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Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville

Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville

Work to remove the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee began early Saturday morning. Spectators by the dozens lined the blocks surround the park, and a cheer went up as the statue lifted off the pedestal.
by The Associated Press

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For some community members, ‘Latinx’ misses the mark

For some community members, ‘Latinx’ misses the mark

The word can cause confusion in some circles — including the very people it’s intended to identify. A high school student from St. Paul won a national op-ed contest giving his take on the new “it” term for his community.
by Vicki Adame

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Judge is asked to change 'trauma' wording in Chauvin memo

Judge is asked to change 'trauma' wording in Chauvin memo

Prosecutors have asked the judge who handled former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death to rewrite his sentencing order to delete suggestions that child witnesses did not suffer trauma.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota will get $50M in Purdue Pharma settlement

Minnesota will get $50M in Purdue Pharma settlement

State Attorney General Keith Ellison said the settlement money, paid out over nine years, will be overseen by the state’s opioid epidemic response advisory council and will be used for addiction prevention, treatment and recovery.
by Elizabeth Shockman and The Associated Press

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As a child, he looked to Obama for proof he could be president. Now he's the U's first Somali American student-body president

As a child, he looked to Obama for proof he could be president. Now he's the U's first Somali American student-body president

Abdulaziz Mohamed hopes to use his experiences growing up as Black and Muslim in the predominantly white Stillwater area to better serve all students — especially those who often get left behind.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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Women take the mic in male-dominated powwow emcee field

Women take the mic in male-dominated powwow emcee field

Deanna Rae StandingCloud, Red Lake Nation, from Minneapolis, is one of the few female powwow emcees in a typically male-dominated field. Now that powwows and other social gatherings are coming back, she wants her voice to be heard, too.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones chooses Howard over UNC-Chapel Hill

Nikole Hannah-Jones chooses Howard over UNC-Chapel Hill

Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure there, and instead will take a tenured position at Howard University.
by The Associated Press

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