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How many Confederate memorials have been removed in Florida? How many are left?
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs fans filed into TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville at the end of November to watch the Jaguars...
For 150 years, Black journalists have known what Confederate monuments really stood for
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAt the turn of the 20th century, Southern sympathizers started building monuments to Confederate...
Yes, They’re Pro-Confederacy. But They’re Just the Nicest Ladies.
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe first thing I noticed about the monument to Southern women is that its Confederate flag flew...
Washington National Cathedral moves toward healing by removing Confederate symbols
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDuring a recent visit to Washington, D.C., I spent hours in the Washington National Cathedral, where...
Why Harriet Tubman on the $20 Is Symbolism That Matters
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/GettyOne of America’s most fervently held—and...
These local schools are named for people with racist histories. Is it time for a change?
The Courier via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTimyra Cotton of Chalmette was a freshman when, she recalls, the topic of her school’s affiliations...
This App Could Change How Kids Learn About Historical Heroes
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA monument of Gaspar Yanga, created in augmented reality through the app Kinfolk, sits in Brooklyn....
Trump the Confederate
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDonald Trump; Confederacy; Capito Riot; MAGA Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Republicans are still losing their minds about the ruling by the...
Opinion: How A Spat Over This Street Name Became The Final Straw In D.C.'s Fight Against...
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. cross in Anacostia, a district in Washington,...
Here Are More Boogie Men (And Women) Of Black History
The Root via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTo put it lightly, things have not been easy for Black people in the United States. From slavery to...