June 23, 2015
By Halimah Abdullah
Virginia will start (click here) phasing out license plates with the Confederate flag — a move that follows a shooting massacre in South Carolina and the ensuing debate over a lingering symbol which for many is associated with painful memories of slavery.
The decision, announced during an event Tuesday by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, also comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that Texas cannot be required to allow the Confederate flag on car license plates. McAuliffe called the symbolism of the flag "unnecessarily divisive and hurtful."...
No states is exempt from examining the morality of their government. Every state government and otherwise needs to end any form of racism regardless how it manifests. Simply because there is a populous demand for the confederate flag doesn't mean the state reacts to it. Regardless of what the state intends, the reality is, racism is enhanced by any measure that can be assigned that definition.
South Caroline is voting to debate the confederate flag. I wish them success.
By Halimah Abdullah
Virginia will start (click here) phasing out license plates with the Confederate flag — a move that follows a shooting massacre in South Carolina and the ensuing debate over a lingering symbol which for many is associated with painful memories of slavery.
The decision, announced during an event Tuesday by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, also comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that Texas cannot be required to allow the Confederate flag on car license plates. McAuliffe called the symbolism of the flag "unnecessarily divisive and hurtful."...
No states is exempt from examining the morality of their government. Every state government and otherwise needs to end any form of racism regardless how it manifests. Simply because there is a populous demand for the confederate flag doesn't mean the state reacts to it. Regardless of what the state intends, the reality is, racism is enhanced by any measure that can be assigned that definition.
South Caroline is voting to debate the confederate flag. I wish them success.
