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The country’s Hispanic, Black, and Native American residents were significantly undercounted during the 2020 national census, officials confirmed Thursday. According to report published by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hispanic population had a net undercount of nearly 5 percent, which was three times higher than the estimated undercount in the 2010 census. The Black population had an undercount […]
The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, which has more than 390,000 citizens, has agreed on a $75 million settlement with the country’s three largest drug distributors, a groundbreaking deal that’s the first of its kind to ever be made with a tribal government. As reported by NPR, the deal was made with AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson. “This settlement […]
Rick Santorum is reportedly out at CNN. Sources tell the Huffington Post that the former GOP senator and presidential candidate was fired by the network over his racist comments about Indigenous people. Santorum, who became a CNN political commentator in 2017, made the pro-colonization remarks while speaking at a Young America’s Foundation event less than a month ago. “We […]
Following in the footsteps of the Washington Football Team, the Cleveland Indians will finally drop its racist team name after years of criticism. According to a report from the New York Times, three sources familiar with the decision say the MLB team is moving away from its offensive moniker, with an official announcement that could […]
As millions of people across the United States celebrate Thanksgiving, Rihanna wanted to take the time to remind her followers to keep in mind the many Native Americans who are “in mourning” today. “Some are celebrating today…many are in mourning,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories. “Sending love to all my Native American brothers and sisters.” Image via Instagram/@badgalriri […]
Three of the world’s biggest corporations have been asked to terminate their partnerships with the Washington Redskins unless the team changes its controversial name. According to AdWeek, 87 investment firms and shareholders sent three separate letters to Nike, PepsiCo, and FedEx last week, pressuring each of the companies to cut ties with the NFL franchise. […]
On Monday night, protesters gathered in Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Square and attempted to remove a statue of the slaveholder Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the U.S., but were unsuccessful. They used rope, which they tied to the statue, to try and pull it down. The bronze statue of Jackson was made by sculptor Clark Mills and […]
The family of 16-year-old Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann is suing the Washington Post for $250 million, Reuters reports. Sandmann, the Kentucky teen who was filmed facing off with Native American activist Nathan Phillips during the Indigenous Peoples March and coinciding anti-abortion March for Life at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is claiming the publication engaged in defamation and “targeted […]
On Monday, the Cleveland Indians unveiled the uniforms they’ll don for the 2019 MLB season, and absent on said uniforms (for the first time in 70 years) was the Chief Wahoo logo, which has been a source of contention for years/decades as part of the larger debate of using Native Americans as mascots. Monday’s unveiling […]
Nintendo plans to remove a controversial Native American reference from the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The video game company announced their decision Wednesday, following online criticism that included accusations of racism. The controversial image is connected to the 1980s Mr. Game & Watch character, who can transform into an aggressive figure that perpetuates Native American stereotypes: […]
