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Demonstrators march in the Juneteenth protest around downtown Salt Lake City on June 19, 2020. ( Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom and Blackness

By Ivana Martinez, Assistant News Editor June 20, 2020

Three weeks ago, after coming home from a protest, Natasha Cadet decided she wanted to celebrate.  It came after weeks of heading to the state capitol, marching through downtown Salt Lake and organizing...

Salt Lake Film Society continues to stream films online during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Pixabay)

Streaming Salt Lake Film Society at Home

By Gabrielle Klinge, Arts Writer June 19, 2020

  The Salt Lake Film Society has had to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic like every other business in the nation. Since many films are already accessible online, the temporary transition did not...

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The Group Stage Proposal is Exactly What the NBA Needs

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor June 19, 2020

  The NBA recently announced a plan to return to play for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. While it is a creative idea — incorporating a shortened regular season and the opportunity for a...

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert gets a rebound during an inter-squad scrimmage game at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 29, 2017. The team began playing its preseason schedule Oct. 2 and will play its first regular season home game in Salt Lake City against the Denver Nuggets Oct. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Holcomb)

Bagley’s Top 5 Utah Jazz Moments so Far

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor June 16, 2020

  It’s no secret that for the 2019-20 NBA season, Utah Jazz fans had extremely high hopes and expectations. Coming off of back-to-back playoff appearances led by a godsend — the beloved Donovan...

A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at the University of Utah Institute of Religion Building speaks to the crowd gathered for a group march, prayer, and vigil on Sunday, 14 June 2020 to protest the death of George Floyd and other African-American people due to police brutality and systemic racism. The crowd marched from the U to the Utah State Capitol (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Latter-day Saints Hold Event in Support of Black Lives Matter, Organizers Call for Change within Church

By Megan McKellar, News Writer June 16, 2020

On June 14, a group of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints marched from the University of Utah’s Institute of Religion building to the Utah State Capitol, joining dozens of...

An attendee to Equality Utah's 'Pride for Black Lives Matter' event holds a Black Lives Matter poster at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, on June 14th 2020. (Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pride for Black Lives Matter: A Celebration of Intersectionality

By Ivana Martinez and Natalie Colby June 15, 2020

  “I’m tired,” Essie Shaw told the crowd at Liberty Park on June 14 at the Pride for the Black Lives Matters protest. “I don't really know how to tell them how it feels to mourn. So many...

Protestors at Pioneer park listening to speakers talk at the protest against police brutality on June 13, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

UAPB Hosts Protest in Solidarity with National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

By Natalie Colby and Ivana Martinez June 14, 2020

  The National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression called for June 13 to be a day of action to stop police crimes, and Utah against Police Brutality answered that call. Other organizations...

Pete Davidson in "The King of Staten Island." (Photo by Mary Cybulski | Universal PIctures)

‘The King of Staten Island’ Doesn’t Have It Figured Out

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor June 14, 2020

  This article contains mild spoilers for “The King of Staten Island.” The new film “The King of Staten Island” tells the story of Scott Carlin, a twenty-four year old stoner freeloading...

A sign thanking healthcare workers outside of Lone Peak Hospital. (Courtesy of Lone Peak Hospital)

Students Heading into Healthcare Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer June 14, 2020

    Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals have been busy, nurses and doctors have been overworked and the need for healthcare workers has become more and more apparent....

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Scott: Shielding White Children From The Reality of Racism is a Failure

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer June 12, 2020

  When I was in second grade, my teacher performed a rendition of Jane Elliott’s controversial "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise. The “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise takes a group of people,...