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Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country

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.
by Cheryl W. Thompson, Cristina Kim, Natalie Moore, Roxana Popescu and Corinne Ruff

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Museum exhibit documents human toll of freeway construction in Minneapolis

Museum exhibit documents human toll of freeway construction in Minneapolis

A museum exhibit that opened this fall in Minneapolis explores how the cost of building Interstate 35W a half-century ago was much more than just financial. It also cut through the heart of vibrant neighborhoods — displacing residents, and communities of color in particular.
by Sonja Kleven

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Renowned Minnesota Native artist George Morrison to be honored with new stamp series

Renowned Minnesota Native artist George Morrison to be honored with new stamp series

Celebrated Minnesota artist George Morrison — who was born in a Native American fishing village along the North Shore of Lake Superior in 1919, but whose art career took him around the world — will be featured on a new stamp series to be released next year by the U.S. Postal Service.
by Dan Kraker

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USDA announces a new focus on Indigenous food and agriculture

USDA announces a new focus on Indigenous food and agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching an Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative to help promote Indigenous foods and agricultural practices.
by Dan Gunderson

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Three reasons more charities are giving people cash

Three reasons more charities are giving people cash

More charities are coming to the conclusion that giving cash directly to people in need is often the best way to help them.
by Stephan Bisaha (WBHM-FM)

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What's trending with MPR's Nancy Yang: Thanksgiving travel, muppet diversity, Adele

What's trending with MPR's Nancy Yang: Thanksgiving travel, muppet diversity, Adele

MPR News digital editor Nancy Yang got host Cathy Wurzer up to speed on the top trending stories this week on MPR News and beyond, including Thanksgiving travel predictions, the first Asian American muppet on "Sesame Street" and a surprise proposal at an Adele concert.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Dianne Haulcy on why it's important to talk to kids about race

Dianne Haulcy on why it's important to talk to kids about race

Should you talk to your kids about race, even when they're young? Dianne Haulcy, senior vice president for family engagement at Think Small and host of Early Risers, a podcast from Little Moments Count and MPR, told Cathy Wurzer why she thinks the answer is yes.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Ariana Rosas

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Harvard's 148-year-old student newspaper gets its first Latina president

Harvard's 148-year-old student newspaper gets its first Latina president

Raquel Coronell Uribe, a history and literature major from Miami, calls the role a "huge" honor: "Even if it took 148 years, I'm thrilled that I get to be in the position to be that first person."
by Joe Hernandez

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