Black lawmakers blast plans for monument to Justice Thomas

7 February 2022 by Martin Joseph

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Monday to erect a monument to conservative US Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas after heated debate and objections from several Black senators, one of whom called Thomas a “hypocrite and a traitor.” The monument would be financed by private donations and would be erected somewhere … Read more

Statue honoring African diaspora replaces Confederate monument at New Orleans art exhibition

5 February 2022 by Martin Joseph

The site of a statue of Robert E. Lee in New Orleans is now home to the statue of an African deity. The installation is part of ‘Prospect New Orleans’, an event that features artists from all over the world once every three years. While exhibitions are usually temporary, that’s about to change. That reports … Read more