The Stealth Sticker Campaign to Expose New York’s History of Slavery
This campaign to put up stickers identifying New York streets named after enslavers makes people pay more attention to how public places...
LinkedIn will let you upload audio clips to tell people how to pronounce your name
LinkedIn is the latest to adopt a feature allowing people to add pronunciation of their name to their online profiles. Let's see more of...
The harm of naming viruses after geographic regions
The World Health Organization recognized that naming viruses after geographic regions can contribute to harmful stereotyping, blaming and...
Fix databases that fail with two surnames
We know it's possible. We just need people who create databases of names to design for naming diversity. https://www.nature.com/articles/...
America Ruined My Name for Me. So I chose a new one.
Immigrants used to be told to change their names to fit into their new society. As diverse names become more accepted, immigrants are...
Windsor trans student petitions to graduate with 'chosen name'
A trans student in Ontario is petitioning to let trans students go by their chosen names in school instead of being deadnamed (the act of...
NASA Is Naming New Landmarks Discovered by Mars Rover in the Navajo Language
This piece shows how the naming of newly discovered landmarks on Mars is linked to Navajo language revitalization....
Woman's request to register business in her Indigenous language denied by B.C. government
The fonts are available (as evident on the CBC's web site) and the government even paid for a "Canada 150 font" to enable representation...
What’s In a Name-Change?
"Dundas" is a common name for city streets in Ontario. Here's an argument for changing it. https://socialistproject.ca/2021/03/whats-in-a...
To Name, or Not to Name
Do you think the names of criminals should be made public? A new book compares journalistic practices in several countries revealing a...