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  • US Navy must rename warships that have 'racist' and Confederate names, policy task force says

    02/04/2021 7:39:21 PM PST · by dynachrome · 73 replies
    RT ^ | 2-3-21 | RT
    The US Navy should rename warships and other assets that have racist connotations, as part of a modernization drive to promote diversity, the task force that shapes navy policy has recommended. "Certain Navy ship names have been highlighted by Congress and in the media for connections to confederate or white supremacist ideologies," Task Force One Navy said in its report, published on Wednesday. The 141-page report called for a review to "identify assets honoring those associated with the Confederacy and identify assets named after racist, derogatory or culturally insensitive persons, events or language." It also recommends changing the wording for...