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Mississippi takes step toward dropping Confederate emblem from flag

Mississippi takes step toward dropping Confederate emblem from flag

Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into applause Saturday as lawmakers took the first steps toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice.
by The Associated Press

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Princeton to remove Wilson name from public policy school

Princeton to remove Wilson name from public policy school

Princeton University has announced plans to remove the name of former President Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school because of his segregationist views, reversing a decision the Ivy League school made four years ago to retain the name.
by The Associated Press

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'Bear our pain': The plea for more Black mental health workers

'Bear our pain': The plea for more Black mental health workers

Unrest over social injustice spotlights the acute need for, and the high historical barriers to, mental health treatment for Black people facing layers of emotional pain.
by Yuki Noguchi

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NASCAR completes noose investigation; can't determine how it got into driver's garage

NASCAR completes noose investigation; can't determine how it got into driver's garage

NASCAR President Steve Phelps acknowledged the investigation's findings prompt another question — how could the noose have gone unnoticed by so many people in October 2019 and this past Sunday morning. The noose wasn't reported to a NASCAR official until late Sunday.
by Tom Goldman

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Disney changing Splash Mountain, ride tied to Jim Crow film

Disney changing Splash Mountain, ride tied to Jim Crow film

The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast. Disney officials said the ride would no longer be tied to the 1946 movie, “Song of the South," which many view as racist. Instead, the revamped ride will be inspired by the 2009 Disney film, “The Princess and the Frog," which has an African-American female lead.
by The Associated Press

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How interracial couples are navigating conversations about race

How interracial couples are navigating conversations about race

In the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd and calls for racial equity, how are interracial couples and multiracial families navigating conversations about race and their identity? 
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Agassiz dropped from Fargo-Moorhead greenway project over racist writings

"Unbeknownst to anyone on our project team, Louis Agassiz was a proponent of scientific racism and wrote prolifically on issues of white supremacy in the 1800's," the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments said. It's working on a new name.
by The Associated Press

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