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Black newspaper in the former capital of the Confederacy is closing

The Spokesman-Review 14 Feb 2026
In Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, Boone saw a media landscape that he thought failed Black readers. “You see, newspapers to a large degree ignored the principles of journalism of being fair,” he said in a 2003 interview.
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Trump’s Takeover of Education Is Taking A Page From the Confederacy

TPM 29 Dec 2025
... — the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) in the early 20th century leveraged the group’s considerable political influence and went after school curricula.
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The Confederacy Goes on Trial, Along With Schools Named Jackson and Lee

New York Times 23 Dec 2025
In an unusual trial, the N.A.A.C.P. has sought to show a school board’s “racist intent” by proving that the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson can’t be separated from white supremacy ... .
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