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Philly to Erect Marian Anderson Statue, City’s First Monument to a Black Woman

Philadelphia will soon have a new statue of the famed opera singer Marian Anderson. The monument will be the first […]

Olivia Errico

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Group Organizes to Rename Taney Street in Philadelphia

In 1858 a Philadelphia street became known as Taney Street. Today, a group of activists are organizing efforts to rename […]

Olivia Errico

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Baltimore Removes Statue of Slave Owner from Canton Square

After many months of community debate, officials in Baltimore have removed a statue of slave owner Captain John O’Donnell from […]

Olivia Errico

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Maryland College Dedicates Memorial to Enslaved People

In 2016, St. Mary’s College of Maryland broke ground on a new athletics stadium. Before construction could begin, the college […]

Olivia Errico

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East Passyunk to Change Neighborhood Logo Depicting Stereotype of Indigenous People

Philadelphia’s East Passyunk neighborhood is changing its logo, which depicts a stereotypical image of an Indigenous person in a headdress, […]

Olivia Errico

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Philly’s Monument Lab Awarded $4 Million Mellon Foundation Grant to Study Nation’s Monuments

Early today, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced the Monuments Project, an initiative to help reimagine the country’s monuments to […]

Olivia Errico

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D.C. Committee Recommends Renaming, Contextualizing 50+ Sites Due to Racist Associations

In July, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser assembled a new committee tasked with reviewing the names of government-owned properties […]

Olivia Errico

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Statue of Marsha P. Johnson to be Erected in her NJ Hometown

This summer cities across the country have been reckoning with the meaning of their public statues. While most of the […]

Olivia Errico

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Philadelphia Historical Commission Votes in Favor of Removing Columbus Statue

In mid-June, people armed with guns, baseball bats, and other weapons gathered in Marconi Plaza in South Philadelphia. These people […]

Olivia Errico

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Trenton Takes Down Columbus Statue

Early Wednesday morning a crane hoisted the statue of Christopher Columbus down from its pedestal in Trenton. Some onlookers cheered, […]

Olivia Errico

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