This story is jointly published by nonprofits Amplify Utah and The Salt Lake Tribune, in collaboration with Salt Lake Community College, to elevate diverse perspectives in local media through student ...

What is the symbol’s origin? Inverted triangles were used for a prisoner classification system in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. The triangles acted as quickly identifiable badges, and ...

The symbols and images we see in our everyday lives can sometimes have very powerful meanings behind them. Take, for example, symbols of resilience and strength. For thousands of years, symbols of ...

No matter who you ask, everyone has an opinion on the American flag. The United States flag has a nearly 250-year history as arguably the most iconic and recognizable symbol in the world. The flag has ...

America in the midst of our holiday season — a time for family, rest and hotly contested litigation over religious displays on government property. For this year’s installment, we have a “tree ...

This line is spoken by Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) during one of the defining philosophical moments of Batman Begins. As he lays out the vision for what Batman will become, Bruce isn’t talking about ...

People who identify as non-binary reject the concept of gender as, well, binary. For non-binary people, the world isn’t divided into just male or female. Instead, they view gender as a spectrum in ...

As America reopens, public sentiment about masks will shape what role they play in the country’s pandemic response. Policy makers, business owners, and unions must decide where masks should be ...

We are once again litigating whether a colonial-era flag is actually a hate symbol, thanks to our friends in the esteemed Fourth Estate. The flag, which depicts a green pine tree against a white ...

Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war: the watermelon. The ...

Humans have a long list of symbols used for spirituality. The beauty of spirituality is that it differs from religion and transcends many different cultures. Many spiritual symbols we see come from ...