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Chicago task force recommends removal of monuments, including Christopher Columbus statues, and the...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — Two years ago, as the city of Chicago reeled from a bloody battle between police officers...
Christopher Columbus statue in Rhode Island that was removed after protests in 2020 quietly finds a...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA sign reading "stop celebrating genocide" sits at the base of a statue of Christopher Columbus in...
Columbus statue has had its share of controversy. Here's where it belongs. | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRoseanne Camacho, of Providence, is a retired educator. The Italian American community has been...
City Hall wants to put a statue of labor activist Mother Jones in Jane Byrne Park. Jane Byrne’s...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoAfter a bloody clash over the Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago’s Grant Park, then-Mayor Lori...
Controversial Columbus statue will have a new home — plus robust security
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe former Providence Christopher Columbus statue has found its new home in Johnston, where it will...
New Chicago monuments will honor police torture victims, labor leader Mother Jones and gospel singer...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCHICAGO — The city of Chicago will spend $6.8 million in grant money on eight new monuments,...
Opinion/Conley: A defense of Columbus and Native Americans
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPatrick T. Conley is Rhode Island's historian laureate. Christopher Columbus, whose memorial...
Lincoln statue in Chicago’s Edgewater park defaced
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA statue of young Abraham Lincoln was splashed with red paint on Thanksgiving Day with the words “COLONIZER” and “LAND BACK!” written below it in...
Editorial: We’re smart enough as a city to leave Christopher Columbus alone
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf Mayor Lori Lightfoot were to follow the recent recommendations of the Chicago Monuments Project Advisory Committee and excise Christopher Columbus permanently from Grant Park, logic dictates ...
Officer accused of punching activist at 2020 Columbus statue protest resigns; COPA releases findings
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Chicago police officer accused of punching activist Miracle Boyd two years ago at a large protest...