confederacy
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How La.’s Legislature Voted in Favor of White Supremacy
On Monday the Louisiana House of Representatives held a vote on the city of New Orleans’ removal of monuments to the Confederate States of America, The Advocate reports. After two hours of furious debate, the House overwhelmingly voted 65-31 for H.B. 71, which forbids the altering, removal or renaming of any “structure, plaque, monument or…
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The Civil War May Be Settled, but the Fight to Remove Confederate Symbols Rages On
Fights over history are really contests for children’s minds. And the stakes are high enough that adults have put children in harm’s way. Last week, people protesting the removal of Confederate flags in New Orleans brandished guns and at least one assault rifle within range of a local school known for diversity. School officials casually…
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Why Wypipo Love the Confederacy, Explained
With the decision of Biloxi, Miss., to no longer fly the state flag, and cities across the country destroying monuments to the Confederacy, the debate about the meaning and historical significance of the Civil War has once again reared its ugly head. Most notable among the discussions is whether white Southerners’ affinity for all things…
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Happy Anniversary, White Supremacy!
Because many people have accused The Root of not being inclusive and focusing on issues of race too much, please allow us to extend our most heartfelt, warmest wishes on this—your day of celebration. As Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama celebrate Confederate Memorial Day (which I have long proposed be renamed “White Tear-mas”—because who else but…
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Fox News Latino Founder Left Amid Scandal
The website Fox News Latino abruptly stopped posting original content in December without explanation. In a story Wednesday in the New York Times, Emily Steel provided one possible reason: Fox News Latino founder Francisco Cortés, vice president of Fox News for the website, was terminated. A former Fox News contributor reported that Cortés sexually assaulted…
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‘White Lives Matter’ Group Protests Outside Houston NAACP
About 20 members of a “White Lives Matter” group protested outside the NAACP in Houston’s 3rd Ward Sunday, calling out what they said was the civil rights organization’s failure to speak out against pro-black organizations like Black Lives Matter, SFGate reports. “We came out here to protest against the NAACP and their failure in speaking…
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Vanderbilt University to Pay $1,200,000 to Rename Its Confederate Memorial Hall
Vanderbilt University has agreed to dole out $1.2 million to the United Daughters of the Confederacy to settle a long-running lawsuit and move forward in its bid to rename its Confederate Memorial Hall, WPLN reports. According to the report, the $1.2 million is considered the current value of the original $50,000 donation that the United…
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#TakeItDownAmerica: Fight to Remove Mississippi’s Racist Flag Heads to the Nation’s Capital
On Flag Day (June 14), McComb, Miss., native and actress Aunjanue Ellis (Quantico, The Help) is taking the fight against the state’s flag all the way to the nation’s capital. Ellis will be joined by Michael Eric Dyson, musician Genesis Be and attorney Carlos Moore, along with lawmakers, celebrities and civic leaders from across the country. Moore…