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A giant of Black cinema, Melvin Van Peebles dies at 89

A giant of Black cinema, Melvin Van Peebles dies at 89

The independent film director was best known for “Watermelon Man” and “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.”
by Neda Ulaby

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Abstract art created during Chauvin verdict goes up for auction

Abstract art created during Chauvin verdict goes up for auction

The starting bid for Minneapolis artist seangarrison’s “Walking on Air,” which he painted outside the Hennepin County Government Center, is $150,000. The sale will benefit Youth Link MN and the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, as well as the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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One month after arrival at Fort McCoy: Afghan refugees and concerning reports out of Wisconsin

One month after arrival at Fort McCoy: Afghan refugees and concerning reports out of Wisconsin

It’s been a little over a month since refugees fleeing Afghanistan started arriving at Fort McCoy, one of eight United States military bases tasks with housing the more than 50,000 Afghans seeking refuge from the Taliban.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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Biden declares world at 'inflection point' amid crises

Biden declares world at 'inflection point' amid crises

President Joe Biden used his first address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to declare that the world stands and at an “inflection point in history” and must move quickly and cooperatively to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuse.
by The Associated Press

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Biden follows through on pledge to take in more refugees

Biden follows through on pledge to take in more refugees

The Biden administration says the U.S. will take in 125,000 refugees and their families next year, fulfilling an earlier pledge to raise a cap that had been at a historic low under his predecessor. 
by The Associated Press

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Survey: Minnesotans of color less likely to believe schools offer equal opportunities

Survey: Minnesotans of color less likely to believe schools offer equal opportunities

A new survey finds 15 percent of respondents who are Black say Minnesota K-12 schools offer their students the same education as white children. But 48 percent of white respondents said the opportunities are the same regardless of race or ethnicity.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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U.S. closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home

U.S. closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home

The United States acted Sunday to stem the flow of migrants into Texas by blocking the Mexican border at an isolated town where thousands of Haitian refugees set up a camp, and American officials began flying some of the migrants back to their homeland.
by The Associated Press

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