One percent of New Yorkers testing positive for COVID-19; Mississippi lawmakers to vote on future of Confederate imagery in flag, Sahara desert dust

In June, state legislators retired the state's flag, which featured the Confederate battle emblem, amid widespread protests over racial injustice.

A week after HBO's botched announcement of its upcoming slavery drama 'Confederate,' Amazon is partnering with Will Packer for its own alt-history series.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said he has directed the state Department of General Services to remove the Confederate statue "as soon as possible."

Portraits of four former House speakers who served in or fought for the Confederacy will be removed from the Capitol.

Richmond, Virginia Mayor Levar Stoney had already called for the removal of the statue along the city's Monument Avenue.

Statues were torn down in Washington D.C., North Carolina, and California.

The Northam administration has said it would seek public input on the statue's future.

It's been five years since White supremacists rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia on the University of Virginia's campus.

The statue is the fourth monument to be torn down in Virginia's capital in recent weeks.

The state Historic Properties Advisory Commission had voted 11-1 to remove the statue and relocate it to a historic site in southern Kentucky.

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The state will remove the Confederate symbol to better reflect the population of Mississippi, officials say.

Newsy finds eight states have not taken steps to remove Confederate statues they donated long ago to display in the U.S. Capitol.

City workers in Decatur removed the monument late Thursday night following a court order.