Group sues NC county over Confederate monument thanking ‘faithful slaves’
North Carolina residents have sued their county in federal court to remove a Confederate monument that thanks “loyal slaves” and honors the Confederacy. Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County, a black community organizing group, argues that Tyrrell County’s Confederate monument violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment because it contains racist language. The monument, […]
Youngkin vetoes bills on birth control and Confederate tax break removal
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) vetoed 48 bills on Friday, including one surrounding contraception and another that would have removed tax breaks for some organizations. Among the nixed bills was SB 238, which defined contraceptives such as IUDs and Plan B and would have protected their use by requiring that insurance companies provide coverage for them. […]
Virginia school board overturns old vote and renames two schools after Confederate icons
The Virginia State Board of Education voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate leaders to high schools and elementary schools, four years after they were removed. The Shenandoah County Board of Education voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and rename Honey Run Elementary School as Ashby-Lee Elementary […]
Confederate names reinstated by vote of Virginia county school board
Virginia county school boards voted this week to reinstate the Confederate names of two schools previously deemed offensive. In response to the death of George Floyd in 2020, the Shenandoah County Board of Education has voted to rename two schools in its jurisdiction after Confederate generals. Stonewall Jackson High School was named after General Thomas […]
In reversal of broader trend, Virginia school board votes to restore schools’ Confederate names
In recent years, there has been a concerted effort to sever ties with the country’s past. Iconoclasts and revisionists have toppled hundreds of statues, renamed species, melted busts, removed church windows, dug graves, renamed places, and done so, as the Biden administration did last year. went so far as to eliminate the settlement devised by […]
NC Supreme Court declines challenge to Confederate monument’s removal
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday declined to reopen a challenge to Asheville city leaders’ decision to remove a downtown monument honoring the Civil War-era governor in 2021. The state Supreme Court unanimously agreed that it was appropriate to dismiss a legal claim brought by a historic preservation group that helped raise funds to […]
Dawn Staley on significance of statue in Columbia where Confederate flag once stood: ‘Bigger than basketball’
In recognition of her contributions to the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team and the community, head coach Dawn Staley was honored by the City of Columbia with a statue erected in the downtown area where a Confederate flag once stood for decades. I was forced to do so. Appearing on ESPN’s “College Gameday,” Staley […]
Virginia city to rename first set of streets that honor Confederate leaders
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LeVar Burton shocked to discover he’s descended from a Confederate soldier
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