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How Black Lives Matter helped Native Americans and Latinos Native American activists speak during a protest in memory of George Floyd as jury selection begins in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. PHOTO: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Protests over the killing of George Floyd generated a racial reckoning across the U.S. that also helped Native Americans and Latinos bring attention to their fight against systemic racism. Why it matters: Native Americans say the resurgent Black Lives Matter movement in response to Floyd's death helped push sport...

When Crystal Echo Hawk was in the third grade, she recalls watching a Bugs Bunny cartoon that featured a Native American stereotype. "He has a bright red, huge nose, not wearing a shirt and he's wearing a banner that said, 'Vanishing American,'" she recalls. "It made me feel really bad. It really stuck with me." Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Echo Hawk, now 49, grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and attended ...

This year's honorees are breaking barriers, lifting up countless others and helping us see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel

Here are the Martin Luther King Jr. words that inspire today's social justice leaders Share Updated: 9:48 AM CST Jan 18, 2021 By Nicole Chavez, CNN Share Updated: 9:48 AM CST Jan 18, 2021 TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 9:48 AM CST Jan 18, 2021 By Nicole Chavez, CNN More than a half a century has passed since Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial calling for freedom and equality — and the fight for social justice appears to be far from over.CNN asked activists and athletes fighting for equality in the ...

Environmental News For The Week Ending 20December 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Some of the COVID-19 graphics presented in the above articles have been updated below. Also, mentioned in two articles near the ...