Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using name
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Image of a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit. The leader of the Cherokee Nation said last week he wants the company to stop using the name. Photo courtesy Fiat Chrysler
Feb. 25 (UPI) The Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to change the name of its popular vehicles named after the Native Americans, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskins Jr. said.
Hoskins said it is the time for the automobile company to end using the name, after the NFL team in Washington and Cleveland s Major League baseball team decided to end their use of Native American names.
How COVID-19 Is Impacting People of Color in Every State
By Charlotte LoBuono, Stacker News
On 12/19/20 at 8:30 AM EST
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected communities of color across the United States because of social inequalities and inequalities in the health care system that have existed for a long time.
Minorities are more likely than whites to lack health insurance and have less access to health care. And some people of color may be more distrustful of the health care system. People of color are also more likely than whites to have underlying health conditions such as hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, and obesity that predispose them to complications from COVID-19.