The Jackson City Council has unanimously passed a resolution urging the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense to reverse their decision to remove civil rights icon Medgar Evers' name from the USNS ...

The naming of a naval ship might seem like a ceremonial afterthought, but in the U.S. Navy, it is a deliberate and meaningful process steeped in tradition, politics, and symbolism. Names convey ...

The Trump administration has interfered with efforts to rename Army bases that were originally named after Confederate officers as well.US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell ...

Re “Hegseth orders name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from San Diego-built Navy ship” (June 3): The Navy will rename USNS Harvey Milk as part of the administration’s move to ...

In 2023, the Navy named a ship after Harriet Tubman and last December, it laid the keel for a ship to bear Thurgood Marshall‘s name. These individuals are not only national icons but are deeply woven ...

The Trump administration moves to strip the name of civil rights icon Harvey Milk from a Navy ship. Critics worry this decision is part of a larger backlash against LGBTQ people. Steve Walsh from ...

So, the Pentagon is thinking about renaming the Navy support ship Harriet Tubman before it even launches. Because, you know, diversity = bad. The Trump administration and its TV show host defense ...

In a display of infantile weakness, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the U.S. Navy to remove iconic gay rights activist and Korean War veteran Harvey Milk’s name from a ship. A Pentagon ...