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3 dead, dozens injured in violent white nationalist rally
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2017
» CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va: A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension boiled over at a white supremacist rally. The violent day left three dead, dozens injured and this usually quiet college town a bloodied symbol of the nation's roiling racial and political divisions.
University of Texas to remove Confederate statues
Published on 21/08/2017
» AUSTIN, Texas -- University of Texas President Greg Fenves has ordered the removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of campus, saying such monuments have become “symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism”.
People power
News, Postbag, Published on 22/08/2017
» Re: "PM to hold direct talks with citizens", (BP, Aug 20).
A timely history lesson from 'Thor: Ragnarok'
News, Published on 20/11/2017
» There's a clever set piece in the new Marvel film <i>Thor: Ragnarok</i> where the villainous Hela, played by Cate Blanchett, marches into the throne room of Asgard and begins tearing from the ceilings all the inspiring frescoes of the brave and wonderful deeds of the rulers of the realm. This isn't random vandalism. When the paintings come down, we see older images of an Asgard built by violence and cruelty. This quite different history has somehow been airbrushed from ... well, from history.
A unique bond
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 21/05/2018
» If Zack Blackmon Jr were to tell you that he's a direct descendant of the original Siamese Twins Eng and Chang Bunker, there's no way you'd believe him. White skinned, blue eyed and with a delightfully thick North Carolinian accent, Blackmon Jr, 67, is surprisingly in fact, the great-great grandson of Eng.
Trump condemns 'all types of racism' a year after Charlottesville
AFP, Published on 11/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he condemned racism as the nation marked the anniversary of deadly unrest triggered by a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Trump condemns 'all types of racism' a year after Charlottesville
AFP, Published on 11/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump, often accused of denigrating non-white people, said Saturday that he condemned racism as the nation marked the anniversary of deadly unrest triggered by a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Pelosi seeks removal of Confederate statues from US Capitol
AFP, Published on 11/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Wednesday for removal of 11 Confederate statues from the US Capitol, part of a nationwide push to dismantle such memorials after a black man's killing in police custody sparked mass anti-racism protests.
Trump nixes idea of renaming US bases honoring Confederate heroes
AFP, Published on 11/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - US military bases honoring Civil War Confederate leaders will not be renamed, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, pushing back on pressure to rid public places of monuments glorifying the once pro-slavery South.
America's original sin: Floyd death prompts historical soul-searching
AFP, Published on 13/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - Confederate monuments are coming down and statues of Christopher Columbus are being toppled as Americans grapple with the ghosts of the country's racial history in the wake of George Floyd's death.