The counterprotesters stood in front of the “It’s OK to be white” banner, blocking it with their own signs, and shouted over Blanchard’s megaphone. “Black lives matter. White supremacy ...

The banner has gone viral on social media with many saying the decision to use white models for a Black holiday has made them cringe. Some even say it’s an attempt to “whitewash” the event.

Banner spoke immediately after black historian Deborah Gray White gave an impassioned speech about black female academics being closed out of the world of white women scholars at the conference.

IU Indianapolis removed two banners reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Discrimination has no place here” from its campus less ...

IU Indianapolis recently removed two prominent signs from its downtown campus, including a "Black Lives Matter" sign, as part of efforts to comply with federal and state guidance surrounding diversity ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Dozens of banners in honor of Black History Month are up in Huntington, marking the third year prominent figures have been displayed on city streets. Each banner ...