Belo Seeks to Change Name Over Confederacy Ties

Dallas Morning News: The parent company of the Dallas Morning News announced during its quarterly conference call that it will seek to change its name, citing its namesake founder’s ties to the Confederacy. The company will ask shareholders in May to approve changing its name to DallasNews Corporation. A. H. Belo was a colonel in the Confederate Army before buying the newspaper company that traces its roots to 1842.