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'Like Uber Eats for therapy': South Mpls. man helps connect community to mental health care

'Like Uber Eats for therapy': South Mpls. man helps connect community to mental health care

When he saw footage of his hometown on fire the week following the police killing of George Floyd, Isak Douah jumped on a plane from Amsterdam, where he was studying fashion, to Minneapolis. All summer, he volunteered to work security at the intersection where Floyd died. Seeing the trauma there, he decided to develop a mobile app to connect people in his community to mental health care.
by Hamda Abdi, Helene Francis, Atticus Keezer-Dow and Olivia Sather

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Indigenous organizations collaborate to feed their most vulnerable

Indigenous organizations collaborate to feed their most vulnerable

Three Indigenous groups collaborated to feed traditional meals to their most vulnerable community members over the holidays. Volunteers prepped, cooked, packaged and delivered over 400 meals on Christmas Eve. The effort comes as 1 in 8 Minnesotans face food insecurity during the pandemic.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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At 38th and Chicago, Agape Movement turns ‘street energy into community energy’

At 38th and Chicago, Agape Movement turns ‘street energy into community energy’

Since the summer’s unrest, a local nonprofit has been working to “bridge the gap between the community and law enforcement” in south Minneapolis. 
by Anton Jahn-Vavrus, Pablo Giebink Valbuena and Ilyas Bouzouina

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Black women's groups find health and healing on hikes, but sometimes racism, too

Black women's groups find health and healing on hikes, but sometimes racism, too

A Black sisterhood of hikers in Colorado now has chapters across the U.S. and Canada, and includes other sports. "Being around nature, it's like grounding yourself," a founder says. "That is vital."
by Chandra Thomas Whitfield

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Mpls. council member says it's time to reopen George Floyd's Square

Mpls. council member says it's time to reopen George Floyd's Square

Minneapolis City Council member Andrea Jenkins, who represents the area where George Floyd was killed, says she wants the intersection reopened to the public.
by Riham Feshir

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Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case

Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case

The Justice Department says it cannot bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers for the 2014 fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, whose death became a national symbol in the Black Lives Matter movement.
by The Associated Press

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MPR News' Photos of the Year: 2020

MPR News' Photos of the Year: 2020

There was no shortage of photographs to be made this year. Our photographers worked through an unprecedented year to bring you the moments that made 2020 in Minnesota.
by Evan Frost and Christine T. Nguyen

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Columbus, Ohio, officer who shot and killed Andre Hill is fired

Columbus, Ohio, officer who shot and killed Andre Hill is fired

"This is what accountability looks like," Police Chief Tom Quinlan said Monday. "Mr. [Adam] Coy will now have to answer to the state investigators for the death of Andre Hill."
by Vanessa Romo

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