Karina Elwood
Former reporter for The Washington Post who covered legal battles around school renamings in Virginia; in this episode she explains the lawsuit and history behind a Stonewall Jackson school rename-and-restore dispute.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 19min
Local Schools Are Reinstating Their Racist Names
Karina Elwood, a former Washington Post reporter who covered school renaming legal fights, unpacks the Stonewall Jackson rename-and-restore dispute in Virginia. She walks through the courtroom claims, the judge’s compelled-speech language, and the school’s segregation-era origins. Listeners get the timeline of the trial and why this case could shape future renaming battles.
