Rhode Island considers name change due to slavery connotations

[Guard Dad]

The cray cray continues

Rhode Island considers name change due to slavery connotations

What’s in a name? For the state of Rhode Island, years of acrimony over an official designation with connotations of slavery.

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[J-man]

Wonder how that will affect the many businesses which are incorporated in RI?

 

[MudFlap]

They should change it to something really short and easy to spell.

How about "Jim" or "Ed" ?

 

[Guard Dad]

They should change it to something really short and easy to spell.

How about "Jim" or "Ed" ?

Roadie?

 

[The Sound Guy]

They should change it to "RI". Then their abbreviation can be the same as the postal code, saving brain cells.

 

[lotstodo]

So did both black people in the state object or what?

 

[Guard Dad]

So did both black people in the state object or what?

I don't think it matters anymore, business and government are running like Forest Gump away from any and every thing that can be even loosely tied to slavery or the civil war.

 

[Far West]

Venezuelan activist warns Americans about statue removals: It will be a 'slippery slope'

Venezuelan activist warns Americans about statue removals: It will be a 'slippery slope'

Americans should be concerned about the toppling of statues and attempted erasure of American history, Venezuelan political activist and TikToker Elizabeth Rogliani cautioned Tuesday.

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[Boss 302]

It won't play.

 

[Guard Dad]

It won't play.

Plays for me.