The City Council of Memphis, a majority black city that is the 25th largest in the US, wants to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. But the Tennessee legislature requires a governor-appointed commission to approve all changes to military and historical monuments throughout the state. Last year, the commission denied the city’s […]
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The Fight of His Life
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Ethical Enjoyment of Museums
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How Angry Racists Plotted to Kill Somali Refugees in Kansas
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Banished
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Two Scoops of Ice Cream for Him, One for You
Donald Trump led the editors of TIME through an evening at the White House that was both typical and strange.
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Anxiety, Betrayal, and Limbo: A DACA Reading List
It was an act that allowed generation to come out as documented. Now the government that once helped them now have the tools to do harm.
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Tennessee, Goddamn: Memphis Fights To Remove Its Confederate Monuments
The legacy of General Nathan Bedford Forrest has the city going up against the state of Tennessee.
