Scholars are divided over whether the campaign amounts to erasing history or updating it.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
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Senate Republicans ready policing bill after Floyd death, protests
The party that has long favored a ‘law and order’ approach finds itself trying to adapt to a fast-changing national dialogue on police and race.
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‘It’s broken:’ Fears grow about strength of U.S. voting system
Fears are mounting that several battleground states are not prepared to administer problem-free elections during the pandemic.
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Dow sinks 1,800 as virus cases rise, deflating optimism
Coronavirus cases are increasing in nearly half of U.S. states.
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Country trio Lady Antebellum changes its name: ‘We are regretful and embarrassed’
Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum is changing its name to Lady A, saying they regret not taking into consideration the word’s associations with slavery.
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New York City starts its escape from lockdown after 80 days
Retail shops, nonessential construction and manufacturing will open Monday for the first time since mid-March.
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World reaches 400,000 virus deaths as pope urges caution
Worldwide, at least 6.9 million people have been infected by the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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The Latest: New Zealand free of coronavirus cases for first time since February
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has eradicated the coronavirus from its shores after health officials reported that the final person known to have contracted an infection had recovered. It has been 17 days since the last new case was reported in New Zealand, and Monday also marked the first time since late February that […]
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Protests flare again in U.S. amid calls to end police violence
Disgust over generations of racism in a country founded by slaveholders combined with a string of recent high-profile killings to stoke the anger.
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SpaceX’s historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space station
It was the first time a privately built and owned spacecraft carried astronauts to the space station in its more than 20 years of existence.