/ Monuments Content for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis en /arts/blog-summer-virtual-travel-egypt <p><em>The Arts Blog will take you on a global tour&nbsp;from the comfort of your own home. This week’s stop: Egypt.&nbsp;</em></p> September 11, 2020 - 12:10pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog-summer-virtual-travel-egypt /curiosity/news/redefining-role-public-monuments <p>A few years ago, the nation stood watch as Confederate statues started tumbling down at the hands of protestors or at the direction of city officials, seeking peace and reckoning — mainly throughout the South — after the deaths of Black men at the hands of police and other racial injustices. A few weeks ago, the destruction of these monuments went national, inspired in part by George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody in May. California became a large part of the conversation.</p> July 02, 2020 - 12:30pm Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/news/redefining-role-public-monuments