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Clinic helps pets and their human companions at Red Lake
A weeklong pet care clinic on the Red Lake Reservation led by six animal welfare groups provided veterinary services and supplies. It happened in a place where it’s often the animals who adopt several families, not the other way round.
The Current launches new Carbon Sound music stream
The Current is launching a new music stream, website and app on Thursday. Carbon Sound is described as “dedicated to celebrating the depth, breadth and influence of Black musical expression.”
Watch, “In Focus: How housing can shrink the racial wealth gap,” a virtual discussion that tackles the racial wealth gap in Minnesota with panelists from across the state.
New map highlights home deeds with racist language in Ramsey County
A group working to identify and nullify racist language in Twin Cities property records is out with new data on Ramsey County. Researchers with the Mapping Prejudice project combed through reams of documents and found more than 2,000 homes that were off limits to people of color until the mid-20th century.
To tackle maternal health disparities, one MN insurer looks to doula care
Minnesota is among a handful of states that cover doula care for people on Medicaid. Though researchers say doula services could help shrink health inequities for pregnant women of color and their babies, few women use the benefit. Standing in their way is a tangle of challenges.
Owamni in Minneapolis wins James Beard award for Best New Restaurant
Dana Thompson and Chef Sean Sherman, co-owners of the innovative Indigenous restaurant, accepted the prestigious award at the Lyric Opera in Chicago Monday evening.