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ChangeMakers: Jeong Eun Park’s cabaret troupe is by and for transgender people

ChangeMakers: Jeong Eun Park’s cabaret troupe is by and for transgender people

Park, 52, has made a career of an unlikely collection of skills: drag and therapy. The Minneapolis-based therapist not only provides relationship and family counseling, but also organizes the performing troupe Transcendence Cabaret.
by Jacob Aloi

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Minneapolis council stops rent measure with three supporters out for Muslim holiday

Minneapolis council stops rent measure with three supporters out for Muslim holiday

Voters in Minneapolis are not likely to see a rent control question on the ballot this fall. The city council Wednesday killed the measure while three council members were away to observe the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha.
by MPR News Staff

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ChangeMakers: Reneka Evans has dedicated her life to helping Black trans women

ChangeMakers: Reneka Evans has dedicated her life to helping Black trans women

Evans, 54, has been working in community health care in Minnesota for more than two decades. She currently works as the LGBTQ+ community lead for the Minnesota Department of Health as part of its COVID-19 community response.
by Michelle Wiley

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Mobile business owner experiences bumps in the road

Mobile business owner experiences bumps in the road

Retail in small towns is changing, and mobile businesses are seeking their place in this new world. In Courtland, Minn., one entrepreneur with a mobile coffee shop is finding out there are pluses and minuses to being on the move.
by Hannah Yang

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Nonprofit fills invisible need for disadvantaged kids in Minnesota: new underwear

Nonprofit fills invisible need for disadvantaged kids in Minnesota: new underwear

When people donate items to help children in need, they typically collect food, school supplies and shoes and coats. Underwear is rarely on that list. An organization called Undies for Everyone is bringing its kids’ underwear campaign to Minnesota.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Forget the cardigan at home, Swifties get bejeweled for second Minnesota show

Forget the cardigan at home, Swifties get bejeweled for second Minnesota show

Plaid shirt days were over as thousands of fans flocked to U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday night in their best dress. MPR News freelance photographer Nicole Neri interviewed several Swifties about the homemade outfits they created for the big day.
by Sam Stroozas

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ChangeMakers: Leigh Finke helped make Minnesota a 'trans refuge' state

ChangeMakers: Leigh Finke helped make Minnesota a 'trans refuge' state

Finke, 41, made history last November when she won her election for the Minnesota House of Representatives, becoming the first openly transgender person to ever serve in the Minnesota Legislature.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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