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Explained: How the letter 'Z' became Russia's pro-war symbol
The letter "Z" has been a symbol of Russian support in their invasion of Ukraine. But what does it stand for? CNN's Phil Black discusses.
[ cnn.com ]Horned helmets predate Vikings by 3,000 years, originating in the Bronze Age, researchers say
From appearing in the Asterix comic book series, to inspiring an avatar on "The Masked Singer," Vikings have revealed themselves across pop culture sporting horned helmets to symbolize their ferocity and power.
[ cnn.com ]Hong Kong's statues are disappearing, but their symbolism may prove harder to erase
Depicting a heap of screaming faces and contorted torsos, the "Pillar of Shame" was not just a reminder of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre -- it was, for many, an emblem of free speech in Hong Kong.
[ cnn.com ]Celebrated American painter Wayne Thiebaud dies
Artist Wayne Thiebaud, whose paintings breathed color into the everyday symbols of post-war America, has died age 101, according to a statement from the University of California, Davis, where he taught for more than 40 years.
[ cnn.com ]Vandals defaced tunnels near Idaho's Anne Frank memorial with anti-Semitic graffiti, including swastikas, police say
As millions of Jewish people across the country celebrate Hanukkah, police say vandals painted anti-Semitic messages and symbols in tunnels near Idaho's Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial on Friday.
[ cnn.com ]'Vaccine' is Merriam-Webster's 2021 word of the year
Merriam-Webster just announced its Word of the Year. For some, it is a symbol of hope and health. For others, it's a representation of a politicized issue.
[ cnn.com ]Mysterious symbols carved in Qatar's deserts
Some shoot out of the soft rock like reptiles bathing in the sun. Others are mysterious depressions resembling an ancient board game played all over the world. And a few are straight-up puzzling.
[ cnn.com ]10 of the worlds biggest superyachts
The title of world's biggest yacht was once held by the same vessel for over a century, but it's changed hands far more frequently in the years since as more of these vast floating status symbols appear.
[ cnn.com ]Biden and Pope Francis talk for 90 minutes in a symbolic meeting for America's second Catholic president
The last time President Joe Biden visited the Vatican, he was still reeling from the loss of his son Beau to cancer a year earlier.
[ cnn.com ]'Dehumanizing' and 'racist.' Native leaders decry Braves' 'Tomahawk chop' ahead of World Series game in Atlanta
Native groups and advocates are demanding that the Atlanta Braves eliminate the "Tomahawk chop" symbol and gesture from its branding and game day traditions, saying the team is perpetuating racist stereotypes as the Braves take the national stage in the World Series.
[ cnn.com ]The myth about the Statue of Liberty
For many Americans, the Statue of Liberty, dedicated 135 years ago this month, is an enduring symbol of the idea that the United States is a nation of immigrants. Lady Liberty's torch was the first image of America for millions of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. Emma Lazarus' immortal words, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore" are etched into a plaque on its base and into the collective memory of Americans. However, despite the symbolic power of the statue and the sincere belief that the US is a nation of immigrants, neither of these stories we tell ourselves about what it means to be an American is actually true.
[ cnn.com ]Rivian is no Tesla. That's exactly what these buyers want
Today Tesla dominates the world of electric vehicles, selling about two of every three EVs sold in the US. It's worth more than twice as much as any other automaker. Teslas are a status symbol and its CEO, Elon Musk, is a celebrity, with 59 million more Twitter followers than the next most popular automotive CEO.
[ cnn.com ]The nuclear megayacht designed to save the world
The ultimate symbol of wealth, the superyacht has seen a dramatic surge in demand during the pandemic, as the ultra-rich yearned for privacy and social distancing in its most luxurious, exclusive form.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: How voter suppression laws hurt White people
Critics often describe the wave of voter restriction laws sweeping the nation as a new version of Jim Crow, the 19th century minstrel figure whose stage name became the symbol of a brutal era of Black oppression.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Muhammad Ali: the glory and the struggle
When Muhammad Ali died in 2016, he was accorded the equivalent of a state funeral, complete with a eulogy that featured President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton. During the last three decades of his life, from lighting the Olympic torch in Atlanta in 1996 until his death, Ali became a virtually sanctified figure, embodying the movements for civil and human rights that he came to symbolize in America and around the world.
[ cnn.com ]Pay attention to the far right's use of memes to stir extremism
A man, armed with a machete and a knife and expressing White supremacist views, was arrested near the Democratic National Committee's headquarters on Monday as Washington awaits a rally of diehard Trump supporters set for Saturday. The adornments on his truck flashed old-fashioned signs of hate, including a swastika -- an old-fashioned symbol in an era when right-wing extremists are more likely to rally behind internet memes. Whether old or new, these symbols have one thing in common: They are meant to terrorize.
[ cnn.com ]Black man's statue is the lone monument standing on historic street in former capital of the Confederacy
A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday, adding to a growing list of Confederate symbols that have been taken down across the country since George Floyd's death sparked a nationwide reckoning with police brutality and racism.
[ cnn.com ]Headstones in historic Black cemetery were desecrated. The recovery offers 'symbolic justice'
Five years ago, Virginia State Sen. Richard Stuart stumbled upon a two-mile stretch of erosion control filled with gravestones along the riverfront of the property he had just purchased in King George County. Historians revealed that the gravestones once belonging to a historic African American cemetery in 1960 were dug up and dumped along the Potomac River to make way for commercial development.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Congress's hip-hop legislation is symbolic gesturing that doesn't improve Black lives
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[ cnn.com ]A rock that students call a symbol of racism has been removed from University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin removed a 42-ton boulder from its Madison campus Friday after complaints from students of color who called the rock a symbol of racism.
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