"We felt it was important to further refine our language to explicitly outline what will and will not be tolerated," organizers said of prohibiting imagery
"No divisive symbols, including, without limitation, Confederate flags and racially disparaging or other inappropriate imagery/public displays," the new rule reads
“Our system isn’t broken — it’s designed to do what it’s doing: produce measurable inequity," Gary Chambers Jr. says in the powerful spot
The fight underway to keep Trumpism alive post-presidency has an ugly and worrisome precedent in American history
"Confederate statues are acknowledging and celebrating systemic racism in the form of relegating black people to being property and slaves," Birmingham's mayor explains
"Removing them is a symbol of respect for Black people in America and it’s a step toward progress and actual equality for all"
"I like to believe that a lot of lawmakers had a change of heart"
Governor Tate Reeves signs bill that will replace the 126-year-old flag with a new design
It's "a direct symbol of terror for our black brothers and sisters," says the singer of the flag, which alludes to the Confederacy
"Edward Carmack and Nathan Bedford Forrest were DESPICABLE figures in our state history and should be treated as such"
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