by Tyler | Jun 25, 2020 | Andrzej Duda, Donald Trump, monuments, Poland, Politics, Shaun King, statues, Trending, White Supremacy
“They’re looking at Jesus Christ, they’re looking at George Washington, they’re looking at Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson. Not going to happen,” Trump said. “Not going to happen as long as I’m here.”
by Tyler | Jun 24, 2020 | Charlotte, historical monuments, monuments, Politics, statues, Trending, World War II
A U.S. Air Force veteran and his friends are cleaning up a World War II memorial in east Charlotte’s Evergreen Cemetery after vandals defaced it, spray-painting over hundreds of names of Mecklenburg County residents who died in the war.
by Tyler | Jun 23, 2020 | Ghandi, Kayleigh McEnany, monuments, Politics, Social Justice, statues, Trending, Yamiche Alcindor
“What we’re seeing across the country is really quite confusing,” McEnany replied.
by Tyler | Jun 22, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter protests, Black Lives Matter UK, British History, British police, Crime, diversity, Iconoclasm, London / Europe, Multiculturalism, Social Cohesion, Social Justice, statue protest, statue wars, statues, Trending, United Kingdom, Vandalism, Winston Churchill
The recently “unboxed” statue of Sir Winston Churchill remained unscathed at Black Lives Matter protests in London as the Metropolitan Police (Met) finally stationed officers to guard the monument to Britain’s wartime leader.
by Tyler | Jun 21, 2020 | Confederate monuments, monuments, North Carolina, Politics, Pre-Viral, Raleigh, removal, Social Justice, statues, Trending
Crews removed two Confederate monuments in Raleigh, North Carolina, Saturday morning after protesters wrecked the two bronze soldiers which stood atop the 75-foot Confederate monument at the capitol Friday night.
by Tyler | Jun 18, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Confederate monuments, Fort Bragg, Fort Hood, Media, Politics, racism, statues, Trending
How about a bill withholding all federal funds from Yale University until it changes its name? The school’s namesake, Elihu Yale, was not only a slave owner, but a slave trader.
