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NYC votes for reparations task force: Letters to the Editor — Sep. 16, 2024
NY Post readers discuss New York City lawmakers voting on a bill to study potential compensation for slavery reparations.
Bronze statue of late Congressman John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument
In DeKalb County where the Confederate monument stood for more than a century, protesters have invoked “good trouble” in calling for the swift removal of the obelisk.
Virginia school board overturns old vote and renames two schools after Confederate icons
WOODSTOCK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school, four years after the...
Banning Trump from the ballot: Colorado court's gift to The Donald
The justices’ essential point? Orange man bad.
Arlington National Cemetery prepares to remove Confederate Memorial despite GOP opposition
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin "disagrees with the Biden administration's decision to remove" the monument and plans to move it to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park.
Charlottesville statue of Robert E. Lee secretly melted down 6 years after deadly rally
The statue of Robert E. Lee that stood in Charlottesville was incinerated in a 2,250-degree furnace Saturday.
Fort Gordon, last Army base honoring Confederate general, renamed Fort Eisenhower
The Army expects to complete the re-designations of thousands of streets and structures by Jan. 1, 2024.
Newly elected Jacksonville mayor sets aside $500K to remove Confederate statue
Donna Deegan -- a progressive Democrat who toppled her Republican opponent to win the mayoralty in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' backyard -- had pledged to topple the monument and lined...
Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty as part of US Army base rebranding
Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step.
US Navy renames 2 ships in bid to sink Confederate ties
The US Navy is renaming two of its vessels as part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to cut ties with Confederate history.
West Point removes Confederate monuments, including Robert E. Lee
West Point has begun removing Confederate monuments at the campus.
Putin's Confederacy playbook: Biden can turn it around on him by unleashing US energy
The Confederacy shows Putin is playing a losing game, but Americans cannot win without competing.
Pentagon spends $21M on Confederate base renamings
In 90 days, nine Army bases long named for Confederate generals will “immediately” begin swapping to more palatable labels.
Florida city votes against removing Confederate statues
Removing the two monuments would have cost taxpayers $500,000.
Pro-Confederate protesters march in Stone Mountain Georgia
About 200 members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Georgia were met by counter-protesters as they gathered at Stone Mountain to commemorate the group's unofficial "Memorial Day."
Here's what was found inside second time capsule buried at site of Robert E. Lee statue
Confederate memorabilia and ammo were pulled Tuesday from a 19th century time capsule that had been embedded in a massive pedestal under a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va.
Black man gets new trial after jury met in room with Confederate symbols
Tim Gilbert was granted a new trial Friday by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals after being convicted by an all-white jury who deliberated in a room adorned with Confederate...
Famed cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows
Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday it has chosen contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall, renowned for his wide-ranging works depicting African American life.
Trump decries removal of Robert E. Lee statue: 'Our culture is being destroyed'
Former President Donald Trump ripped removal of a massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, warning that "our culture is being destroyed and our history...
People cheer as statue of Confederate general finally removed
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that is one of America's largest monuments to the Confederacy was hosted off its pedestal and removed Wednesday to cheers in Richmond,...