Report: Party City Pulls Confederate Kids Costumes After Mom Complains
Party City is reportedly working to remove Civil War kids costumes from its franchise stores following complaints last week from a mother in Arlington, Virginia.
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Trump: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe ‘WILL NOT’ Change Military Base Names
Trump tweeted Friday morning that Inhofe (R-OK) “will not” be changing the names of military bases named after Confederate generals.
Jim Inhofe: NDAA Amendment to Change Confederate Base Names Won’t ‘Survive’
Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK) said in an interview on Friday the provision that would rename military bases named after Confederate generals will not “survive.”
White House Issues Veto Threat of Defense Policy Bill, Cites Requirement to Rename Military Bases
The White House threatened to veto the annual defense bill over several provisions, including one on renaming military bases.
Colin Powell: We Need to Rename Confederate-Named Bases ‘as Quickly as We Can’
Sunday on CBS’s “Meet the Press,” former Secretary of State Colin Powell said we need to rename military bases named after Confederate leaders “quickly.”
GOP Senators Move to Block Renaming of Confederate Military Bases After Trump Veto Threat
Sen. Josh Hawley’s proposal to remove an amendment to rename military bases named after Confederate generals gained steam on Wednesday.
Josh Hawley Proposes to Keep Bases Named After Confederate Generals, End ‘Historical Revisionism’
Sen. Josh Hawley announced he will offer an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would allow military bases named after Confederate generals to keep their names. During the speech, he chastised the left’s “historical revisionism.”
Kevin McCarthy: ‘Could Be Appropriate’ to Rename Some Bases Named After Confederates
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said during a press conference on Thursday that it “could be appropriate” to rename some military bases that were named after Confederate generals.
Victor Davis Hanson: Petraeus Is Virtue Signaling to the Mob on Renaming Military Bases
Victor Davis Hanson responded to David Petraeus’s call for removing the names of Confederate figures from U.S. military bases.
Josh Hawley Opposes Renaming Military Bases Named After Confederate Generals
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said on Thursday he continues to oppose renaming military bases and installations named after Confederate generals.
David Petraeus: Remove Names of Confederate ‘Traitors’ from Army Bases
Retired U.S. Army General and former CIA Director David Petraeus on Tuesday called for the removal of the names of Confederate figures from military bases nationwide.
South Carolina: Push to Name Street After Barack Obama, Not Confederate General
An activist in Greenville, South Carolina, has launched a campaign to rename a street honoring Confederate general Wade Hampton after former President Barack Obama.
Dallas Re-Brands Elementary Schools Named for Confederate Generals
The Dallas Independent School District board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday night on replacement names for three of the four elementary schools that currently have Confederate army generals as their namesakes.
Texas High School’s Re-Brand from Lee to L.E.E. Will Cost $300K
The Texas school district that recently voted to re-imagine a campus named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee with a more welcoming 21st Century nomenclature, unveiled that the projected costs to re-brand hovers around $300,000.
Texas School District Will Rename Five Confederate-Named Campuses Even if Taxpayers Protest
Five Texas public school campuses with names linked to Confederate figures will get new monikers by summer under an aggressive plan proposed by the district superintendent.
Dallas School Trustee Weighs Re-Branding Campus Named for Democrat Klan Mayor
A trustee for the Dallas Independent School District signaled that more school names may be on the chopping block. This follows the school board’s vote last week to approve re-branding four elementary schools named for Confederate-linked historical figures. However, a latest pair of namesakes have no ties to the Confederacy.
D.C.’s National Cathedral to Remove Stained Glass Windows Depicting Confederate Generals
The Washington National Cathedral announced Wednesday that it would remove two stained-glass windows depicting Confederate generals.
Texas School Sheds ‘Robert E. Lee’ for ‘Student Safety’
A Texas high school cited “student safety” concerns as the reason for shedding its nearly 60-year-old Confederate namesake, General Robert E. Lee. This marks the second time in a week that public education officials in the Lone Star State used the rationale to strip a slice of history from a campus.
Texas Schools Jump on Bandwagon to Dump Historic Confederate Ties
Texas public schools are jumping on the bandwagon to shun symbols and dump historical figures that memorialize the Confederate South in a politicized push around the state that follows the tragic hate crime shooting of nine African-American church parishioners during a Bible study in Charleston, SC.
