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 […]
CT city dedicates monument to immigrants where Columbus statue once stood
A Connecticut city dedicated a new monument to immigrants Sunday to replace a statue of Columbus that was removed in 2020 amid nationwide criticism of the European explorer’s role in enslaving and murdering Native Americans. Located in New Haven’s Italian-American neighborhood of Wooster Square, the statue depicts a young immigrant family arriving in America with […]
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, […]
WATCH LIVE: US Naval Academy Herndon Monument Climb | LiveNOW from FOX
LIVE: Members of U.S. Naval Academy’s first year class test their ingenuity, perseverance and ability to work together as they … source