Statues. The house where Society Honors people from history and the park where teenagers meet to buy drugs. Protesters have been tearing down confederate memorials around the country since the george floyd protest began. So many of the statues have been pulled down that people are turning their sites on other historical figures. In portland protesters lighting on fire the monument of George Washington before pulling it down. The nations first president face down and covered in graffiti because activist say he was a slave owner. Targeting ulysses s. Grant who led the union army but said to own a slave, and Francis Scott key who wrote the lyrics to the star spangled banner but also a slave owner. The American Museum of Natural History in new york city says it will remove a statue of president Theodore Roosevelt from its front steps, featuring him on the horse with a native american man and africanamerican man standing on either side of him. Trevor ooh wee, there is not a good time to be
Negro led by the white savior. I know it was supposed to symbolize roosevelts friendship with the other races. If youre such good friends, let them up on the horse or at least give them something to ride. One reason the protests are still going strong, because racism is going strong. Look what happened after nascar banned the Confederate Flag. A disturbing discovery, a noose found in a stall for bubba wallace, the only fulltime black driver, successfully convinced the stock car racing series to ban the Confederate Flag at the tracks and facilities. Wallace writing todays despicable act of racism hatred leaves me saddened and service as a painful reminder of how much further we must go as society. Nascar says we have launched an immediate investigation and will do everything we can to identify the person responsible and eliminate them from the sport. Trevor this is such bullshit. Bubba wallace spoke out against racism and clearly someone wanted to send a reminder of what can happen to b
Like this is tearing down anything that doesnt move. When im waiting to cross the street, i keep moving so no one comes in and tries to rip off my head. I will be honest, the museum saying they are going to take town the Teddy Roosevelt makes sense because as someone who lives in new york i walked past that statue so many times and every time i thought that is an amazing statue that is also very problematic. Show i bet in the 30s, it was considered super woke. Look at that, an indian and negro led by the white savior. I know it was supposed to symbolize roosevelts friendship with the other races. If youre such good friends, let them up on the horse or at least give them something to ride. One reason the protests are still going strong, because racism is going strong. Look what happened after nascar banned the Confederate Flag. A disturbing discovery, a noose found in a stall for bubba wallace, the only fulltime black driver, successfully convinced the stock car racing series to ban the
Where teenagers meet to buy drugs. Protesters have been tearing down confederate memorials around the country since the george floyd protest began. So many of the statues have been pulled down that people are turning their sites on other historical figures. In portland protesters lighting on fire the monument of George Washington before pulling it down. The nations first president face down and covered in graffiti because activist say he was a slave owner. Targeting ulysses s. Grant who led the union army but said to own a slave, and Francis Scott key who wrote the lyrics to the star spangled banner but also a slave owner. The American Museum of Natural History in new york city says it will remove a statue of president Theodore Roosevelt from its front steps, featuring him on the horse with a native american man and africanamerican man standing on either side of him. Trevor ooh wee, there is not a good time to be a statue because at first it felt like only the confederate statues were
We have cops that are murdering people. And thats issue that needs to be addressed. To me, he was an athlete who really understood what was going on in our country. Just a few years ago, Colin Kaepernick was arguably a top ten quarterback in the nfl. It looked like he was going to be one of the best in the game. On the biggest stage in sports, with millions of eyes watching, that iconic image, a lone player, protesting during the National Anthem. The first thing i thought was this is going to be a big deal. He took a knee for something bigger than himself. Im going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. Black lives matter as the country faces a moment of reckoning, a history of racial injustice. Sparking renewed calls for real progress. No peace a 2020 reality, seed in the 2016 outcry. Thats a total disrespect for everything we stand for. A message rippling around the world to this day. Dont apologize, give Colin Kaepernick a job back. Tonight, inside the saga t