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Colorado to Consider Banning Native American Mascots

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are considering a proposal that would ban Native American mascots in public schools and colleges amid a nationwide push for racial justice that gained new momentum last year following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and the NFL team in Washington changing its name.

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Pollak: What Joe Biden Means by ‘Equity’

“Equity” does not mean treating all individuals the same. It means that the government will treat individuals differently, so that all groups might be brought to the same level, especially in terms of material wealth.

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Raised Fists, Kneeling During Anthem OK at US Olympic Trials

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will not sanction athletes for raising their fists or kneeling during the national anthem at Olympic trials, previewing a contentious policy it expects to stick to when many of those same athletes head to Tokyo this summer.

John Carlos (on right), Tommie Smith (centre) and Peter Norman, who wore an Olympic Projec