North America | United States | Corruption

Did NAACP president lie about her race? City investigates

The City of Spokane announced Thursday it's investigating whether the president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP violated the city's code of ethics in her application to serve on the citizen police ombudsman commission. Rachel Dolezal serves as chair of the independent commission, in addition to her work as an adjunct faculty member at Eastern Washington University and president of the NAACP local chapter. On her application to serve on the commission, she identified herself as African-American. But public records, including Dolezal's own birth certificate, list her biological parents as

International | Culture

7 Things You Don’t Know About Mother’s Day’s Dark History

Source: National Geographic

The holiday started as an antiwar statement. But battles over who owned Mother's Day kept coming. Mother's Day seems harmless enough. Treat mom to brunch. Buy flowers. Good times. But the story of the modern holiday—which is celebrated this Sunday in the United States and many other nations—is rife with controversy, conflict, and consumerism run amok. Some strange-but-true facts you probably don't know: 1. Mother’s Day started as an anti-war movement. Anna Jarvis is most often credited with founding Mother's Day in the United States. Designated as the