Bachelor’s Demi Burnett claims ‘ignorance’ and apologizes for wearing jacket with a Confederate flag

Bachelor Nation favorite Demi Burnett has apologized after images of her wearing a jacket bearing the Confederate flag emerged earlier this week. The reality star, 25, used Twitter to explain herself on Monday night, telling people she ‘royally f***ed up’ and was ‘ignorant’ to ‘not pay attention’ to the symbol on her jacket, which was … Read more

Trump says Confederate flag proud symbol of U.S. South

President Donald Trump refused to say the Confederate flag is an offensive symbol during an interview on Sunday, where he touted the controversial banner as a sign of pride for the South. The Republican president was asked by host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday if the flag, considered a symbol of slavery and oppression by … Read more

Justin Timberlake calls for the removal of Confederate statues and to stop ‘protecting slave owners’

Justin Timberlake has joined a growing cry for the removal of Confederate statues in the Unites States with a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday. The 39-year-old Tennessee native said on social media that the monuments ‘must be taken down’ and that doing so is ‘a symbol of respect for Black people in America.’ Just last month, … Read more

Donald Trump calls flying Confederate flag ‘freedom of speech’

President Donald Trump said the decision to fly the Confederate flag is one of ‘freedom of speech’ after lashing out at NASCAR for banning it from its racing events. ‘I view it as freedom of speech,’ he told NexStarDC’s Jessi Turnure in an interview Tuesday. ‘It’s freedom of speech. You do what you do. It’s freedom … Read more

Donald Trump says flying the Confederate flag is ‘freedom of speech’

President Donald Trump said the decision to fly the Confederate flag is one of ‘freedom of speech’ after lashing out at NASCAR for banning it from its racing events. ‘I view it as freedom of speech,’ he told NexStarDC’s Jessi Turnure in an interview Tuesday. ‘It’s freedom of speech. You do what you do. It’s freedom … Read more

Raleigh workers unearth time capsule from 1894 inside Confederate monument torn down by protesters

Workers discovered a time capsule dating back to 1894 while dismantling what was left of a 75-foot Confederate monument in Raleigh, North Carolina. The massive structure was destroyed during Black Lives Matter protests in late June and officials ordered the removal of the remains due to its ‘painful memory.’ However, the event led experts to … Read more

Film director Spike Lee compares Confederate flag to swastika

Director Spike Lee has compared the Confederate flag to Nazi swastikas as he praised the white BLM supports who would ‘make the big difference’. The legendary New York-based film boss demanded the 13-star symbol be removed from public display along with statues of military leaders from that time. Speaking to host Franklin Leonard on Luminary’s … Read more

Microsoft BANS players of game with Confederate flag on cars

Microsoft is BANNING players of the racing game Forza who decorate their cars with the confederate flag online Microsoft is banning the use of the confederate flag in the racing game, Forza It also banned Nazi symbols and imperialist Japan’s rising sun flag Players who use the flag must be reported before being banned  By James … Read more

Microsoft BANNING players of the racing game Forza who add the confederate flag to their cars online

Microsoft is BANNING players of the racing game Forza who decorate their cars with the confederate flag online Microsoft is banning the use of the confederate flag in the racing game, Forza It also banned Nazi symbols and imperialist Japan’s rising sun flag Players who use the flag must be reported before being banned  By James … Read more

Mississippi state House PASSES bill to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag

Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the US to bear the Confederate battle emblem following a historic vote by a coalition of lawmakers, both black and white and across the political aisle, on Sunday.  Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has said he would sign the bill into law as soon as it comes … Read more