Photo courtesy of Julian Vannerson A Virginia judge has ruled that Charlottesville’s Confederate statues are war monuments protected by state law and that they shall not be removed by local officials. The ruling was the result of a lawsuit filed against the Charlottesville City Council, who had voted to remove […]
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Facebook bans white nationalism and white supremacy
Photo courtesy Anthony Quintano, Flickr Facebook announced that they will begin banning those who support and represent white nationalism and white separatism on both Facebook and Instagram on March 27. This decision came 13 days after a white nationalist opened fire on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 50 […]
Trump feuds with Spike Lee over Oscars speech
Photo courtesy of David Shankbone, Wikipedia Last Sunday, almost 30 million people throughout the nation tuned in to watch this year’s celebration of cinema with the 91st Academy Awards. Unfortunately, even on an elegant night like the Oscars, there was no stopping the apparent “political wrath” of President Donald Trump. […]
Confederate plaque stirs up controversy in West Virginia
Photo courtesy of Gilbert Gaul, Wikipedia A civil war plaque hanging in a courthouse that lists former Confederate soldiers has caused conflict among residents in Jefferson County, West Virginia. After a small group of African-American women sent a letter to the county commission demanding to have the plaque removed, voters […]
Free speech versus hate speech still up for debate
Photo courtesy of U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Wikipedia The most revered and cherished law within the free world is found in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The allowance of free speech and our complete autonomy over what we are allowed to say and share is the […]