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Limerick slave owner’s statue comes down Reporter: saoirse.higgins@limerickleader.ie The city of Balitmore, Maryland has removed a statue to John O’Donnell because of his slave owning past ); ); A STATUE of a Limerick-born slave owner has been taken down in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. John O’Donnell was born in Limerick in 1749 and emigrated to the United States in later years. O’Donnell’s family are thought to be from Truagh Castle in Ardnacrusha. However, John’s father was heavily involved in Limerick and specifically the Thomond Bridge area, where John is believed to have been born. ....
Article content Two Toronto-based politicians are pressing a Chinese-Canadian doctor to remove a sign on his office door â in Chinese â that refers to COVID-19 as the âWuhan pneumonia,â complaining the wording could incite anti-Asian hatred. The English part of the sign, which explained Dr. Kester Kongâs office protocol during the pandemic, referred only to COVID. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Wuhan pneumoniaâ: Ontario MPPs urge Chinese-Canadian doctor to remove âdivisiveâ sign Back to video The incident raises thorny questions about when citing the coronavirusâs origins constitutes a form of racism, and whether it makes any difference if the audience is Asian itself. ....
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By Colin Campbell, The Baltimore Sun Published April 12, 2021 O’Donnell Square Park in Canton (wikipedia) The closure of O’Donnell Square Park in Canton without warning Monday evening set off an immediate flurry of emails, texts and phone calls among one group of neighbors in particular. The 50 members of the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance dared to wonder: Had their plan worked? They’d spent the past eight months doing historical research and community outreach, writing letters to state lawmakers and successive mayors, and collecting more than 900 signatures on a petition. “This may be it! I’m headed there now!” read the first email. ....
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