NAJA is joined by NABJ, NAHJ, AAJA, and SPJ to reiterate its demand for the immediate and permanent discontinuance of racialized sports mascots by news outlets. This discontinuance should include clear policy development and implementation, that clarifies the harm they cause, and the practical editorial methods to avoid their use on all platforms.
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Checkpoints become flashpoints in tribal tussle to protect health and sovereignty: Named among defendants are BIA officials Tara Sweeney (second from left) and Charles Addington (right), shown here on a panel earlier this year.COURTESY / BIA EAGLE BUTTE – The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, headquartered here, filed suit June 23
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Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber declared a state of emergency in the city to allow removal of this statue of Spanish conquistador Don Diego De Vargas and other monuments. Photo Credit: Flickr by Tatiana12 SANTA FE, N. M. – Alan Webber, the mayor of Santa Fe, has declared a state
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We all have a running inner dialogue of thoughts. Sometimes this inner self talk is pessimistic, critical or blaming. By attending to our inner self talk, we will notice critical thoughts intruding, and that’s ok. We need to look carefully at our angry thoughts and try to see if we
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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger July 1, 2020
Who are difficult people? – people who irritate us – people who make us lose control over a situation – people who use manipulation to get what they want – people who make us feel anxious, upset, frustrated, angry, etc. Dealing with difficult people means dealing with difficult behavior! If
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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger July 1, 2020
One day a wise and respected king decided to humble his son, whom he saw as arrogant and unfit to take over the thrown. The king said to his son the prince, “My son, there is a certain ring that I want you to bring to me. I wish to
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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger July 1, 2020
There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually
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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger June 26, 2020
The World Health Organization reported the largest COVID-19 case increase in a single day over the weekend. The increase was nearly 200,000 cases globally in 24 hours. More states are reporting jumps in cases since re-opening measures have been relaxing. City Council in Rapid City has recently voted to retract
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“Gold mining has consistently resulted in numerous water contamination problems. Central Black Hills communities choose a recreation-based economy. The time to preserve that economy for future generations is now.” Photo by Talli Nauman RAPID CITY — Launching a Rapid Creek Watershed Action coalition June 16, members of the new local
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM –A controversial statue of Juan de Oñate, a Spanish conquistador revered by some as the Father of New Mexico, but reviled by others for brutality against Native Americans, was removed this week and placed in storage on orders of Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller. The removal by city officials
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