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Growing pains: How one southern Minnesota city is taking steps to address diversity, inclusion

Growing pains: How one southern Minnesota city is taking steps to address diversity, inclusion

As part of the city’s strategic plan, Marshall has formed a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission. Its goal: To launch tough conversations, so that, eventually, the city becomes a more welcoming place for all of its residents.
by Hannah Yang

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'I'm not a cover girl': Halima Aden on why she decided to leave a modeling career

'I'm not a cover girl': Halima Aden on why she decided to leave a modeling career

Halima Aden, the first supermodel to wear a hijab, thought a career in fashion might help her be a role model. But it left her feeling disconnected from her own image. So she's leaving it behind.
by Ziad Buchh

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In Tuskegee, painful history shadows efforts to vaccinate African Americans

In Tuskegee, painful history shadows efforts to vaccinate African Americans

A lingering mistrust of the medical system among many Black people is rooted in the infamous 20th century U.S. study of syphilis that left Black men in Tuskegee, Ala., to suffer from the disease.
by Debbie Elliott

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as WTO's first African and female leader

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as WTO's first African and female leader

As she takes the helm of the World Trade Organization, the former Nigerian finance minister faces challenges from the COVID-19 response to navigating trade frictions between the U.S. and China.
by Brakkton Booker

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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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