Social Issues

Supreme Court punts census case, giving Trump an iffy chance to alter numbers
The opinion said the case was "riddled with contingencies and speculation that impede judicial review." The president has been seeking to use a count that does not include undocumented immigrants.
‘Who you are is valuable’: How Black male teachers in Minnesota are recruiting others to the profession
Minnesota K-12 students are more racially diverse than they've ever been. But it's a different story for the state's educators — Black teachers in particular make up just 1.4 percent of the state’s teaching population. One Twin Cities nonprofit organization is hoping to change that.
A Mpls. cop told Somali American teens he was proud U.S. troops killed ‘you folk’. Union fought to keep his job.
The officer’s words — described as volatile, prejudiced and horrific — remained a secret for five years. They highlight the Minneapolis Police Department’s troubled relationship with people of color and especially the Somali community.
Experts look to overcome immigrant skepticism of COVID vaccine
Many immigrants and refugees are likely to be skeptical. Experts say listening closely, relying on community leaders, and maybe incentives will help.
‘We need our own people to provide info': Nonprofit promotes COVID awareness, testing in east St. Paul
Door-knocking campaign organized by Horn of Africa Community of USA leads to three days of testing this month at a neighborhood school. Youth group members and volunteers fanned out to apartments, halal butcher shops, mosques and restaurants to provide information and encourage testing.
Report: Native American women, girls suffer more violence
A task force has found that Native American women and girls are far more likely than other Minnesota residents to be victims of homicide, go missing or experience others forms of violence.
How medical racism created vaccine distrust
Host Angela Davis talked with two doctors focused on racial equity in health care about the intersection of medicine and race, and what the medical community is doing to rebuild trust within communities of color.
From ‘schoolmarm’ to sentry: Mpls. teacher responds to George Floyd killing
A teacher who’s spent 22 years holding teenagers in line at Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis threw out all the rules when this summer’s social justice uprising arrived in her backyard.