Vandals alter BLM mural in Oak Park to say 'All Lives Matter'

Police are investigating after someone defaced the mural, altering it to say, “All Lives Matter” instead of “Black Lives Matter.”

Trenton's Christopher Columbus statue coming down Wednesday

Crews in Trenton started dismantling the statue Wednesday, a day after city Mayor Reed Gusciora announced the decision.

Pair charged with hate crime after defacing Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez

The July 4th incident, captured on video, has brought national attention, and the man who organized the mural project is relieved that charges came swiftly. 

Richmond removing statue of Confederate JEB Stuart

Work crews in Richmond began taking down an enormous monument to Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart on Tuesday, the third major statue to be cleared away in less than a week, as the Confederacy's former capital rushes to remove symbols of oppression in response to protests against police brutality and racism.

Kaepernick, ESPN team up for documentary series on his life

The deal between Kaepernick’s production arm, Ra Vision Media, and The Walt Disney Co. was announced on July 6. The partnership will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that explore race, social injustice, and the quest for equity. It also will provide a platform to showcase the work of directors and producers of color.

Frederick Douglass statue torn down at NY park

A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, delivered in that city in 1852.

'Lift Every Voice and Sing' hymn ignites hope across nation

Lift Every Voice and Sing” was created more than a century ago. But the hymn dubbed as the Black national anthem has resurrected a beacon of hope during recent nationwide protests.

Illinois museum says 'Dukes of Hazzard' car with Confederate flag to stay

A northern Illinois auto museum has no plan to stop displaying a Dodge Charger from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show with the Confederate battle flag painted atop the vehicle.

Antonin Scalia, Jackie Robinson among those picked for Trump’s ‘National Garden’ of heroes

President Trump on Friday announced the creation of a National Garden of American Heroes to pay tribute to historically significant Americans -- a garden that will include former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and baseball star Jackie Robinson among past presidents, anti-slavery advocates and others.

Move to rename 'Bloody Sunday' bridge has critics in Selma

Today, with thousands protesting nationwide against racial injustice, a years-old push is gaining steam to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of Rep. John Lewis, who led the 1965 marchers on “Bloody Sunday.” But the idea is drawing opposition in Selma, including from some who marched with Lewis that day.

Black-owned businesses see sales surge amid racism reckoning

Black-owned businesses are enjoying a surge in support amid the national reckoning on racism sparked by George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis.

Trump blasts de Blasio for plans to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of Trump Tower

“NYC is cutting Police $’s by ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and yet the @NYCMayor is going to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury Avenue,” Trump tweeted Wednesday.

Trump threatens to veto defense bill in order to keep Confederate base names

President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after Confederate officers, swimming against sentiment in his own party and imperiling a 3% pay raise for the troops.

Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War

The Confederate battle flag is losing its place of official prominence in the South 155 years after the end of the Civil War.