Thanksgiving for Corinne Oestreich growing up was what it is for most children ― with one important distinction. "My family worked really hard to keep the narrative of the dinner between Indians and Pilgrims out of it," she writes. huffpost.com/entry/native-a…
As a Lakota and Mohawk living in an established settler community like the Bay Area, the only time Oestreich was exposed to the story of a dinner between Pilgrims and Indians was when she was in elementary school. huffpost.com/entry/native-a…
When Oestreich and her brother got older, they sought information from elders about Thanksgiving and their cultures. “We wanted to honor our ancestors with respectful knowledge and practice,” she says. However, they had to fight the "anger that came creeping in along with it."
Later, Oestreich became enraged when she saw a kindergartener wearing a feather headdress made from construction paper. It was around the same time as the protests at Standing Rock. "All of the violence my friends went through was a stark contrast to this skipping boy."
It was then that Oestreich realized that "the holiday was lifted on some imaginary pedestal as a joyous day of peace between two worlds, when historians know the truth to be much more violent." huffpost.com/entry/native-a…
"If I could ask one thing from my non-indigenous fellow Americans when it comes to Thanksgiving," Oestreich says, "I would ask that you refrain from teaching the romanticized version of the holiday." huffpost.com/entry/native-a…
Read Oestreich's essay for her roadmap on how Americans can "reclaim the day in a way that [is] both healing and power-giving."
Tucker Carlson takes the #RNC stage to raucous applause.
For years, Carlson used his cable news platform not only to broadcast racist conspiracy theories, but to bring televised racism into the 21st century. huffpost.com/entry/tucker-c…
Carlson beat a pathway from far-right corners of the internet into millions of Americans’ living rooms, laying the groundwork for Donald Trump and dozens of other high-profile Republicans to seize on racial grievance as an animating issue for voters.
Perhaps Carlson’s most notable contribution to 21st-century racism came from his pioneering work amplifying the so-called “Great Replacement” theory ― the idea that Democrats support greater immigration levels and lax border enforcement because they are trying to replace white American voters with voters of other races.
Victoria Beckham addressed questions from eagle-eyed fans on "Today with Hoda & Jenna" Thursday surrounding her tattoo ― or lack thereof ― in honor of her husband, David Beckham. huffpost.com/entry/victoria…
The fashion designer had the former soccer star's initials on her wrist for years. Victoria posted a video last month that showed her wrist with the body ink visibly faded, TMZ reported. huffpost.com/entry/victoria…
"I had these tattoos a long, long time ago, and they just weren't particularly delicate," the former Spice Girl said Thursday with a laugh. huffpost.com/entry/victoria…
The cast of “House of the Dragon” is visibly less white than its predecessor, “Game of Thrones.” huffpost.com/entry/house-of…
Yet a co-creator for the show told “TheGrill,” an interview series from TheWrap, on Tuesday that the decision to add more diversity to the sci-fi and fantasy genre wasn’t intended to appeal to left-wing ideals. huffpost.com/entry/house-of…
“I think it was not that simple,” Ryan Condal said. “I think the reason that it’s been a successful choice ... is because it was thought out. It wasn’t just done perfunctorily or wasn’t just done to tick a box or ... to be seen as progressive.”
Actor Issa Rae isn’t pleased with “the lengths” to which Warner Bros. has gone to save its upcoming iteration of “The Flash” starring Ezra Miller. huffpost.com/entry/issa-rae…
Miller has been accused of grooming minors and was charged with disorderly conduct, second-degree assault and felony burglary. huffpost.com/entry/issa-rae…
The “Insecure” actor touched on what Hollywood looks like in a post-#MeToo era during an interview with Elle magazine published on Thursday. She didn’t hold back on her criticism of Miller, someone she called a “repeat offender.” huffpost.com/entry/ezra-mil…
George Clooney and Julia Roberts are finally opening up about their longtime bond and why dating each other was never “really a thing.” huffpost.com/entry/george-c…
In an interview to promote the upcoming film “Ticket to Paradise,” the Oscar winners told Access Hollywood about their first impressions of one another.
They were then dropped a juicy question that many fans have been dying to hear answered by the duo, who have starred together in films such as 2001′s “Ocean’s Eleven,” 2002′s “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” 2004′s “Ocean’s Twelve” and 2016′s “Money Monster.”
Actor Angela Lansbury, who died this week at age 96, enjoyed a fabulous career that included prime-time TV success on “Murder, She Wrote.” huffpost.com/entry/angela-l…
But the longtime performer faced real-life evil when she and her family lived in Los Angeles in the 1960s. huffpost.com/entry/angela-l…
Both her kids, Anthony and Deirdre Shaw, became addicted to hard drugs in their teens, and Deirdre began to follow cult leader Charles Manson, Lansbury said. 📷 Getty