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African Americans have disparate rates of colon cancer

African Americans have disparate rates of colon cancer

A recent study from the American Journal of Pathology found "African Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer of any ethnic group in the United States." Dr. Renée Crichlow talks about some contributing factors.
by Tom Crann

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U.S. senators demand legal rights for Oromo men detained in Ethiopia; family members in MN worry, wait for charges

U.S. senators demand legal rights for Oromo men detained in Ethiopia; family members in MN worry, wait for charges

Oromo opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and Misha Chiri were detained by the government of Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed. Now, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith have called for their legal rights.

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Kenosha protests, violence expose racial disparities among the worst in the country

Kenosha protests, violence expose racial disparities among the worst in the country

Kenosha residents lament the violence and destruction that left swaths of their city damaged or destroyed, but many understand the anger over biased policing and wide racial inequities that led to it.
by Becky Sullivan and David Schaper

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Fact check: Trump misstates what happened in Kenosha

Fact check: Trump misstates what happened in Kenosha

President Donald Trump is giving an account at odds with the authorities who charged Kyle Rittenhouse with homicide. Trump also falsely claimed credit for National Guard deployments that he actually did not authorize. Wisconsin's Democratic governor did.
by The Associated Press

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Tensions high as Donald Trump visits Kenosha

Tensions high as Donald Trump visits Kenosha

President Donald Trump dove into the latest eruption in the nation’s reckoning over racial injustice with a trip Tuesday to Kenosha, Wis., over the objections of local leaders.

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NPR Special Report: "The Summer of Racial Reckoning: Part 2"

NPR Special Report: "The Summer of Racial Reckoning: Part 2"

NPR Special Report: “The Summer of Racial Reckoning.” Part 2.

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Trump defends Kenosha shooting suspect

Trump defends Kenosha shooting suspect

The president on Monday painted the accused 17-year-old Kenosha shooter's actions as possible self-defense, saying, without evidence, that the teenager "probably would have been killed."
by Alana Wise

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Remembering civil rights activist Anna Arnold Hedgeman of Anoka

Remembering civil rights activist Anna Arnold Hedgeman of Anoka

Most Minnesotans don't know that a Black woman who grew up in Anoka — Anna Arnold Hedgeman — was the only woman on the organizing committee for the 1963 March on Washington. She was a longtime activist for civil rights and social justice — but has been mostly forgotten. 2018 History Forum lecture by Thomas Sugrue of NYU about her and other civil rights activists in the north.
by MPR News Staff

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Why looting happens in some protests

Why looting happens in some protests

Dozens of businesses reported property damage in downtown Minneapolis last week, after a night of looting and vandalism. It was reminiscent of the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing in May, when days of unrest left about 1,500 Twin Cities buildings damaged. So, why does looting happen in some protests?
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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