Politics Jul 13 Capitol rioter with Confederate flag attached to a lacrosse stick gets 5 months in prison By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Nation Mar 29 Man who waved Confederate flag during Jan. 6 attack pleads guilty A Maryland man who waved a Confederate flag attached to a lacrosse stick during the siege at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to interfering with a police officer who was trying to disperse a crowd of rioters. By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Arts Jul 13 Watch 5:54 Sonya Clark on the Confederate truce flag and creating a collective work of healing As statues of Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were taken down in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend, special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston explored an exhibit by Sonya Clark in Lincoln, Massachusetts at the deCordova Sculpture Park and… By Jared Bowen, GBH
Politics Oct 14 Racial justice movement a factor for 5 state ballot measures The nationwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice are major factors in several states, including California and Mississippi, for ballot measures with distinctive racial themes. By David Crary, Associated Press
Nation Aug 18 Mississippi group narrows new flag design options down to five A group recommending a new Mississippi state flag has chosen five final designs — three with a magnolia blossom, one with a magnolia tree and one with a shield that has wavy lines representing water. By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Jul 17 WATCH: Defense officials hold virtual town hall after Pentagon bans Confederate flag By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The town hall meeting is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army Gen. Mark Milley, the nation's top military officer, are expected to attend. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 17 Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump’s wrath By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon is banning displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, using a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag. The policy is laid out in a memo signed by Defense Secretary Mark… Continue reading
Jul 01 Mississippi retires former state flag to museum By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Mississippi officials are having a ceremony to relegate the former state flag to history. The gathering Wednesday comes a day after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a new law removing official status from the last state banner in the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 28 Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove rebel emblem from flag By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Mississippi's House and Senate voted in succession Sunday afternoon to retire the flag, with broad bipartisan support. Continue reading
Jun 27 Mississippi gov: I’d sign bill to remove flag’s rebel emblem By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Mississippi lawmakers could vote in the next few days to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. Continue reading