Virginia Confederate Confederate statues beheaded … EDITOR’s NOTE: Black Lives Matter 757 organized a protest at the Confederate monument starting at 7:57 p.m. Wednesday. During the demonstration, protesters broke off pieces of the monument, threw paint and set it on fire. It came to an end after one of the soldier statues toppled over and injured a male at the protest. […]
Lawmakers push back as Trump threatens to veto defense … President Donald Trump has vowed to veto this year’s $740 billion defense bill unless it is stripped of a section that provides legal protections for social media companies.
Mississippi House votes to change design of state … JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- The Mississippi House of Representatives voted Saturday afternoon to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. According to the resolution created by the Rules Committee, a commission will be formed to establish a flag that does not include the Confederate emblem. The commission is responsible for developing new designs ideas. […]
Mississippi may have the votes to change its state … Mississippi is the last state in the country whose flag features the Confederate emblem. And there may be enough lawmakers who want to remove the battle emblem in the state legislature to make the change, a senior state lawmaker told CNN on Friday.
PHOTOS: NASCAR drivers come together to support Bubba … Bubba Wallace steered the No. 43 to the front of pit road, NASCAR champion Kyle Busch pushing the famous car on one side and close friend Ryan Blaney pushing on the other.
Bodies of Confederate general, wife to be removed … Two and a half years after Nathan Bedford Forrest’s statue was removed from a Memphis park, the bodies of Forrest and his wife will be removed as well
Tate County hosts lonely sendoff for former Mississippi … It was a lonely sendoff for the former state flag of Mississippi outside the Tate County courthouse Wednesday evening.
Virginia state senator, NAACP reps charged after … A Virginia state senator has been charged with two felonies for actions at a Confederate monument that was destroyed on June 10 in the city of Portsmouth.
Mississippi flag commission picks final flag design … JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag selected a final design to be included for a vote on the November 3 ballot. The vote was 8-1 in favor of the “New Magnolia Flag” over the “Great River Flag.” The commissioners submitted the design to the governor and the legislature as […]
Tennessee Governor again: ‘Strong dialogue needed’ … The governor has had similar words about the bust since it became an issue for him after he, by state law, signed the yearly proclamation making July 13 Nathan Bedford Forrest Day.
Newsfeed Now: Monuments beheaded; Massive beehive … Weekdays at 11:30 a.m. EST, Newsfeed Now will be streaming the top stories in the U.S. utilizing our newsrooms across the country. If you miss the live report, you’ll be able to see a replay minutes after the stream ends. (NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing […]