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Equality, Rights & Justice Issues

Symbols of hate

[vsw id=”IfclE73gs4U” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Today, after flying for half a century at South Carolina’s state house, a symbol of hatred and racism finally descended a flagpole and was removed forever. South Carolina’s Republican governor was on hand to watch the Confederate flag come down, just a day after signing legislation ordering the move. Explaining her decision to sign the bill, Governor Nikki Haley said that “no one should drive by the statehouse and

Equality, Rights & Justice Issues

White supremacist website ‘slips through’ government commission

The chairman of the Georgia Civil War Commission told 11Alive reporter Doug Richards that linking to a white supremacist website from a state government Facebook page was a mistake — but it’s a mistake he can’t explain. “We’re not… trying to put anything on that Facebook page that’s racist, hurtful or in bad taste. I’m not saying something did not slip through,”chairman John Culpepper told 11Alive. And despite Culpepper’s claims that Georgia’s Civil War Commission is “not there

Equality, Rights & Justice Issues

Gov. Deal filp-flops on the Confederate flag

Yesterday, the South Carolina State Senate voted overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the State Capitol. If the House of Representatives passes the measure, the flag could come down within 24 hours of Gov. Nikki Haley signing the bill. But, here in Georgia, the future of state-sponsored display of Confederate emblems is far less certain. If you think it’s hard to keep up with Gov. Nathan Deal’s position on the Confederate