After university officials on the campus of Ole Miss tore down the Mississippi state flag, some students seek justice. Andrew Soper, senior business major from Tupelo, agrees with his blog post, “Ole Miss has become the University of Nowhere”. The act took place in response to the “Back Lives Matter” movement last fall. The removal […]
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What started out as a protest against the Confederate flag during students and faculty at New Prairie Corp. turned into them banning all types of flags on vehicles. Many people feel as though this is a distraction to the students education, that is when the banning occurred. Some students will just fly the American flag
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The current controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem is discussed in this opinion piece. The author feels that the professional quarterback equating the flag and national anthem with some problems in society takes the focus away from the larger good they represent at home and abroad. Our country is not
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The arrival of a Betsy Ross flag (the original 13 star flag) at a football game between Forest Hills Central High and Ottawa Hills High was criticized by school leaders for the exclusion and hate the flag now represents. A formal apology was given to those in attendance by school leaders who saw the action
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Supporters of the current Mississippi state flag are hoping its able to keep its appearance. Debate is raised over the confederate emblem on the flag. Supporters of Initiative 58 are hoping it gets passed on the next ballot to never again make an appearance on another ballot. The Heritage Keepers Rally took place on the
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White students dressed in red, white, and blue clothing at a Michigan high school football game waved a Trump flag as well as a historical 13-star ‘Betsy Ross’ flag, causing some black members of the opposing team’s crowd to feel uncomfortable because they claim the flags were racist and intimidating. Students Waving Trump, ‘Betsy Ross’
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Rich Lagomarsino asserts that aspects of history, or symbols related to certain time periods, should never be covered up, even if they may be difficult to come to peace with. Symbols such as the Confederate flag should be cherished and learned from so that mistakes similar to those made in the past will not be
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A Mississippi attorney has vowed to keep fighting his battle to have the rebel X removed from the state flag, citing as unconstitutional the hostile environment created by the flag’s ‘symbol of slavery’, despite the fact that a district judge has indicated no injury has been proven. The state’s governor has agreed with the judge.
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This was very interesting. In my opinion this flag a representation of segregation yet also that can in fact spark biases and conflict as it seems it already has. I understand the aspect that each person has the right to freedom of speech yet their are limits in regards to what is considered acceptable and
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According to one of the players on the team, the Seattle Seahawks have decided to lock arms and stand united as a team during the national anthem to honor those who have fought for their freedom, raising the possibility that announcing the move early in the day might set a template that other teams could
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