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Administration rebukes UNC protesters who toppled notorious confederate statue to the ground
On the night of August the 20th, protesters knocked down a controversial Confederate statue, “Silent Sam,” at the University of North Carolina. This incident is the latest in the national conversation on the removal of racist symbols, such as Confederate statues, from public spaces.
Meet the Black immigrant woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty to protest I.C.E.
On the fourth of July, Therese Patricia Okoumou, a 44 yearold Black, Congolese immigrant woman who has been fighting for immigrant rights in New York for a decade, climbed the statue of Liberty to protest the abusive actions of Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and the separation of migrant children at the border.
Petition started to replace Confederate statue with sculpture of Missy Elliot
With the nationwide campaign to remove Confederate monuments growing in popularity, different strategies are coming to the forefront. Most statues are just being removed as quickly as possible with no future plans announced for the spots where they once rested. A resident of Portsmouth, Va. may have come up with a great idea.
Duke and University of Texas remove Confederate statues from campus
College campuses across the nation are finally listening to the public. All it took was a violent rally in Charlottesville to show them the error of their ways.
Philadelphia to erect first statue of Black individual on public land
Out of the 1,700 statues on public land in Philadelphia, absolutely none depict Black individuals. All of the statues in the city that do are found on private properties. This will no longer be the case come September when a statue of Octavius Catto will be unveiled.
Baltimore removes Confederate statues overnight
Baltimore politicians learned from the mistakes of other cities by not only unanimously voting to remove Confederate statues from the city, but by agreeing to do it expeditiously.
Takiyah Thompson charged in removal of Confederate statue in Durham
The local Sheriff in Durham announced on Monday that the department would be seeking charges against the protestors who tore down a Confederate statue over the weekend. Just a day later, a young Black woman has been charged.
Protestors bring down Confederate statue in Durham, N.C.
Protestors in Durham, N.C. got tired of waiting for local politicians to remove the Confederate monuments that can be found in many Southern states. So they decided to make it their own responsibility.
Richard Spencer leads white supremacist march with lit torches to protect Confederate statue
The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va. was surrounded by adoring eyes that reflected the flickering flames of lit torches. Chants of “You will not replace us” and “No more brother wars” could be heard from the crowd of Confederate sympathizers, according to NBC News. This incident didn’t happen during the Reconstruction […]
New Orleans Removes Confederate Statue
It’s taken more than 150 years, but there will soon be one less monument to the slaveholding Confederacy of the American Civil War. A statue in New Orleans was the first of four scheduled for removal after local officials voted and overcame a series of hurdles.
University of Ghana To Remove Gandhi Statue Because Of His Anti-Blackness
Some people know that Mahatma Gandhi didn’t like black people but many others don’t due to his legacy as a pillar of civil rights. There’s evidence of his racial issues since he called Africans ‘kaffirs,” a derogatory term for black people, in a speech given back in 1896. In response to these types of statements, the University of Ghana recently announced that they’ll be […]
Wrongfully convicted man gets statue in Texas
A Texas man who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison, where he eventually died, has been honored with a statue. Time Cole spent 13 years in prison after being accused of rape.