Fort named after Gen. Robert E. Lee will now honor a Buffalo Soldier

Fort named after Gen. Robert E. Lee will now honor a Buffalo Soldier

Amid President Donald Trump’s plans to revert the designations of seven Army installations previously named for Confederate fighters to their old names, albeit new namesakes, comes the Army’s announcement that Fort Lee in Virginia will become the first base to be named after a Buffalo Soldier.Fort Lee — initially named after the Confederate general Robert E. Lee — was briefly changed to Fort Gregg-Adams under President Joe Biden’s administration…

Beyoncé Buffalo Soldiers Shirt Backlash Explained

Photo Credit: @beyonce | YouTube Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour stop in Paris on Juneteenth became a controversial one when the superstar wore a shirt honoring the Buffalo Soldiers. The shirt stirred backlash over its connection to a painful and complicated past involving Indigenous communities and American expansion. Why is Beyoncé facing backlash over the Buffalo Soldiers shirt? Beyoncé’s one fashion choice during her Cowboy Carter tour has land…