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Fort Lee in Virginia will change its name, which currently commemorates Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, to now honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams. (Courtesy photo)

Army Removing Confederate Name of Virginia Fort to Honor Black Heroes

by Stacy M. Brown April 25, 2023April 26, 2023

Fort Lee, Virginia, named in honor of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, will take on a new name that honors two Black Army trailblazers.

Scores of Confederate Symbols Removed in 2020

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer March 3, 2021December 21, 2021

Alt-right members prepare to enter Emancipation Park holding Nazi, Confederate, and Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags in Charlottesville, Va. (Anthony Crider/Wikimedia Commons)

Askia Muhammad, Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

MUHAMMAD: Sorry Governor, the Confederate ‘Heritage’ is Hatred

by Askia Muhammad December 11, 2019December 21, 2021

Alt-right members prepare to enter Emancipation Park holding Nazi, Confederate, and Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags in Charlottesville, Va. (Anthony Crider/Wikimedia Commons)

Columnists, Faith, Lyndia Grant, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: Can Confederate Supporters Ever Sympathize with Slaves?

by Lyndia Grant May 15, 2019December 21, 2021

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Supplements

Nation Ponders Future of White Supremacist Symbols

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 13, 2017October 31, 2020

Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

MALVEAUX: Confederate Statues Fall, But Economic Racism Lingers

by WI Guest Author August 23, 2017October 31, 2020

A Twitter user with the handle @ishmaelGB posted a photo of a defaced statue honoring Confederate soldiers on the Chapel Hill campus of the University of North Carolina on July 5

James Clingman, Op-Ed, Opinion

CLINGMAN: Statues, Monuments and Memorials

by WI Guest Author August 23, 2017October 31, 2020

BLANKS: Confederates in the Cathedral

by WI Guest Author May 17, 2017October 30, 2020

An equestrian statue of P.G.T. Beauregard in New Orleans is seen here. (Courtesy of bestofneworleans.com)

Featured, National

New Orleans Begins Removal of Confederate Monuments

by WI Guest Author April 25, 2017October 30, 2020

Little Rock Officials Weigh Renaming Confederate Boulevard

by Washington Informer September 23, 2015October 30, 2020