Debates over monuments and statues of the Italian explorer tread similar ground, as in Philadelphia where the city placed a box over a Columbus statue last year in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer.... Susan La Flesche Picotte. Some feel a split day causes further harm.... “ As far as we’re concerned, we’re going to keep protesting it until Columbus Day is abolished.” In New York City, the annual Columbus Day Parade returns after a one-y

People registered in Navajo County could vote anywhere in the county.... “ They are not a reality for reservation voters.” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said Thursday's decision does nothing to protect voting access for minorities, including Navajos.... The decision ignores the number of voters who didn't cast a ballot because they were told they weren't in the right precinct, as well as socioeconomic barriers such as poverty and the reservation's remoteness, said Ferguson-Bohnee. Hardl