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What it would take to close the racial housing gap

What it would take to close the racial housing gap

The Twin Cities have one of the largest gaps in the country when it comes to homeownership rates between black and white residents. Two experts share their ideas on closing the gap.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Waiting for justice for Floyd, north siders work the land as an act of healing

Waiting for justice for Floyd, north siders work the land as an act of healing

An urban garden in the Hawthorne neighborhood in north Minneapolis has been in the works for months. But after the police killed George Floyd, it has become a healing space — particularly for Black residents who often feel targeted and criminalized. 
by Melissa Townsend

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Patrol: Four dead in wrong-way crash on Interstate 35W

Four people died and a fifth person was seriously injured in a crash late Saturday along Interstate 35W in Richfield. The State Patrol reported one of the vehicles was driving the wrong way on the freeway.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Minnesotans gather for Juneteenth

Photos: Minnesotans gather for Juneteenth

People around Minnesota gathered Friday to celebrate, protest, reflect and just be together for Juneteenth. Marches, rallies and celebrations took place in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and other communities.
by Evan Frost, Christine T. Nguyen and Derek Montgomery

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St. Paul anti-violence activists plead for killing to stop

St. Paul anti-violence activists plead for killing to stop

A small group of anti-violence activists gathered in the parking lot of a strip club in St. Paul Friday afternoon to mourn a young woman who was shot to death there last weekend.
by Jon Collins

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Anguish, fear, hope: Voices of Minnesotans on the aftermath of Floyd killing

Anguish, fear, hope: Voices of Minnesotans on the aftermath of Floyd killing

More than three weeks after George Floyd’s death, Minnesotans living in and around the city where he was pinned down by police continue to call for justice and racial equality, as they struggle to heal the repeated pain and trauma. From a fear and frustration to hope for changes, here are voices of some Minnesotans about Floyd’s killing and the aftermath.
by MPR News Staff

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Owners of Minneapolis' Calhoun Square say they're dropping the name

Owners of Minneapolis' Calhoun Square say they're dropping the name

The owners of Calhoun Square said they had been considering a new name for the shopping center since they bought it last fall. They're taking action now "as a reflection of our support and solidarity with the city of Minneapolis and the Black Lives Matter movement."
by MPR News Staff

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Twins remove Calvin Griffith statue from Target Field over racist remarks

Twins remove Calvin Griffith statue from Target Field over racist remarks

The team apologized for racist remarks Griffith made to a Lions Club meeting in Waseca, Minn., in 1978. There, Griffith reportedly told the group he moved the team to Minnesota from Washington, D.C., because there weren't many black people here.
by Brandt Williams

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Protesters demanding police reform to hit the streets again in Fargo

Protesters demanding police reform to hit the streets again in Fargo

Dialogue between activists and city officials that began two weeks ago after previous protests has appeared to fall apart, with each side blaming the other for a breakdown in communications.
by Dan Gunderson

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