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Christopher Columbus Statue Torn Down, Thrown Into Lake in Downtown Richmond

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 10, 2020 25 Comments

The death of George Floyd has reignited the obsession with removing statues of those with unsavory pasts. Protesters tore down the Christopher Columbus statue in Byrd Park in Richmond, VA. They then threw it into the lake.

Students at Mizzou Renew Calls for Removal of Thomas Jefferson Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 07, 2020 5 Comments

“We’re not enslaved anymore, but then you have to see someone who enslaved your ancestors, and it’s kind of like you’re kicking a horse when it’s down”...

Former Prosecutor Linda Fairstein Suing Netflix and Filmmaker Over Central Park Five Documentary

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 29, 2020 25 Comments

Linda Fairstein was the Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor in the 1980's when a woman was attacked in Central Park. She claims that a documentary about the case released last year is full of falsehoods, and now she is suing Netflix.

Panel at U. Michigan Blames Western Colonialism for Gender Violence Among Immigrants

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 27, 2020 5 Comments

“Gender Violence, Immigrant Vulnerability and the State: A Symposium”...

Ohio Secretary of State Urges Kent State to Drop Jane Fonda as Speaker for Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2020 2 Comments

"What’s not ok is providing aid and comfort to the enemy and willfully serving as a propaganda tool for those engaged in hostilities against the United States."...

UC Berkeley Removes Lawyer’s Name From Building Over Alleged Racist Past

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 02, 2020 3 Comments

"made racist comments against Chinese people and helped spur the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882"...

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CNN Fails to Disclose Its Iranian Guest Threatened to Kill American Hostages in 1979

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2020 24 Comments

During their coverage of Iran this week, CNN's Christiane Amanpour interviewed a woman named Masoumeh Ebtekar, who currently serves as Iran's Vice President for Women and Family Affairs. Amanpour failed to make viewers aware of Ebtekar's past.

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If 2019 was ‘the Best Year Ever,’ 2020 Looks Like it is Going to be Even Better

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2020 8 Comments

As we begin a new decade, I thought it might be fun to open it with a little optimism.

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USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma will sail once again…as subs!

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 29, 2019 18 Comments

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly recently announced that two new Virginia-class attack submarines will be named after the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma, which were hit during the infamous Pearl Harbor attack.

Dickinson College Considering Removal of Slaveholder Names From Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 22, 2019 7 Comments

"could soon remove the names of slaveholders that are commemorated on campus buildings"...

In 9-0 Ruling, Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Confederate Monument Law

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 29, 2019 58 Comments

Confederate monuments came under attack from the radical left several years ago. In 2017, the SPLC joined the fray and published a list of places and monuments with "Confederate names" that they claimed had the potential to act as “catalysts” to “unleash more turmoil and bloodshed.”

Sons of Confederate Veterans to Take Possession of ‘Silent Sam’ Statue from UNC Chapel Hill

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 29, 2019 3 Comments

"The statue stood on the Chapel Hill campus for more than a century before it was torn down by protestors"...

Students at Washington and Lee U. Want Washington and Lee Removed From Diplomas

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 26, 2019 16 Comments

"circulating a petition asking for customized diplomas that do not feature the portraits"...

Today is the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Posted by New Neo on November 09, 2019 24 Comments

It was a momentous event when it happened thirty years ago: the fall of the Berlin Wall. It seemed a day of great hope and optimism:

Georgetown U. Creating Reparations Fund to Benefit Descendants of Slaves Sold by School

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 01, 2019 5 Comments

"In 1838, the university sold 272 slaves to pay off debts and ultimately keep the school open."...

In Order for Omar to Recognize Armenian Genocide a Resolution Must Include All ‘Crimes Against Humanity’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 30, 2019 58 Comments

Between 1915 and 1923, the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey) expelled and slaughtered 1.5 million ethnic Armenians. Academics consider it the first modern day genocide due to the Ottoman's articulate organization of said genocide. Turkey has fought against using the word genocide, but anyone with at least one brain cell knows it's a classic case of genocide. Our Congress passed a resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide, 405-111. Three representatives, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), voted present. She provided a disgusting justification.

University of Maine Publicly Shames College Republicans in Flap Over Columbus Day

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 12, 2019 2 Comments

"The most successful tactic of Communists is rewriting history and destroying our heritage"...

Medieval Studies Organization at War With Itself Amid Accusations of White Supremacy

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2019 10 Comments

“This name change controversy is sowing the fault lines that still exist between white scholars"...

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