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Social Issues

First-generation college graduates navigate mountain of student loan debt

First-generation college graduates navigate mountain of student loan debt

A growing legion of people in Minnesota and across the nation are hoping President Joe Biden will take steps to ease what’s become a massive student debt problem. Supporters say that debt, more than $1.6 trillion currently, is holding back the American economy, keeping people from buying homes, getting married and otherwise taking their next steps in life — and affecting Black and brown borrowers in unequal ways.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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'I am a child!' Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids

'I am a child!' Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids

A police officer using pepper spray against a handcuffed 9-year-old Black girl in New York shows that Black children are not exempt from law enforcement mistreatment of Black people. One study found Black children and teenagers were six times as likely to die from police gunfire as white children.
by The Associated Press

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Conversations aim for criminal justice reform, Black healing

Conversations aim for criminal justice reform, Black healing

Joi Lewis and Brittany Lewis are leading an effort called “Time of Reckoning,” a series of community engagement sessions about the criminal justice system that aims to center Black voices and solve problems.
by Angela Davis and Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minneapolis to reopen George Floyd intersection after Chauvin trial

Minneapolis to reopen George Floyd intersection after Chauvin trial

Minneapolis leaders said Friday the city will work closely with residents and businesses to maintain a memorial for Floyd at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, but emphasized that the streets must be reopened and cannot remain an “autonomous zone.”
by MPR News Staff

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Appeals court dismisses prosecutors’ request to postpone Chauvin trial

Appeals court dismisses prosecutors’ request to postpone Chauvin trial

In a setback for prosecutors, a state appeals court has declined to reconsider a lower court's decision to separate the case of former officer Derek Chauvin from the three other former officers charged in George Floyd's killing and delay the trial. Chauvin’s trial is set to begin March 8 as scheduled.
by Jon Collins

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Mori is gone but gender issues remain for Tokyo Olympics

Mori is gone but gender issues remain for Tokyo Olympics

Yoshiro Mori resigned as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Friday after sexist comments made last week in which he said women "talk too much."
by The Associated Press

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Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into U.S.

Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into U.S.

The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings to be allowed into the United States while their cases proceed.
by The Associated Press

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Politicians encouraged to learn Spanish, not just fake it during campaigns

Politicians encouraged to learn Spanish, not just fake it during campaigns

The advocacy group Voto Latino is stressing the need for year-round, bilingual engagement with Latino constituents. They're also calling out feeble attempts many candidates make to speak Spanish.
by Juana Summers

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