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July 1, 2021 1:00 AM

Aspen Ideas Festival: David Blight on 'Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom'

Yale University historian David Blight speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about his book “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.”

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June 30, 2021 7:55 PM

The U.S. will add a third gender option on passports

With the changes, "we don't have to lie to get our passports. We can just be ourselves," said Dana Zzyym, an intersex person who has fought for more gender options on U.S. passports.

by Laurel Wamsley

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June 30, 2021 3:23 PM

‘You love me? Get the vaccine’: In this MN town, one-on-one conversations play a key role in COVID-19 shots

The state won’t meet its goal of vaccinating 70 percent of Minnesotans 16 and older by July 1. And to understand all the challenges — and tiny victories — that come with inoculating the public, look no further than one city in the southeastern part of the state where officials are leaning on longstanding partnerships and trusted community leaders to get more people vaccinated.

by Catharine Richert

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June 30, 2021 4:00 AM

Inside one Minnesota school district’s battle over an equity training program

Many Minnesota school districts are launching equity programs in an attempt to correct the state’s well-documented and longstanding racial inequalities. But in numerous places, groups of parents and sometimes students are combating those programs. Here’s what happened in Pequot Lakes, a rural, mostly white district in central Minnesota.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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June 30, 2021 1:00 AM

Journalist Tom Gjelten explores America's immigration story

Retired NPR reporter Tom Gjelten speaks at the College of St. Scholastica about his book, “A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story.”

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June 29, 2021 11:15 AM

Too much work or not enough: Minnesota Latinos describe one pandemic but two very different economies

For the past year, COVID-19 rattled the job market across Minnesota. Latinos, more than any other racial or ethnic group, remained in the state workforce. But many found themselves on divergent paths. Pandemic shutdowns cost restaurant owners and staff their livelihoods. Meanwhile, construction workers and contractors booked more jobs than they could handle.

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June 29, 2021 8:49 AM

The history of American Indian boarding schools in Minnesota

The recent discovery of 215 unmarked graves at an Indian residential school in Canada prompted the United States to announce its own investigation into the dark past of federal boarding school policies. Over the next 10 months, the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative will look into the history of the schools in hopes of shedding light on any past traumas. That includes identifying burial sites.

by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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June 28, 2021 3:33 PM

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sees a cycle of inaction on police reform

The Minnesota attorney general who prosecuted Derek Chauvin wants Congress to act on police reform. He wants to see a national registry of "bad cops" and limitations on qualified immunity.

by Noel King

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June 28, 2021 12:22 PM

UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism

The U.N. human rights chief is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including through reparations.

by The Associated Press