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7 more cities are changing “Columbus Day” to “Indigenous People’s Day”
Seattle and Minneapolis were the first two cities to do so in October 2014. Since then, seven more cities — including Lawrence, Kansas, on Tuesday, and Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday — and one county in Texas, as of Tuesday, have joined their ranks. There are several many reasons we shouldn’t honor Columbus.
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Meet the “Speed Sisters,” the Arab world’s first all-female racing team
“Freedom.” That theme comes up a lot as the Speed Sisters talk. According to the women, the only time they feel free from the fetters of their daily lives is when they’re driving or drifting. Despite the myriad challenges they face, the Speed Sisters are turning their freedom into trophies.
Say Her Name: Trans woman of color Kiesha Jenkins dies after being attacked and shot by up to 6 men
Philadelphia homicide Capt. James Clark told the Philadelphia Inquirer that Jenkins, 22, exited a car moments prior to her murder. Once out of the car, the group surrounded Jenkins and when she fell to the ground during the assault, they was shot twice in the back. Jenkins is the second transgender woman to be killed in Philadelphia this year and the 21st in the U.S. This is a dire problem, and as Laverne Cox recently said, fixing it starts with representation.
Black UCLA students call out their peers for hosting a blackface frat party
On Tuesday, UCLA’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority co-hosted a party called “Kanye Western,” at which many students who are not black dressed in so-called “gangsta” garb and painted their faces. Their night was effectively ruined when actual black students showed up and brought up how offensive the party was. Following protests Thursday, Sigma Phi Epsilon released a statement apologizing but denied the use of blackface.