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StoryCorps: A family tradition of feeding workers in need

StoryCorps: A family tradition of feeding workers in need

Since 2004, brother and sister Jorge and Luz Muñoz have fed thousands of day laborers in Queens, N.Y. They’re proud of what they've accomplished with their food program. "You do not need to be rich to feel what I feel, just willing to do it," Jorge said.
by Eleanor Vassili

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Judge: Trump administration must take new DACA applications

Judge: Trump administration must take new DACA applications

U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis says the Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects some young immigrants from deportation.
by The Associated Press

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Protecting the living while serving the dead, Hmong funerals adapt to COVID-19 times

Protecting the living while serving the dead, Hmong funerals adapt to COVID-19 times

Multiday ceremonies can draw hundreds for traditional rituals filled with feasting and song. To prevent coronavirus spread, community leaders and Minnesota health authorities have adopted streamlined funeral rites.
by Joey Peters

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More evidence TV doesn't reflect real life diversity

More evidence TV doesn't reflect real life diversity

A new study from the Nielsen company shows women, Latinos, Native Americans and older Americans are underrepresented on TV.
by Eric Deggans

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Eddie Benton-Banai, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, dies at 89

Eddie Benton-Banai, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, dies at 89

Eddie Benton-Banai co-founded the American Indian Movement and founded the Red School House, a St. Paul community school focused on Indigenous education. Benton-Banai was Anishanaabe Ojibwe from the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation. He died in Hayward, Wis., on Monday.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press and Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Making George Floyd's Square

Making George Floyd's Square

A monthlong series looking at how the community has transformed the site of George Floyd’s killing — 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis — and at the people behind its transformation. It is the culmination of reporting over several months, and a partnership with South High School to engage neighborhood youth in telling their community’s story.
by Christine T. Nguyen, Megan Burks and Evan Frost

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Preserving George Floyd's memorial: 'Allow these pieces to continue to protest'

Preserving George Floyd's memorial: 'Allow these pieces to continue to protest'

As winter settles in, activity has only picked up at the memorial-turned-autonomous-zone in Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed by police in May. Jeanelle Austin is among the caretakers working to preserve the offerings left at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue.
by Megan Burks

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U.S. women's soccer team settles part of gender discrimination suit

U.S. women's soccer team settles part of gender discrimination suit

The agreement is a partial victory for the World Cup champions, who will see an improvement in hotel accommodations, venues, travel and staffing. A dispute over pay has yet to be resolved.
by Vanessa Romo

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