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Appeals court hears case of 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd death

Appeals court hears case of 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd death

Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao are scheduled to face trial next March on charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter. Prosecutors want to add an additional count of aiding and abetting third-degree murder — a charge that defense attorneys say is legally impossible.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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‘America is not somebody else; America is us’: Civil rights organizer Bo Thao-Urabe wants Minnesota to measure success differently

‘America is not somebody else; America is us’: Civil rights organizer Bo Thao-Urabe wants Minnesota to measure success differently

In celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, MPR News and Sahan Journal are featuring Asian Minnesotans making history. Bo Thao-Urabe, executive director of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders, talks about what she learned from Martin Luther King Jr. — and from her mother.

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Black entrepreneurs sow seeds of healthier eating during pandemic gardening boom

Black entrepreneurs sow seeds of healthier eating during pandemic gardening boom

Denver-based rapper DJ Cavem Moetavation started pushing beats and beets by distributing free seeds. Black-owned companies like his are trying to encourage more people of color to grow their own food.
by Chandra Thomas Whitfield

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Movies bypass Asian and Pacific Islander actors and directors, study finds

Hollywood's top grossing films rarely include Asian and Pacific Islander roles and when they do actors are cast in stereotypical roles. The exception: Dwayne Johnson, who accounts for a third of all API lead actor roles.
by Vanessa Romo

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'Things can come home again': Sacred birch bark scroll to return to White Earth Nation

'Things can come home again': Sacred birch bark scroll to return to White Earth Nation

A birch bark scroll that Ojibwe people consider among their most important cultural items will be returning to the White Earth Nation after being held for decades by collectors. Experts say it's a small success in what is a constant struggle to find and reclaim culturally significant items taken from Indigenous people and sold among private collectors.
by Dan Gunderson

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