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Rock Point School and Episcopal Diocese of Vermont remove a prominent portrait of a Bishop who wrote a book in support of slavery
Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown, Abbey Baker, CJ. Spirito and three student leaders speaking to the Rock Point School community
Vermont Business Magazine Last week, Rock Point School students and faculty removed a large portrait of Bishop John Henry Hopkins, a noted figure in the history of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. In 1832, Hopkins became the first Episcopal Bishop of Vermont, and his son built the school building in the late 19th Century to honor his father.
Lauren Boebert Goes On Twitter Tirades Against BLM By Cullen Paradis
on May 28 2021 5:52 AM Lauren Boebert (R-CO) arrives to vote for the new Republican conference chairperson at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 14, 2021.
Lauren Boebert, Colorado Representative and perennial controversy magnet, attracted attention Thursday by tweeting that U.S. embassies should not fly the Black Lives Matter flag. Embassies were recently given the option ahead of the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.
Boebert’s detractors immediately spoke out against her Tweet, accusing her of opposing the entire Black Lives Matter movement, recalling past criminal charges against both herself and her husband, Jayson Boebert and reminding her of her support for the alt-right groups who perpetrated the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection,
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One element of the website will be a timeline of their own flag-related events. The Wilkoffs put up the BLM flag after purchasing it in August and experienced no pushback from the HOA until December 24, when they received a so-called courtesy notice informing them that the flag violated its rules and had to come down. (The letter was dated December 7 and postmarked on December 18.) In response, Kara collected signatures from twelve neighbors who supported their right to keep the flag in place, and emailed the form to Professional Community Management Services, or PCMS, the company that manages the HOA on behalf of its board, on January 3 the same date a second offense warning arrived.
Supporters of the BLM message have pushed back against such reactions, including ones linked to homeowners associations. In November, a man in Jacksonville, Florida, sued his HOA after it demanded that his Black Lives Matter flag be removed.
Cut to December 7, when Kara and Ben received a so-called courtesy notice from their HOA. Kensington Ridge is a premier community primarily because of the pride and care our homeowners take with their homes and landscape, it began. Because of this, our property values remain high and our neighborhoods are safer, friendly and beautiful. Occasionally, an oversight may occur on the part of a homeowner that violates the covenants of our community. Such a condition has been noted on your property and we are asking for your help in correcting it.