ESPN Pulls Announcer For Having Same Name As Confederate General

ESPN pulled an announcer from covering an upcoming college football game at the University of Virginia because he shares the same name as Confederate General Robert E. Lee - even though the announcer is Asian-American. ESPN removed college football announcer Robert Lee from covering the William & Mary at University of Virginia football game on September 2, 2017, because they were concerned it would be offensive to viewers, OutKick The Coverage reported Tuesday night .

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Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events In the days since white nationalists marched in Charlottesville and President Trump asserted that some "very fine people" walked shoulder-to-shoulder with them, corporate CEOs have issued statements of protest and bolted from White House panels. Artists fled the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, and three of the five Kennedy Center Honors recipients said they might skip the traditional White House pre-gala reception, prompting the president and first lady to cancel it.

University of Texas joins efforts to remove Confederate statues

University of Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of campus, saying such monuments have become "symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism." There was a heavy police presence, and some arguments occurred among those gathered, after Mr. Fenves announced the move late Sunday and crews began removing the statutes.

Prominent US religious conservatives defend Trump after Charlottesville

Two prominent religious conservatives defended U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after he was widely criticized for blaming both white nationalists and counter-protesters for last weekend's violence at a Virginia rally organised by neo-Nazis and white supremacists. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question after signing a memorandum at the White House in Washington, U.S. on August 14, 2017.

Prominent U.S. religious conservatives defend Trump after Charlottesville

Two prominent religious conservatives defended U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after he was widely criticized for blaming both white nationalists and counter-protesters for last weekend's violence at a Virginia rally organized by neo-Nazis and white supremacists. Evangelical Christian Jerry Falwell Jr said Trump could be more polished and politically correct but is not racist.

Colleges grappling with balancing free speech, campus safety

Weston Gobar, 21, a fourth year student and president of the Black Student Alliance at the University of Virginia, poses for a portrait, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va., a week after a white nationalist rally took place on campus. Weston Gobar, 21, a fourth year student and president of the Black Student Alliance at the University of Virginia, poses for a portrait, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va., a week after a white nationalist rally took place on campus.

His Life is Over

"No Nazis in our neighborhood," read the words emblazoned in large, bold type across the tops of the fliers, which also show a picture of a group of demonstrators carrying tiki torches on the campus of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville the night of Aug. 11. One man carrying a torch near the bottom right corner of the image is circled. The fliers identify the circled man as Jerrod Kuhn and claim that he is a "leading figure with the Daily Stormer, an avowedly neo-Nazi website around which local groups have been organizing to promote anti-Semitism, white supremacy and violence against LGBTQ communities."

Israeli leader criticized for response to Charlottesville

In this May 22, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after making a joint statement in Jerusalem. Israel's prime minister is coming under growing criticism for his relative silence over President Donald Trump's response to the racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

America’s Liberal Establishment Enables White Nationalist Organizations to Recruit

White nationalists held a rally and killed at least one counter-protester in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, as reported by the Washington Post and AP in this Boston Globe article . Read this article carefully and you will see how America's liberal-establishment wing of the ruling class bear enormous responsibility for helping white nationalist organizations recruit working-class whites.

Sabato: Let Trump ‘Fire All The White Nationalists On His Staff Starting With Steve Bannon’

CNN's Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter spoke with Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, this Sunday about Trump's refusal to condemn the white supremacists at the protests in Charlottesville over the weekend. Sabato had some advice for Trump, but don't expect him to follow it.

Ohio Car Attack Suspect Faces Murder Charge, Civil Rights Probe

The man suspected of ramming a car into a crowd of counter demonstrators at a white-nationalist rally, killing one and injuring more than a dozen others, was facing multiple charges on Sunday morning, including second-degree murder. Video of the incident in Charlottesville, Virginia, shows the car appearing to plow deliberately at a high rate of speed over multiple counter-protesters at the rally.

Insecure White Nazis In Charlottesville Carried Citronella Tiki Torches

They can't get jobs, it's hard to make it through a police stop without being shot and they are constantly getting sent to prison for decades for a joint. They can't shop at department stores without being followed and they will never get to be president without having a reality show loser accuse them of not being a "real" American.

Nazis, Klan Members, Alt-Right Supporters Rally In Virginia Over Removal Of Confederate Statue

A month after a Ku Klux Klan rally here ended with the police using tear gas on protesters , Charlottesville is bracing for a weekend of white nationalist demonstrations and counterprotests, and suddenly this tranquil college town feels like a city under siege. Thousands of people - many from out of town - are expected to descend on the city to either protest or participate in a "Unite the Right" rally on Saturday convened by white nationalists who oppose a plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, from a city park.

Secretary Mattis condemns North Korea following Warmbier’s death

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday that the recent death of Otto Warmbier , the 22-year-old college student who was held captive by North Korea, "goes beyond any kind of understanding of law and order, of humanity, of responsibility towards any human being." The University of Virginia student was touring North Korea in January 2016 when he was detained for allegedly stealing a propaganda banner at his hotel.