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An Arkansas State Representative from Washington County has filed a bill that would change the Arkansas state flag, stripping it of its Confederate ties.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Jennings is CEO of the Lambda Legal organization, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights. He sees his mission in part as fulfilling that hallowed American principle: “All men are created equal.” “Those words say to me, ‘Do better, America.’ And what I mean by that is we have never been […]

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — The hard part wasn’t dodging his way around a crash and then driving to the front of the field at Talladega Superspeedway. That was just instinct for Bubba Wallace. The challenge was the 45 minutes after Wallace took the lead, when the sky opened and he anxiously sat in the rain […]

The Virginia Military Institute began work Monday to remove a prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, an effort initiated this fall after allegations of systemic racism roiled the school.

Country star Luke Combs has apologized for appearing with Confederate flags, saying he is now aware of how painful that flag is.

Mississippi will officially have a new state flag next week, with a magnolia and the phrase, “In God We Trust.”

President Donald Trump says he’ll veto anything that requires renaming the 10 major Army bases currently named for Confederate leaders.

Lawmakers are reviving calls to end a loophole in the Constitution that allowed another form of slavery — forced labor for convicted felons — to thrive.

What students are learning about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 may depend on where they live.

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — On Election Night, voters in Mississippi chose a new state flag with a magnolia flower and the phrase “In God we trust.” The Mississippi flag has been a topic of debate for years People across the state said if the new flag can unite them as a state, then they can accept […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An expert says having a statewide election on a flag design is unusual, and Mississippi is having its second one in less than 20 years. A single design is on the ballot for a yes-or-no vote. It has a magnolia on a dark blue background with red bars on either end. […]