Allison Griner
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Journalist. Editor. Lazy bio writer.
For decades, Indigenous peoples have gathered on Alcatraz Island in California to hold a sunrise ceremony on Thanksgiving Day.
But could President Donald Trump's plans to redevelop the island and its infamous prison change that?
Take a look inside the history:
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But could President Donald Trump's plans to redevelop the island and its infamous prison change that?
Take a look inside the history:
www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...
Could Trump’s plan for Alcatraz end this Indigenous Thanksgiving tradition?
Donald Trump is planning an 'enlarged and rebuilt' Alcatraz prison. But Indigenous activists fear for their ceremonies.
www.aljazeera.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
For decades, Indigenous peoples have gathered on Alcatraz Island in California to hold a sunrise ceremony on Thanksgiving Day.
But could President Donald Trump's plans to redevelop the island and its infamous prison change that?
Take a look inside the history:
www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...
But could President Donald Trump's plans to redevelop the island and its infamous prison change that?
Take a look inside the history:
www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...
It was early December 1969, and Otis Moss Jr. had arrived at the Shillito's department store in downtown Cincinnati on a mission.
“Literally we had 12 demands,” Moss, now 89, remembers. “The one that got the most attention was the Black Santa Claus.”
www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...
“Literally we had 12 demands,” Moss, now 89, remembers. “The one that got the most attention was the Black Santa Claus.”
www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...
A fight for holiday equality: How Black Santas shaped US civil rights
In 1969, Otis Moss Jr led a push to ensure diversity among Santa Clauses. But the fight, he says, continues to this day.
www.aljazeera.com
December 24, 2024 at 3:54 PM
It was early December 1969, and Otis Moss Jr. had arrived at the Shillito's department store in downtown Cincinnati on a mission.
“Literally we had 12 demands,” Moss, now 89, remembers. “The one that got the most attention was the Black Santa Claus.”
www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...
“Literally we had 12 demands,” Moss, now 89, remembers. “The one that got the most attention was the Black Santa Claus.”
www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...