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Check out all the Live at 9 interviews from Tuesday, July 16, 2019.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Monday he is working to change the law that he says forced him to sign a proclamation declaring July 13 as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day.

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is facing backlash for signing a proclamation ordering a day to honor Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – James A. Fields Jr., the man who drove into a crowd of counterprotesters at Charlottesville’s “Unite the Right” rally two years ago, killing Heather Heyer, was sentenced Friday to life in prison in his federal hate crimes case. Fields pleaded guilty to 29 federal hate crimes in March as part of an agreement that […]

The 2019 BET Awards featured a number of contemporary pop and rap stars who are dominating the charts, from Cardi B to Lil Nas X. But the show belonged to artists viewed as icons in the black community, including singer Mary J. Blige, filmmaker Tyler Perry and the late rapper Nipsey Hussle.

The police departments of Philadelphia and St. Louis are taking action following allegations that officers posted hateful or racist content on social media. In Philadelphia, 72 officers were taken off the streets and placed on administrative duty, and in St. Louis, 22 officers have been barred from bringing their cases to the Circuit Attorney’s Office.

A local street with a controversial name has new signs Tuesday morning.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Appeals judges in Tennessee are backing another court’s decision related to Memphis’ removal of statues of Confederate leaders Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis from two parks. The Court of Appeals of Tennessee in Nashville ruled Tuesday in a case concerning the statues’ removal in December 2017. City officials circumvented a […]

The top Democrat in Arkansas’ House, who unsuccessfully pushed this year for removing the Confederate designation from the state’s flag, said Thursday he’s stepping down from the state Legislature.

A University of Mississippi sociology professor criticized for encouraging “acts of aggression” against Republican politicians was granted tenure by a divided College Board on Thursday.

The Mississippi state flag will no longer fly in New Jersey’s Liberty State Park because it includes the Confederate battle flag in its design, New Jersey’s governor announced Friday.