Amid Calls from Activists Across U.S., Washington, D.C. Officials Look to Diversify Public Monuments

As major urban centers across America undertake the process of rethinking—and, in some cases, removing—monuments to potentially problematic figures, two bills have been proposed that would focus on controversial statues in Washington, D.C., while also calling for the construction of new public artworks honoring women and minorities.
Last week, city councilmembers in the nation’s capital met to discuss the proposed legislation, which would jumpstart a monuments-building process