NASCAR Bans The Stars And Bars!

NASCAR bans the Confederate flag from all venues.

Bubba Wallace is the only African American driver in NASCAR.

He praised NASCAR after they formally announced they're no longer allowing fans or sponsors who don the Confederate flag.

The racing industry's ban on the flag was swift.

"The presence of the confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors, and our industry, said NASCAR in a press statement. "Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special. The display of the confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties."

On Wednesday night, the move proved to be controversial.

White folks who proudly don that disgraceful flag vow to boycott NASCAR and call upon Donald J. Trump to punish the racing industry for caving to Black Lives Matter.

In an interview with GMA's Robin Roberts, Wallace praised the industry for taking action.

Talking with @BubbaWallace after NASCAR's decision to prohibit the Confederate flag. pic.twitter.com/3cqenIQD3K

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.@BubbaWallace is ready for what he calls "the biggest race" of his career.

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Bubba Wallace responds to NASCAR’s ban on Confederate flags: “Just really proud of the efforts of Nascar for stepping up and wanting to be a part of change.”@BubbaWallace@RobinRobertshttps://t.co/bfCqRmJxi1 pic.twitter.com/2LDMPm5uNW

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"I'm very gracious to have an elite group of drivers who are willing to stand up for what's right and be able to convey the message as well, and push the envelope," Wallace said."It just show the kind of respect we have for each other."

Bubba Wallace praises the decision for NASCAR to drop the flag.

On CNN, Wallace added that if it was up to him, he would get rid of the flags all together.

"My next step would be to get rid of all Confederate flags. No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race. So it starts with Confederate flags. Get them out of her. They have no place for them."

Wallace also added, "There's going to be a lot of angry people that carry those flags proudly but it's time for change. We have to change that, and I encourage NASCAR to have those conversations to remove those flags."

NASCAR president Steve Phelps said that the time is now.

"Our country is in pain and people are justifiably angry, demanding to be heard. The Black community and all people of color have suffered in our country, and it has taken far too long for us to hear their demands for change. Our sport must do better. Our country must do better. The time is now to listen, to understand and to stand against racism and racial injustice. We ask our drivers, our competitors and all our fans to join us in this mission, to take a moment of reflection, to acknowledge that we must do better as a sport, and join us as we now pause and take a moment to listen."

One NASCAR racer is considering quitting because of the decision. He was swiftly condemned.

NASCAR Truck racer Ray Ciccarelli was livid about the decision to ban the Confederate flag.

On his social media, he wrote, "Well its been a fun ride and dream come true but if this is the direction NASCAR is headed we will not participate after 2020 season is over.

Cicarelli added, "I don't believe in kneeling during [the National Anthem] nor taken [people's] right to fly whatever flag they love. I could care less about the Confederate flag but there are [people] that do and it doesn't make them a racist. All you are doing is fucking one group to cater to another and I ain't [spending] the money we are to participate in any political [bullshit]. So everything is for sale!"

The flag was born out of rebels. The Confederate States of America was born in 1861 and fell in 1865. The Confederacy stood firm in continuing slavery, white nationalism and the ethnic-cleansing of indigenous people.

Jackass Ray Cicarelli decides to leave NASCAR because they drop the flag.

The flag is most commonly found in the South but it pops up in places everywhere. Mind you that white supremacists are often associated with the flag.

The far-white are lit up over the protests in the wake of George Floyd. Across the country and the world, the symbols of hate and bigotry are being taken down (by force).

Places in the South are finding Confederate monuments and namesakes destroyed. They are taking down statues of Christopher Columbus, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Hugo Black, Charles Linn, Edward Colston, King Leopold II, Raphael Semmes, Frank Rizzo, Charles Linn and Stonewall Jackson.

The U.S. military is considering renaming military installations that were named after Confederate soldiers.