“They see that these statues have meant harm and trauma and depression to so many Richmonders that they’ve decided this is better for Richmond.” Nationwide, 76 Confederate symbols — 48 of ...

RICHMOND, Va. – The statue of Robert E ... despite being "racist symbols of oppression and inequality," as Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney put it. "I've looked at (the monument), and I've been ...

Lee and other Confederate memorials in Richmond, Va. - now covered in graffiti including ... and calls for removal of white supremacist symbols will lead to political and systemic changes to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Patients of the Department ... part of the Department of Defense’s efforts to remove and rename symbols commemorating Confederate figures. The change comes after the ...

It's raining statues all across America. Artworks that have stood in public places for generations are being defaced or deposed, destroyed or relocated, as Americans confront attitudes on race and ...

We are a diverse, open and welcoming city, and our symbols need to reflect this reality." The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., Jan. 17, 2021. Jim Urquhart/Reuters ...

By Christine Hauser The last Confederate statue in Richmond, Va., was removed on Monday ... has worked to undo the symbols and monuments of its Confederate history. George Floyd’s death at ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four Richmond schools now have ... According to Richmond Schools, this was done in order to remove names of people or symbols that represent racist ideologies, including ...

He grew up in Richmond and used to pass by Lee and other Confederate statues on Monument Avenue without giving them much thought. But he came to realize that as symbols of racism, they kept ...