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Protests over the murder of George Floyd have once again brought the flag that has the Confederate battle emblem in the corner to the front and center in a longstanding debate over its design and message.

Protesters across the country continue to target statues of Confederate leaders and other figures viewed as symbols of racism amid demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality.

President Donald Trump is promising to aggressively pursue charges against the people accused of vandalizing a statue of President Andrew Jackson just outside the White House.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Commissioners working on a new Mississippi flag said they don’t want a big single star on the banner. That image is already taken by Texas. One also said he doesn’t want a design that depicts one of Mississippi’s next-door neighbors. A flag chosen as a finalist features the western border of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lawmakers in Mississippi came to a historic vote on Saturday in regards to the state’s controversial flag. Both the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate voted to file a bill to remove the Confederate emblem from the flag. The flag and symbol have been under criticism as people across the country […]

A teenager started a petition drive to remove a Confederate statue from the grounds of the Haywood County courthouse.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The University of Florida is ending its “gator bait” cheer at football games and other sports events because of its racial connotations. President Kent Fuchs also announced in a Thursday letter there would be several other similar changes on campus. Fuchs says the “gator bait” cheer has “horrific historic racist […]

After serving a six-month suspension for his use of a racial slur that nearly cost him his career, Kyle Larson is appreciative of the opportunity ahead.

President Trump defended a tweet Monday that criticized NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag and accused African American race car driver Bubba Wallace of participating in what he called a hox.

Erik Moses, a former XFL team president, is the first black person to be named president at a NASCAR track.

Beats by Dre revealed Monday that the company has signed Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace. “We weren’t going to announce this until later this week, but hate cannot win the day,” Beats by Dre said in a tweet. “No one should ever be asked to apologize for standing up for what’s right – we […]