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A new Kobe Bryant statue has multiple errors. It's not the first memorial with typos

Students walk by the statue of Hecuba, the legendary Queen of Troy, with a quote by William Shakespeare — spelled "Shakespear" — on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in 2017. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption

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Art & Design

A new Kobe Bryant statue has multiple errors. It's not the first memorial with typos

March 12, 2024 • Officials say they will correct the misspellings on a recent 19-foot bronze statue of the late Kobe Bryant at Crypto.com Arena. Several other prominent monuments have had similar issues.

Inscription On Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial To Be Removed

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar endorsed a plan Tuesday to remove the disputed "drum major" inscription from the memorial and replace it with a fuller version of the quote. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Inscription On Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial To Be Removed

December 11, 2012 • The quote will be removed instead of replaced to avoid harming the monument's structural integrity. Critics, including poet Maya Angelou, had criticized the current iteration of the "Drum Major" quote, saying it made King sound arrogant.

Blog Of The Nation

August 25th: What's On Today's Show

August 25, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the dedication of the Martin Luther King memorial, and Steve Jobs' resignation. In the second hour, life as a truck driver, and TOTN's Freshman Reads series continues.