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University of Texas Students Petition to Remove Confederate Statue
In accordance with the newly reignited disapproval of the Confederate flag since the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal massacre in Charleston, S.C. last week, students at the University of Texas are signing a petition demanding that the school remove a statue of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, from campus grounds, KVUE-TV…
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Nation of Islam Strongly Urges Black Calif. Lawmakers to Oppose State’s Proposed Vaccine Mandate
Nation of Islam Western Regional Minister Tony Muhammad warns members of the California Legislative Black Caucus of a political backlash from their community if they support a bill that would mandate childhood vaccinations, according to the Los Angeles Times. Voting in favor of the bill, which may come up in the Assembly on Thursday, would…
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Mo. Lawmaker Defends Participation in a Ceremony Honoring Confederate Soldiers
Missouri state Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) faces a storm of criticism for participating in a ceremony last weekend that honored Confederate soldiers, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports. The group dedicated a gravestone to five guerrilla fighters who are buried on his family’s land. What angered many is that some of ceremony participants saluted the Confederate…
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‘Black’ Texan Whose Birth Parents Are White Is Outraged Over Rachel Dolezal’s Deceit
Verda Byrd recently found out after about seven decades of living as a black woman that she was born to white parents. Although some may view Byrd’s situation as vaguely similar to that of Rachel Dolezal’s recent outing as white by her parents after several years of her passing as black, Byrd is vehement that…
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Walmart to Remove all Confederate Flag Merchandise
Walmart is adding its bottom line to the current national debate surrounding the use of the Confederate flag, telling CNN that all merchandise bearing the controversial symbol will be removed from its stores. The announcement came hours after Republican South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced her support for removing the flag from statehouse grounds. The…
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Remains of Va. Boy Missing Since 2004 Found in Trunk of Mother’s Car
The remains of a young boy missing since 2004 were found in the trunk of his mother’s car, Virginia State Police have confirmed, WVEC-TV reports. According to the reoprt, 44-year-old Tonya Slaton was pulled over in Hampton on Interstate 64 earlier this month for a traffic stop for expired tags. The trooper who pulled her…
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GOP Candidate Ben Carson Maintains Charleston Massacre Was Fueled by Racism
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson wrote in a Monday USA Today op-ed that leaders ought to be clear in articulating that last week’s church massacre in Charleston, S.C., resulted from racism. To Carson, it’s clear that the gunman, Dylann Roof, was fueled by racial hatred because he is alleged to have uttered racially charged statements during the…
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Obama to Deliver Eulogy for Emanuel AME Pastor in Charleston, SC
President Barack Obama is scheduled to be in Charleston, S.C., Friday for the first time in eight years for the funeral of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was also a state senator, the Post and Courier reports. The president will deliver his fellow Democrat’s eulogy, an official confirmed to the news site. Vice President Joe…
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Former MLB Player Slain in Murder-Suicide, Police Say
On Sunday officers found Darryl Hamilton, a former Major League Baseball player for five teams, dead inside a Pearland, Texas, home after a shooting in an apparent murder-suicide, police said, USA Today reports. Hamilton had sustained several gunshot wounds in a “dispute,” according to a police report cited by the news outlet. In another part…
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Report: SC Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to Call for Removal of Confederate Flag
South Carolina’s Sen. Lindsey Graham is expected to add his voice to the growing number of lawmakers demanding that the Confederate flag be removed from state grounds, CNN reports. Graham, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, is expected to appear alongside Gov. Nikki Haley late Monday afternoon to make his announcement calling for the flag’s removal.…