GALENA? A black lawn jockey statue on display outside the Galena Mining & Historical Museum for more than 20 years will be moved inside the building after a complaint from a biracial couple. The ...

A long-lasting defense of a statue many consider racist has regained traction on social media. An August 2020 Facebook post recycles the long-standing claim that Black lawn jockey statues are not a ...

A lawn jockey statue displayed in front of a Barrington antique shop has sparked debate over whether it’s a racist caricature or it honors the positive role such objects supposedly played in marking ...

Incidents from childhood can either make or break a person. Throughout our lives, challenges are placed in our paths, whether real or imaginary, and we find ourselves learning about the world and ...

CASTLETON — A heavy iron lawn jockey statue that was to be donated to the historical society has disappeared. Castleton Police are investigating the disappearance of the iron statue, whose weight has ...

The black lawn jockey is typically thought of as a piece of racist memorabilia, but a viral Facebook post in January 2016 sought to reverse that image by claiming that these miniature statues were ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The Saratoga Jockey Painter Robin Schumacher has created the first female lawn jockey statue. Looking in the mirror for inspiration, she named her Lea after her ...

Lawn jockeys stand along Union Avenue on the grounds of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in this undated photo. SARATOGA SPRINGS — More than a dozen lawn ...