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Virginia Military Institute confirms it won’t remove Confederate statues or rename buildings

The Virginia Military Institute has confirmed it will not remove Confederate monuments or rename any of its buildings named after Confederate leaders. The school’s superintendent, Ret. Gen. J.H. Bindford Peay III wrote a seven-page letter ...

Woman celebrates 103rd birthday, declares 2020 the craziest year she’s seen

So much has happened since January 1, 2020. While the Australian bushfires began in June 2019, they also dominated the news cycle in the beginning of the year. Then the world was shocked by the ...

Mississippi state legislature votes to change the state flag

Over the weekend, Mississippi lawmakers voted to remove the Confederate emblem from their state flag. It is the only remaining state with the insignia on its flag. The bill, which will now go to the ...

St. Louis couple point weapons at protestors walking by their home

It’s been 5 weeks since George Floyd was killed while in police custody, and protests against police brutality have not let up, proving that the Black Lives Matter movement we are witnessing is more than ...

Man wronged by police saves office from burning car after Father’s Day crash – “this man is my brother through Christ”

A man from Fayette County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is being hailed a hero after pulling a police officer from a burning car on Father’s Day. As per reports, the officer in question, Jay Hanley, was flown ...

Father shares footage of 10-year-old son hiding from police car

As the Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum, more and more people are becoming aware of the oppression Black people face every day. Most recently, Stacey Pierre-Louis shared footage from his home’s security system that ...

Kentucky tattoo shop offers to remove racist tattoos for free

The current Black Lives Matter movement has sparked a worldwide conversation about police brutality and race, specifically in the United States. Since the killing of George Floyd, the movement has led to the downfall of ...

Black cop was fired and lost her pension after stopping another officer’s chokehold

A black former police officer may finally see justice done 12 years after being fired for intervening when a colleague had a suspect in a chokehold. As per reports, Cariol Horne served in the Buffalo, ...

75-year-old Buffalo protester shoved to the ground by police officers has a fractured skull and cannot walk

Earlier this month, the world bore witness to startling video footage when 75-year-old Martin Gugino was shoved to the ground by police officers in Buffalo, New York on June 4. Footage of the incident, which ...

Black Lives Matter protester, 19, found dead nine days after she went missing

A 19-year-old Black Lives Matter protester who went missing nine days ago has been found dead, as per reports. Oluwatoyin Salau was reported missing just hours after tweeting about a sexual assault and fellow protesters ...