrated Empire, Christianity and ‘Great’ White Men’ October 22, 2020 Only 10 percent of residents want any change.
S.F. Might Change 44 School Names, Renouncing Washington, Lincoln and Even Dianne Feinstein October 16, 2020 Feinstein once replaced a vandalized Confederate flag.
The 1619 Chronicles October 15, 2020 New York Times columnist criticizes his paper rewriting history.
5 Arrested in Vandalism, Toppling of Junipero Serra Statue October 15, 2020 That's Saint Junipero Serra.
Princeton Will Drop President Woodrow Wilson and Rename School After Influential Black Finance Expert October 14, 2020 The new dignitary: "Our past does not have to be our future."
Protesters Tear Down Obelisk in Santa Fe Plaza October 13, 2020 Indigenous woman from Chihuahua: "For all that it represents, this type of monument shouldn’t exist."
Portland Protesters Topple Statues of Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln in ‘Day of Rage’ October 13, 2020 The Great Emancipator is now a "racist colonizer murderer."
Confederate Statues Come Down Around U.S., but Not Everywhere October 9, 2020 There are still nearly 700 Confederate monuments on public land.
Pulitzer Board Must Revoke Nikole Hannah-Jones’ Prize October 7, 2020 It has been criticized even by the New York Times' own fact checker.
U.S. Statue Removals Inspire Indigenous People in Latin America to Topple Monuments October 7, 2020 Indigenous leader: "The time has come to get rid of these statues all across the Americas."
Charlottesville to Seek Proposals to Remove Lewis-Clark-Sacagawea Statue October 3, 2020 Indians don't like the statue's depiction of Sacajawea.
The National Trust’s Job is to Conserve Our History – Not Vilify Its Heroes September 24, 2020 Brits are just as nutty as we are.
Vandal Beheads Statue of Jesus in El Paso Cathedral for ‘Wrong Skin Color’ September 17, 2020 Perp said the Jesus' skin color should have been darker.
Why I Am Not Voting in 2020 September 16, 2020 Who cares when both parties back "liberalism, modernism, cosmopolitanism and antiracism?"