MPR News with Angela Davis

The baby formula shortage has put many parents in dire situations. And breastfeeding isn’t the easy answer some may think. Coming up at 9 a.m. Thursday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the race and class disparities in who breastfeeds, and efforts to close that gap.

Wednesday marks two years since George Floyd was murdered. And, now we’re mourning yet another mass shooting in a Texas school. MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with two therapists about prolonged grief and how we can cope with waves of loss and trauma.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how proposed anti-LGBTQ bills across the country affect youth locally, and how Minnesotans are responding. She talks with a transgender youth advocate and their mother about advocating for a safe, inclusive space in school. And she talks with a health care leader about how anti-LGBTQ hate affects children’s health.

May is traditionally the month when many high school seniors make their final decisions about where they’ll go to college. But fewer of them are enrolling. Angela Davis asks a school counselor and college admissions director why.

North Star Journey is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with two evangelical church leaders about how churches are responding to calls for racial equity. 

The St. Paul music school provides affordable music education to children and young adults.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three guests about how to address the mental health crisis affecting Minnesota youth and schools. 

It’s a great time to look for a summer job. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about businesses scrambling for seasonal workers and how teenagers are finding more work in the tight labor market.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two master gardeners about their tips for what to plant this spring, how to manage your lawn, and how to plant a climate-resilient garden.