World Oct 14 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Texas police officer resigns over fatal shooting of black woman In our news wrap Monday, the white police officer who fatally shot a black woman inside her Fort Worth, Texas, home over the weekend has resigned. Body camera video shows the officer, Aaron Dean, firing immediately after shouting at Atatiana…
Nation Oct 14 Why more people are celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day Columbus Day is a relatively new federal holiday, but increasingly, more communities are recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day instead. By Malinda Maynor Lowery, The Conversation
Education Nov 15 Teaching kids about Thanksgiving or Columbus? They deserve the real story My students felt betrayed, angry even, that throughout their elementary and middle school years, teachers had pushed a fake narrative, or had done little, if anything, to correct the record. By David Cutler
Nation Oct 13 Seattle replaces Columbus Day with 'Indigenous People's Day' Just a week after Seattle’s City council unanimously approved replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day -- a holiday that will honor and celebrate the cultural contributions of Native Americans -- Mayor Ed Murray invited members of city council… By Ayan Sheikh