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Columbus Day
How to Be an Indigenous Ally for Thanksgiving...
by Ida Mojadad • 11/21/2018 4:50 pm

From acknowledging the tribal land you’re on to stopping big banks from financing oil pipelines, there’s plenty we can do.

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In Uncomfortable Twist, Indigenous People and Italians Will...
by Ida Mojadad • 04/18/2018 5:17 pm

Against the protest of some local Italian Americans, San Francisco supervisors renamed Columbus Day in honor of indigenous people in January.

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Racist Legacy Revisited: Frida Kahlo Could Oust Phelan...
by Ida Mojadad • 02/26/2018 2:19 pm

Former mayor James D. Phelan ran for senator in 1920, promising to “Keep California White.”

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City to Remove Racist Civic Center Statue
by Ida Mojadad • 02/21/2018 3:05 pm

The 1894 statue has long drawn criticism for its demeaning depiction of Native Americans.

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Columbus Day Is Out, Indigenous Peoples Day Is...
by Ida Mojadad • 01/23/2018 5:22 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to rename the holiday in honor of Native Americans.

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How Christopher Columbus Changed the Way We Eat
Anna Roth • 10/08/2012 11:50 am

Imagine an Italy without tomato sauce, Ireland without potatoes, Belgium without chocolate. Regardless of your feelings about Christopher Columbus and colonialism, the fact remains…

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Christopher Columbus Was a Real Jerk
Katy St. Clair • 03/10/2010 4:00 am

I was sitting at Specs' Cafe in North Beach, waiting for my blind date to arrive, and thinking about Christopher Columbus. One thing I've…

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