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The Satanic Temple holiday display restored after being destroyed - again

The Satanic Temple faced repeated vandalism of their holiday display in Concord, NH, despite being allowed to participate in public holiday displays for the first time.

SF Performing an Audit of City's 98 Statues to Determine If Any Should Be Removed for Being Racist or Sexist

San Francisco is auditing statues to assess their alignment with current city values and historical context.

The process reflects larger societal struggles with representation and historical context in public monuments.

At MoMA, LaToya Ruby Frazier Asks What Our Monuments Should Be

Public monuments turned symbols of ideological divisions in the US due to racially charged events like Charlottesville's Unite the Right rally.

Adams revives art initiative honoring 5 influential NYC women

NYC to resume She Built NYC project honoring influential women with public monuments after COVID-19 pause.

Project aims to address underrepresentation of women in NYC's public art collection with five monuments across boroughs.

NYC wants to install four different statues to honor women across boroughs

The She Built NYC initiative is commissioning public monuments to honor influential women in New York City's five boroughs.

Mayor Eric Adams' administration received approval to honor Shirley Chisholm, with plans to honor four other women in different boroughs.

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