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Conference center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in downtown Salt Lake City, photographed on Aug. 28, 2020. (The Daily Utah Chronicle | Gwen Christopherson)

Poma: LDS Members Must Do More to Fight Racism

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor September 22, 2020

  Conversations surrounding racism and the 2020 election have prompted many institutions, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to reevaluate their stances and actions against...

(Photo courtesy of Nick Marsing | Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant)

Barron: Vote Biden to Fulfill the White Horse Prophecy

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer September 22, 2020

  In the June 1976 edition of the Ensign Magazine, D. Michael Stewart, a historian at BYU, chronicled a prophecy said to have been made by Joseph Smith in 1840, “This nation will be on the verge...

Speakers Daud Mumin and Abena BakenRa have a moment after speaking at the Black Lives Matter Protest held at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on June 4, 2020. (Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Burton: Activists and Religious Groups Should Be Allies, Not Opponents

By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer September 22, 2020

  With protests over police brutality and discrimination still in full swing, hundreds of protestors are taking to the streets. Despite the universal ideas championed by these protestors — namely...

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Weglinski: Freshmen, Get Out of the Utah Bubble

By Sonia Weglinski, Opinion Writer September 21, 2020

  The beehive state is among the least diverse states in the US, specifically the 44th least diverse in the country. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make up about 62%...

Police in riot gear surround and block in protesters in the streets of Salt Lake City on July 9, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Sorry Conservatives, the First Amendment Doesn’t Care about Your Feelings Either

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer September 15, 2020

  In a recent cartoon for the Salt Lake Tribune, political cartoonist Pat Bagley called attention to the high number of white nationalists that occupy law enforcement roles in the United States....

Julius Rowe Jr. and his mother Danielle Rowe at the Black Lives Matter Protest at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on June 4, 2020. He wanted to come and show his support and show that he is a little Black boy and he wants to have a future, Danielle Rowe said. (Ivana Martinez I Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: Sharing Facts Is Education, Not Indoctrination

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer September 15, 2020

  Utah’s largest police union, the Fraternal Order of Police, recently demanded that the Utah State Board of Education decry the “political indoctrination” of school children, citing an alleged...

Social media pulled up on the phone on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin)

Alexander: Misinformation Discredits Social Activism

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor September 11, 2020

  No one can deny the revolutionary role that social media plays in today’s activism. With modern technology, we are able to communicate with people across the globe with just the click of a...

Attendee writes an Angela Davis quote in chalk at Washington Square Park for the Juneteenth celebration in Salt Lake City on June 19, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soter: Hire an Artist of Color, Destroy a Racist Monument

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor September 9, 2020

  Fallen Monument Park in Moscow, Russia is full of statues of communist leaders, like Stalin and Lenin, who ruled Russia during the Soviet era. The park now commemorates the lives lost because...

Improving womens health care is essential to achieving gender equality. (Photo by Camille Rousculp | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Poma: Achieving Gender Equality in Utah Will Require Better Attention to Women’s Health

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor September 8, 2020

  For the third year in a row, Utah recently ranked the worst state in the nation for women’s equality. And, sadly, most people weren’t surprised. While the announcement probably calls the...

Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City photographed on August 28th, 2020. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soter: Why Won’t Christian Leaders Say Black Lives Matter?

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor September 5, 2020

  On May 25 of this year, in Minneapolis, George Floyd was brutally killed by a policeman, a civil servant who was supposed to protect him. His death, while tragic, was not surprising as he is...