by Jim Heath | Jun 11, 2020 | Headlines, Military, Race
Retired Army General David Petraeus, one of the most senior US military commanders of the post-9/11 era, says the names of Confederate “traitors” should be removed from U.S. military bases. The former CIA Director wrote in The Atlantic that “it is...
by Jim Heath | Jun 10, 2020 | Headlines, Race
An Amazon delivery driver has been pinned to the ground and arrested after he parked the wrong way while dropping off a package in Michigan. The driver – who is black – had taken the box to a resident in Warren on Tuesday when confronted by a patrol officer –...
by Jim Heath | Jun 10, 2020 | Headlines, Race
The US Navy is preparing to prohibit the display of the Confederate battle flag in all public and work areas on bases, ships, aircraft, and submarines, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said this afternoon. The CNO tweeted that an order is in the works,...
by Jim Heath | Jun 10, 2020 | Headlines, Race
Two days after Bubba Wallace called for NASCAR to ban all Confederate flags at racetracks, the organization did just that. NASCAR communications put out the following statement today: “The presence of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our...
by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2020 | Headlines, Race
George Floyd died at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis. A thousand miles to the south, in the Texas city where he was raised, two rows of police officers saluted as his coffin went past. Hours before Floyd’s funeral began at a southwest Houston church,...
by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2020 | Headlines, NFL, Race
An unprecedented week in the NFL culminated in a landscape-shifting 24 hours that appear to have dramatically changed the league’s stance on player protests. In a video message released Friday night, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell responded to a video released...
