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Is Time Up for the World's Largest Confederate Monument, Stone Mountain?
Stone Mountain is the latest Confederate monument to come under fire as America reexamines its racist past. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain visits Stone Mountain, Georgia, for a closer look at the controversy.
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Trump Unveils ‘Platinum Plan' in Atlanta to Attempt to Boost Lagging Black Voter Support
President Trump on Friday unveiled his so-called “Platinum Plan” at an event in Atlanta, which is aimed at investing $500 billion in Black communities. Trump did not disclose how the plan would be funded but that it would boost lending to Black-owned businesses, reduce taxes, and also include education, healthcare, and criminal justice reforms. He also said the plan would…
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The Only Thing Bigger Than Stone Mountain is the Controversy That Surrounds It
The massive granite engraving carved into Stone Mountain stretches 90 feet tall and 190 feet wide. Robert E. Lee is as tall as a nine story building and Jefferson Davis’s thumb is the size of a sofa. Alongside Stonewall Jackson, the three men and their horses comprise the world’s largest Confederate monument located in Stone Mountain, Ga....
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Man Who Wore KKK-Style Hood to Calif. Grocery Store Won't Be Charged
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department announced Monday there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against a man who said he donned a Ku Klux Klan hood at a Santee supermarket out of “frustration” over having to wear a facial covering in public during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Native Americans to Hold 50th Gathering of Grief in Plymouth, Mass.
Happy Thanksgiving to you in the land your forefathers stole. That’s the in-your-feast message Native Americans are preparing to send as they convene their 50th annual National Day of Mourning in the seaside town where the Pilgrims settled.
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Both Fairfax Accusers Say They Are Willing to Testify About Alleged Assault
Hours after Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax again denied two claims of sexual assault, both women accusing him said they would be willing to testify at a possible impeachment hearing as the Virginia Democrat faces calls to resign and a threat of impeachment.
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Gov. Northam Says He'll Focus on Racial Equality in Remainder of Term
Virginia’s embattled governor says he wants to spend the remaining three years of his term pursuing racial “equity.”
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Virginia Leaders Call on Lt. Gov. Fairfax to Resign; Delegate Says He'll Move to Impeach
Democrats’ calls for an investigation into sex assault claims against Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax dissolved into demands for resignation and threats of impeachment after a second woman publicly accused him.
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How Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Survives Scandal by Staying Out of Sight
He promised to start an honest conversation about race and how to heal the lingering wounds of Virginia’s painful past. Then he disappeared.
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Governor Scandal Hangs Over Busy Day for Virginia Government
One of the busiest days on the Virginia legislature’s calendar began under a cloud of suspense Tuesday as Gov. Ralph Northam weighed whether he can continue in the job amid the fallout over a racist photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page.
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Poll: Virginians Split Over Whether Gov. Northam Should Resign
Virginians are split over whether Gov. Ralph Northam should resign over a photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page showing people in blackface and a Ku Klux Klan robe, a new Washington Post-Schar poll shows.
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Virginia Democrats Struggle With Interlocking Crises
Virginia’s Democrats struggled to find their way out of three interlocking political crises Thursday that could bring down the party’s top elected officials and put a Republican in the governor’s chair.
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'Watchmen' Recreates 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Exposing Viewers to an Ugly Chapter
The premiere of HBO’s “Watchmen” was packed with allusions to the dense mythology of the landmark 1980s graphic novel that inspired it, thrilling fans and newcomers alike. But a solemn nod to a real-world event appears to have left the greatest impression on viewers. The pilot episode opened with a stylized, searing recreation of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921,...
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'OK' Hand Gesture, ‘Bowlcut' Added to Hate Symbols Database
The “OK” hand gesture, a mass killer’s bowl-style haircut and an anthropomorphic moon wearing sunglasses are among 36 new entries in a Jewish civil rights group’s online database of hate symbols used by white supremacists and other far-right extremists. The Anti-Defamation League has added the symbols to its online “Hate on Display” database, which already includes burning crosses, Ku Klux...
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Biden on Racism: White People ‘Can Never Fully Understand'
Visiting a black church bombed by the Ku Klux Klan during the civil rights era, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden framed current racial tensions as part of an enduring struggle that is older than the nation. “In a centuries long campaign of violence, fear, trauma, brought upon black people in this country, the domestic terrorism of white supremacy has been...
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Arkansas, Home to Supremacist Groups, Weighs Hate Crimes Law
Long before a mass shooting killed 22 people at a Walmart in Texas, the threat of white supremacy was well known in neighboring Arkansas, where extremist groups over the decades have made their home in the mountains and dense woods of the state’s remote rural areas. In the 1980s, a group known as the Covenant, the Sword and the Arm...
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Florida Road Once Adopted by KKK is Sponsored by Gay Pride Group
A stretch of road on Florida’s Gulf Coast that was adopted by the Ku Klux Klan 25 years ago is now being sponsored by a gay rights group.
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Virginia Governor Announces Special Session on Gun Control
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday he will summon lawmakers back to the state Capitol to consider a package of gun-control legislation, saying last week’s mass shooting in Virginia Beach calls for “votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers.”
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Virginia Governor Announces Special Session on Gun Control
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday he will summon lawmakers back to the state Capitol to consider a package of gun-control legislation, saying last week’s mass shooting in Virginia Beach calls for “votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers.”
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Gov. Northam's School Says Probe Can't Determine Who Was in Blackface Photo
The medical school that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam attended has been unable to determine who was pictured in a racist photo appeared on a 1984 yearbook page.