The Frank Hume Memorial will now be referred to as the Whispering Wall and its inscription will be replaced with contrasting blocks The Board of Visitors’ Buildings and Grounds Committee…
Oregon communities must rewrite local rules to allow Oregonians to sit, lie, sleep and keep warm and dry on public property in most circumstances. Nicole Hayden, 19h ago View more coverage
After seven years of planning and $12.5 million in restoration work, the National Park Service reopened the former home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Tuesday. The mansion —…
For a community to grow, it must face its past, even the worst of its history. On June 19, the Coos History Museum will help Coos Bay do just that…
Remarks byChristina Bruff, Acting Deputy Chief of MissionJune 3, 2021 Thank you, Mr. Chair. The United States has listened carefully to the panelists and the delegations today and wishes, in…
A commission tasked with evaluating the lasting legacy of slavery, segregation and racial discrimination on Black Virginians will seek more time from the General Assembly to do its work after…
Should the city of Boston give Black people reparations for slavery? That’s the question the city council will probe in an upcoming hearing, as called for on Wednesday by City…
(Trice Edney Wire) – On its 100th anniversary, the 1921 massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma has finally come to national attention. The history of the massacre is now known. The damage…
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina city is committing $2.1 million toward funding reparations. The initiative began last summer when it joined a number of U.S. cities which have…
As the city and its police union enter their fifth month of contract negotiations, the two groups are finally delving into a historically fraught, much-anticipated topic: discipline for Portland Police Bureau…