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Future of Us: Creating a new roadmap for justice in the wake of George Floyd

Future of Us: Creating a new roadmap for justice in the wake of George Floyd

Long-time activist and attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong reflects on how the murder of George Floyd, global protests, and a high-profile conviction have transformed the ways we understand and advocate for justice.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Death toll in Russian strike on Ukrainian building up to at least 35

Death toll in Russian strike on Ukrainian building up to at least 35

The death toll from the weekend Russian missile strike in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to at least 35, an official said Monday, as rescuers continue searching for more victims.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman

U.S. renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman

The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas that previously included a racist term for a Native American woman.
by The Associated Press

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Hamline University religious art controversy garners increased public outcry

Hamline University religious art controversy garners increased public outcry

The story has pitted religious rights and freedom of speech against each other. But other angles include the issue of depictions of the Prophet in Islamic art, the precarious position of adjunct faculty, and the background of Hamline students who are triply marginalized as Black, African and Muslim.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ellen Finn and Nina Moini

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Minnesota Now for Jan. 12, 2023

Minnesota Now for Jan. 12, 2023

Reporter Nina Moini has the details from the people at the center of the situation involving Islamophobia at Hamline University. What are the folks at the Minneapolis Animal care and control shelter doing about their overflow of animals? Back in September we talked with a small troupe of young people heading into their freshman year. Today we find out how they've fared in their first semester of high school. And Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson to run down the sports news we need to know.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Muslim professor: Showing Muhammad wasn’t offensive, but Hamline response is

Muslim professor: Showing Muhammad wasn’t offensive, but Hamline response is

In October, an adjunct professor showed her students a slide of a 14th century painting of the Prophet Muhammad after giving a trigger warning. The professor’s teaching contract was not renewed. Here’s Carleton College history professor Amna Khalid for perspective.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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Immigrants plead with lawmakers to pass driver’s license bill

Immigrants plead with lawmakers to pass driver’s license bill

Twenty years after Minnesota blocked unauthorized immigrants from obtaining driver’s licenses, a committee approved a change, and DFL leaders at the Capitol said restoring access will be a top priority this year.
by Dana Ferguson

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