Pentagon mulling plan to ban Confederate flag without mentioning it by name:...
The Defense Department is reportedly considering a plan that would ban the Confederate flag in agency buildings and facilities without directly naming it.The Associated Press reported Thursday that...
View ArticlePentagon bans the display of Confederate flags on military bases
The Pentagon released a new policy on Friday effectively banning the display of the Confederate flag on all U.S. military bases around the world. The language of the policy does not explicitly name the...
View ArticlePlurality of voters think Confederate flag stands for 'Southern...
A plurality of voters believe that the Confederate flag stands for “Southern pride,” according to a poll released Wednesday.The Morning Consult poll found that 43 percent of voters consider the...
View ArticleMississippi blames 'typo' for including huge mosquito among new...
A viral design being proposed as the new state flag for Mississippi originated as a joke and was only included in a list of finalists due to a typo, according to officials.The Mississippi Department of...
View ArticleFive options remain for new Mississippi state flag
A state commission charged with recommending a new design for Mississippi's state flag has narrowed down its options to five entries, the group announced Tuesday.The commission met Tuesday morning,...
View ArticleOregon officials vote to ban Confederate flag at historic cemeteries
An Oregon state commission has unanimously voted to ban Confederate flags from the state’s historic cemeteries. Oregon’s Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC) voted Friday to adopt a position paper...
View ArticleDonald Trump's presidency is ending a lot like Andrew Johnson's
When Ulysses S. Grant was inaugurated the 18th President of the United States on March 4, 1869, his immediate predecessor refused to attend any ceremonies for the new president and his incoming...
View ArticleFBI seeks assistance identifying Capitol rioter who carried Confederate flag
The FBI is seeking public assistance in identifying a demonstrator who carried a Confederate flag at the riot that broke out at the Capitol last week. The FBI’s Washington Field Office issued the...
View ArticleMississippi hoists new state flag without Confederate emblem for first time
Mississippi hoisted its new state flag for the first time at the state capitol on Monday, six months after legislators retired the former one featuring a Confederate battle emblem.The new flag shows a...
View ArticleHarris on Capitol attack: 'Same thing that went through my mind when I...
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday said seeing photographs of rioters carrying the Confederate flag through the Senate hallways during last week’s pro-Trump siege at the Capitol was a...
View ArticleObama honors MLK Day: 'He never gave in to violence, never waved a...
Former President Obama marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a tweet on Monday honoring the slain civil rights leader and calling on Americans to participate in acts of service.“If anyone had a right to...
View ArticleBill on changing Dixie State University's name passes Utah legislature
The Utah state legislature passed a bill that would allow Dixie State University to possibly change its controversial name that is linked to the Confederacy and the period of slavery in the South. The...
View ArticlePennsylvania police officer filmed TikTok defending the Confederate flag...
A police officer from northern Pennsylvania filmed a TikTok defending the Confederate flag while he was on duty, WETM 18 News reported.Officer Brian Gossert, a Mansfield Borough Police Department...
View Article'Redneck' TikTok user sets fire to Confederate flag in viral video
A user on TikTok set her Confederate flag on fire in a viral video that received praise from thousands of people.“I’m sorry if I ever showed I was ‘racist’ from a flag. We burnt it tonight! I’m sorry...
View ArticleVirginia Tech Pride flag stolen, replaced with Confederate flags
Police are investigating reports that a rainbow Pride flag was stolen from a religious center on Virginia Tech’s campus for the third time in two weeks, and that it was most recently replaced by two...
View ArticleUS Army investigating raising of Confederate flag at base in Germany
Military police are investigating the raising of a Confederate flag at a U.S. Army base in Germany earlier this week, according to a service spokesman.An “unknown individual” stole the American and...
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