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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding that statues of Confederate figures such as Jefferson Davis be removed from the U.S. Capitol.

ROME (AP) — An extreme-right political party’s violent exploitation of anger over Italy’s coronavirus restrictions is forcing authorities to wrestle with the country’s fascist legacy and fueling fears there could be a replay of last week’s mobs trying to force their way toward Parliament. Starting Friday, anyone entering workplaces in Italy must have received at […]

The Confederate-themed Mississippi flag drew opposition Tuesday from two big forces in the culturally conservative state: Southern Baptists and Walmart.

Monday’s federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus is highlighting the ongoing divide between those who view the explorer as a representative of Italian American history and others horrified by an annual tribute that ignores native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism. Spurred by national calls for racial equity, communities across the […]

The process to remove a Confederate statue from its pedestal on the University of Mississippi campus has begun.

Caledonia has used the mascot since 1957, and it is often abbreviated to “Feds.”

SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s largest school system is removing the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from one of its high schools in favor of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. The Fairfax County School Board approved the change during a meeting Thursday. A news release posted on the school district’s website says […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The historic bill to remove the Confederate emblem from Mississippi’s state flag made it to Gov. Tate Reeves’ desk on Tuesday afternoon. Gov. Reeves is set to sign the legislation after Mississippi lawmakers passed it over the weekend. The bill, which originated in the Mississippi House, is the state’s second attempt at […]

Submitted designs cannot include the Confederate battle emblem, and they must have the phrase, “In God We Trust.”

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Statues of Confederate leaders Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis have been gone from Memphis for two and a half years, but their future is uncertain.  Both sides say respect and cooperation eventually bridged gaps that once seemed impossible. It took years of legislative and legal work but eventually, in September 2017, […]

A north Mississippi county voted to stop displaying the state flag on all county-owned property.