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Navigating black manhood with mentorship, self-discovery and ‘sankofa’

Navigating black manhood with mentorship, self-discovery and ‘sankofa’

For Black History Month, MPR News is featuring two coaching programs that bring together older black men with the younger generation. Both try to demonstrate the essence of a West African tradition of learning from the past.
by Tarkor Zehn

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Labor and faith groups tie low wages to the housing crisis

The campaign organizers argue that officials need to ensure that developers who build affordable housing are also compensating workers fairly.
by Jon Collins

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1 dead, 1 hurt in Minneapolis nightclub shooting

Both shooting victims are men in their 20s, according to police. The club, Rouge at The Lounge, is located a block south of Target Field.
by Cody Nelson

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One dead in plane crash in Hennepin County

The sheriff's office said the plane crash was reported just after 11 a.m. in Crow-Hassan Park Reserve near Rogers.
by MPR News Staff

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Home renovators reap rewards of reuse, recycling

Home renovators reap rewards of reuse, recycling

Hundreds of thousands of tons of construction and demolition waste — much of it from home tear-downs and remodeling jobs — end up in landfills every year. But some homeowners are learning it's environmentally and financially rewarding when those materials are reused or recycled.
by Martin Moylan

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Bogus story of an immigration raid brings chaos to Hmong market

Bogus story of an immigration raid brings chaos to Hmong market

Hmong community leaders are scrambling to set the record straight after an online post falsely claimed that federal immigration agents had arrested hundreds of people at a popular St. Paul market. Its posting set off a frenzy, playing on the fears of a very real proposal by the Trump administration to deport some Hmong and Lao immigrants.
by Riham Feshir

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Caught in the epicenter of the coronavirus, Minneapolis man finally comes home

Caught in the epicenter of the coronavirus, Minneapolis man finally comes home

After a visit to his parents in Wuhan, China, unexpectedly turned upside down because of the novel coronavirus, Yulin Yin was cleared to leave quarantine in California and arrived in Minnesota Wednesday.
by Brandt Williams

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