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A Native American man wants police reform in Duluth. His son wants to be a cop
Blair Powless is part of a community effort to reform Duluth’s Police Department, work that stems from a long personal history of negative interactions with law enforcement. But some of those same hurtful experiences have fueled Powless’ son Key to want to become a police officer.
Mosque on edge after weekend vandalism
Twin Cities Muslim leaders are calling for a hate crime investigation following vandalism at a northeast Minneapolis mosque.
Hey, I want to buy your house: Homeowners besieged by unsolicited offers
Jennifer Folden-Nissen's three-bedroom house in Georgia isn't for sale. But that hasn't stopped a guy calling himself Henry from phoning her at least once a week. She says the pitch is always the same: "I want to buy your house. I'm willing to pay cash. Today."
'Black Panther' helps children become vaccine heroes at Mpls. school
A north Minneapolis school decided to take a superhero approach to vaccinating children against COVID-19. Volunteers wore costumes from the “Black Panther” Marvel movie and, in at least some cases, distracted the 5- to 11-year-olds.
Holiday nostalgia: Dayton's project hearkens back to window shopping
The newly renovated Dayton’s building in downtown Minneapolis reopened to the public Thursday. While the department store is long gone, the project’s developers revived an old Dayton’s tradition, the holiday display windows.
Art Hounds: Dance set to poetry and ghosts of the season
Katha Dance Theatre collaborates with J.D. Steele in a cross-cultural performance about equality. Also an appreciation for Minneapolis rock band Annie and the Bang Bang’s new record, and the Commonweal Theatre opens its run of “A Christmas Carol” with women playing the ghosts and Scrooge.
Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country
Racial covenants made it illegal for Black people to live in white neighborhoods. Now they're illegal, but you might still have one on your home's deed. And they're hard to remove.