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Air Force: Blacks are more likely investigated, disciplined

Air Force: Blacks are more likely investigated, disciplined

A new report on racial disparities in the Air Force concludes that Black service members in the service are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions, and be discharged for misconduct. 
by The Associated Press

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A tender act of resistance: Caring for George Floyd’s Square

A tender act of resistance: Caring for George Floyd’s Square

In the four-block radius of where George Floyd was killed, residents and volunteers work together to keep things running at the makeshift memorial as they hold the space while pressing the city to meet their demands. Here’s how one of the caretakers describes his mission to present what he calls an “aesthetic dignity” to the space.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Virginia removes its Robert E. Lee statue from U.S. Capitol

Virginia removes its Robert E. Lee statue from U.S. Capitol

The Confederate general's statue is expected to be replaced by one of civil rights activist Barbara Johns, who at 16 led a student walkout protesting inferior conditions at an all-Black high school.
by Merrit Kennedy

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Rescuing the plywood — and memorializing a movement

Rescuing the plywood — and memorializing a movement

Among those who protested the police killing of George Floyd last spring were artists who expressed their grief and anger through painting. They created hundreds of murals on the plywood that Twin Cities businesses used to protect their windows during the civil unrest. With winter on the way, two young Black women are leading a major effort to preserve the artwork.
by Matt Sepic

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Penumbra Theatre's Sarah Bellamy on motherhood, theater and racial healing

Penumbra Theatre's Sarah Bellamy on motherhood, theater and racial healing

Host Angela Davis talks with Penumbra Theatre’s artistic director Sarah Bellamy about her artistic journey and her expanded vision for Penumbra as a place where theater, wellness and social justice converge.
by Angela Davis

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Supreme Court punts census case, giving Trump an iffy chance to alter numbers

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.
by Nina Totenberg and Hansi Lo Wang

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‘Who you are is valuable’: How Black male teachers in Minnesota are recruiting others to the profession

‘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.
by Riham Feshir

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A Mpls. cop told Somali American teens he was proud U.S. troops killed ‘you folk’. Union fought to keep his job.

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.
by Tony Webster

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