Social Issues

Revisiting the life of Jamar Clark, 5 years after his death
Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Jamar Clark. On Nov. 15, 2015, the unarmed 24-year-old was shot and killed in a confrontation with two Minneapolis police officers. Host Angela Davis spoke with Clark’s birth mother and a racial justice activist to examine what has changed in the past five years.
New Minneapolis NAACP president 'fueled by love'
Angela Rose Myers knows she is taking on the job during an exceptionally difficult time in history.
ChangeMaker: Maggie Lorenz, preserving cultural heritage through land conservation
Maggie Lorenz, 37, is the head of Lower Phalen Creek Project and the director of the Wakan Tipi Center. She hopes that future generations will have access to “places like Wakan Tipi Center where they can come together with community and fully be themselves as Dakota and Anishinaabe people in Minnesota.”
Biden plans to reopen America to refugees after Trump slashed admissions
The president-elect pledges to welcome as many as 125,000 refugees a year — up from the Trump administration's record-low cap of 15,000. Here are some challenges that await.
New memorial recognizes generations of military service by Native American veterans
The newest monument on the National Mall, which opens on Veterans Day, will provide a quiet shrine for Native vets to visit. Native Americans have traditionally served in high numbers.
How a Minneapolis clinic is narrowing racial gaps in health
For five decades, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center has confronted the ways disparities can hurt its patients' health. Community leaders say it's a model for cities facing similar struggles.
ChangeMakers: Sean Sherman, teaching Indigenous food traditions as cultural preservation
Sean Sherman, 46, founder of the Sioux Chef and Indigenous Food Lab is working to teach Indigenous people about ancestral food traditions. Sherman’s approach to education incorporates foraging, ancestral recipes and business training, in hopes that someday soon, there will be more people creating Native cuisine in Minnesota.