I think this [anniversary] gives us the opportunity to critically think about who certain laws serve, who they exclude, and ways to truly make the voting process equitable. Unlike national news outlets — where multiple platforms may be covering the same story — there’s no way to substitute local media. It’s the best way to stay up-to-date on city and regional meetings, local businesses, taxes, the education system, environment, and more — and local reporters are hardworking journalists who break vital stories that go on to influence national conversations. Political truth-telling depends on local-news gatherers, and that depends on them being paid. Websites likeMy Local Paper "We fight so hard every single day as Native peoples to be seen as contemporary, real, full, and complete human beings and to push away from the stereotypes that restrict us in stock categories of mystical-connected-to-nature-shamans or violent-savage-warriors," Dr. Keene writes. "Colonization erases our humanity, tells us that we are less than, that our beliefs and religions are 'uncivilized,' that our existence is incongruent with modernity. This is not ancient history, this is not 'the past.' The ongoing oppression of Native peoples is reinscribed every day through texts and images like this trailer. How in the world could a young person watch this and not make a logical leap that Native peoples belong in the same fictional world as Harry Potter?"Twitter contentView on TwitterRelated: Ariana Grande Tweeted About How Much She Loves Nicki Minaj and Fans Thought It Was a LyricCheck This Out:The olderLouis Tomlinson