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Virginia school board decides to rename schools after Confederate traitors, reversing 2020 decision
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLee and Turner Ashby. The board had stripped their names amid protests over the murder of George ...
Virginia School District Votes to Re-Rename Schools After Confederate Officers
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 4 days agoView, two schools under their purview, Ashby-Lee Elementary and Stonewall Jackson High. The schools...
Today in History: May 25, police kill George Floyd
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoToday is Thursday, May 25, the 146th day of 2024. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police ...
Where Lake Street rebuilding projects stand four years after the riots
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe $28 million rehab of the Coliseum Building is largely completed. Ground will be broken in July...
Minnesota lawmakers look to ban 'excited delirium' training for police
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 6 days agoPolice officers invoking excited delirium during fatal interactions, such as the murder of George ...
Opinion: Restoring Confederate names on schools is a lesson in why symbols matter
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoPutting the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson back on Virginia schools is reminder of how...
2 Virginia universities reverse course on requiring DEI classes for students to graduate after...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoVCU’s racial literacy mandate was discussed in the wake of protests and riots that erupted across...
Reform of RI's police bill of rights is closer than ever with House approval. What to expect.
The Providence Journal· 5 days agoThe 2020 murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody and, closer to home, the...
Toronto cop felt 'invisible' advocating for Black mentees, disciplinary hearing hears
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSupt. Stacy Clarke carried "crushing burdens" after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis ...
Opinion: Restoring Confederate names on schools is a lesson in why symbols matter
CNN.com· 4 hours agoEditor’s Note: Nicole Hemmer is an associate professor of history and director of the Carolyn T. and...