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Statues

Bristol Commission Determines Colston Statue Should Be Kept in Damaged State

Since the slave trader statue was torn down in 2020, opinions have differed on what to do with it.
By Helen Holmes

The Former Director of the British Museum Weighs in on Statues in the U.K.

Neil MacGregor points to Germany to discuss methods of processing problematic histories.
By Helen Holmes

The U.K. Government Is Cutting Educational Arts Funding by 50%, Sparking Outrage

Education secretary Gavin Williamson is arguing that funds should be directed towards medicine and technology.
By Helen Holmes

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Being Honored by Muralists, Opera Directors and Sculptors

By Helen Holmes

William and Harry Will Unveil a Statue in Princess Diana’s Honor Next Year

By Morgan Halberg

A Statue of Melania Trump Was Set on Fire in Slovenia

By Helen Holmes

Removing New York’s Racist Teddy Roosevelt Statue Has Wide Support—Except From Trump

By Helen Holmes

Protesters All Over the World Are Tearing Down Racist Monuments

By Helen Holmes
A memorial service for the late Shirley Chisholm, the country's first African-American congresswoman, in 2005.

Shirley Chisholm Could Become 2nd Black Woman to Have Statue in US Capitol

By Madina Toure
The monument to Christopher Columbus in Columbus Circle on the Upper West Side.

New York City to Keep Columbus Statue, Build Monument Honoring Indigenous People

By Madina Toure
People walk by the base of the the 76-foot statue of explorer Christopher Columbus which stands in Columbus Circle in New York City.

NYC Monuments Undergo Public Scrutiny at First Commission Hearing

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio marching in the October 2014 Columbus Day parade.

De Blasio’s Commission to Review NYC Statues Holds First Meeting

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio marches during the Columbus Day Parade.

De Blasio Booed While Marching in Columbus Day Parade

By Madina Toure
Aerial View of Columbus Circle - New York

With Columbus Statue in Jeopardy, Italian American Groups Release List of Supporters

By Madina Toure
A statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park was defaced on Tuesday morning.

Columbus Statue Vandalized Amid Debate Over Monuments

By Madina Toure
Marchers in Pittsburgh protest in solidarity with Charlottesville.

De Blasio Names Commission to Review Controversial Monuments

By Madina Toure
Ms. James receiving the endorsement of the Queens Democratic Party last year. (Photo: Ross Barkan)

Tish James: Christopher Columbus Statue ‘Should Remain’

By Madina Toure
We can put up statues while the rest of the country takes them down.

We Used to Put Statues Up, and We Still Can

By Joe Carr
Subway ridership is at its highest levels since the 1940s. (Photos by Arman Dzidzovic/New York Observer.)

Afternoon Bulletin: Uber May Fire 700 Drivers, the City’s Longest Commute and More

By Catherine Rafter
Photo: WIkipedia

Statue of Limitations: These Five Monuments Honoring Racists and Anti-Semites Must Go

By David Wallis
(YouTube)

Going For Bronze: Unwitting High Line Tourists Give Money to Well-Dressed Panhandling Statue

By Rebecca Hiscott
Bolshoi Theatre's statue of Apollo. Courtesy The Telegraph.

Apollo Statue’s Little Friend Taken Off Public Display at Bolshoi Theatre

By Michael H. Miller

Sex-Crazed Brunei Prince ‘Stripped’ of $21 Million As Lawyers Prevail in Case

By Nate Freeman
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