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Virginia Military Institute Removes Confederate Statue After Continued Calls From Student Body And Politicians

Derek MajorDecember 7, 2020December 7, 2020

by Derek MajorDecember 7, 2020December 7, 2020727

The Virginia Military Institute has removed the statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, ending a months effort to remove the statue...

Education

Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins Becomes The First Black Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute

Derek MajorNovember 16, 2020May 4, 2021

by Derek MajorNovember 16, 2020May 4, 20216369

Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins has become the first Black person to be named superintendent of VMI, the country’s oldest state-supported military college...

Black Lives Matter Education News

Virgina Military Institute To Remove Stonewall Jackson Statue

Derek MajorOctober 30, 2020October 30, 2020

by Derek MajorOctober 30, 2020October 30, 20202178

The Virginia Military Institue announced Thursday it will remove the statue of Stonewall Jackson among several changes to establish diversity initiatives...

Black Lives Matter Education News

Virginia Military Institute Superintendent Resigns Amid Culture of ‘Ongoing Structural Racism’

Derek MajorOctober 26, 2020October 26, 2020

by Derek MajorOctober 26, 2020October 26, 20203241

The superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) resigned Monday, amid rumors of "a culture of ongoing structural racism"...