John Lewis monument replaces Confederate statue in Decatur | FOX 5 News
Decatur has a new monument honoring late Congressman John Lewis. DeKalb County and the City of Decatur spent four years … source
Johnny Cash monument unveiled on Capitol Hill: ‘Embodies the American spirit’
Johnny Cash will now be saying “Hello Out There” to countless visitors to the U.S. Capitol after congressional leaders gathered to unveil a statue of the legendary musician. Tuesday's ceremony was attended by hundreds of people and included Republican and Democratic party leaders, along with Cash's family. The statue is the most recent to be […]
Bronze statue of Georgia Congressman John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument
A giant bronze statue of the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis has been installed in Decatur, Georgia, where a Confederate monument was removed in 2020. The Confederate monument is a stone obelisk erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908. It has become the subject of protests against police brutality following […]
Georgia statue of John Lewis installed to replace Confederate monument
A massive bronze statue of the late iconic civil rights leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis was installed in the town square on Friday in the exact spot where a controversial Confederate monument stood for more than 110 years before being removed in 2020. Workers slowly maneuvered the 12-foot-tall statue into place under the watchful […]
Lightning strikes Washington Monument in electric video | FOX 5 DC
Electrifying video on a visitor’s phone captured the moment lightning struck the country’s most recognizable obelisk: The … source
Lobbying World: Monument Advocacy has a new CEO
John Murray Currently Monument AdvocacyThe company said founder and CEO C. Stewart Verdery Jr. will transition to full-time business development, long-term strategic planning and customer engagement, while Murray and Verdery will lead Monument’s new seven-person senior management team. “After 18 years, it is appropriate that a new CEO brings a fresh vision and a new […]
Utah fire captain dies in Colorado rafting accident at Dinosaur National Monument
A Utah man killed in a rafting accident at Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado has been identified as a 27-year veteran of the Salt Lake City Fire Department. According to the National Park Service, Michael Harp, 54, was on a licensed private rafting trip on the Green River in Lodore Canyon around 4 p.m. Thursday […]
Biden joins Elton John, Hochul at opening of NYC Stonewall Inn national monument
President Biden was in New York on Friday to attend the grand opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor’s Center, marking the 55th anniversary of the historic riots that launched the American gay rights movement. Still reeling from his terrible performance in Thursday’s presidential debate with Donald Trump that shocked the nation, the 81-year-old Trump […]
Video shows suspected Saudi spy filming US Capitol, National Monument before 9/11
Newly released video reveals that a suspected Saudi Arabian spy filmed the U.S. Capitol and national memorials just months before al-Qaida leaders decided on targets for the September 11 terror attacks. Omar al-Bayoumi, a suspected Saudi Arabian intelligence officer with close ties to two of the 9/11 hijackers, can be heard narrating in the 1999 […]
On Juneteenth, Alabama’s new National Monument to Freedom dedicated to those who endured slavery
The Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, has dedicated the National Liberty Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, on June 19, 2024 at the new Liberty Memorial Sculpture Park. The National Liberty Memorial is four stories tall and contains 122,000 surnames chosen by formerly enslaved people who were freed at the end of the Civil […]