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Mpls. mayor imposes curfew, National Guard activated to quell unrest

Mpls. mayor imposes curfew, National Guard activated to quell unrest

Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a curfew effective 9:45 p.m. Wednesday night in downtown after people broke windows to stores and looted some. Police and community leaders tried to tamp down rumors about a police shooting, after a man shot himself.
by Matt Sepic and MPR News Staff

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Yes, women could vote after the 19th Amendment — but not all women. Or men

Yes, women could vote after the 19th Amendment — but not all women. Or men

The 19th Amendment secured all women the right to vote, but in practice many women of color were excluded. This continues to resonate today with voter suppression among marginalized communities.
by Melissa Block

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Can a ‘pandemic pod’ stem the widening education gap? One neighborhood group wants to try

Can a ‘pandemic pod’ stem the widening education gap? One neighborhood group wants to try

As many schools go virtual, families have been organizing spaces and interviewing private tutors who would run smaller makeshift classrooms at home or other sites away from crowded school buildings. But in light of concerns about widening inequities, one Minneapolis neighborhood is using the pod model to help students who would fall behind without additional support.
by Riham Feshir

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Illinois teen charged in fatal shooting of 2 Kenosha protesters

Illinois teen charged in fatal shooting of 2 Kenosha protesters

The 17-year-old suspect is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Kenosha police said the shootings took place on the third night of protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
by Brakkton Booker and Mark Katkov

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'Make Farmers Black Again': African Americans fight discrimination to own farmland

'Make Farmers Black Again': African Americans fight discrimination to own farmland

There is a growing movement of young farmers led by people of color in the Northeast but barriers to accessing funding and land remain. The family behind Triple J Farm in Windsor, N.Y., knows this.
by Jillian Forstadt

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'Will I have a place to live?' Scrambling to survive after $600 benefits end

'Will I have a place to live?' Scrambling to survive after $600 benefits end

Millions of people who've lost all or some of their income are having to make hard choices — from moving across the country for cheaper rent to raiding retirement savings.
by Chris Arnold

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Lawyer: Blake not likely to walk again after police shooting

Lawyer: Blake not likely to walk again after police shooting

The family attorney for Black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his client is paralyzed and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again. Attorney Ben Crump, speaking Tuesday alongside family members of Blake, said the 29-year-old was in surgery after being shot on Sunday night multiple times.
by The Associated Press

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NPR special report: Summer of racial reckoning

NPR special report: Summer of racial reckoning

Since the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, the summer has unfolded with an outpouring of grief, anger and calls to action. NPR produced three one-hour specials on racial injustice, the protests that have swept the country, and where the nation is headed.
by MPR News Staff

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Harris' dual identities challenge America's race labels

Harris' dual identities challenge America's race labels

While Kamala Harris’ Indian and Jamaican heritage represents several slices of the minority experience in America, many have puzzled over how to define her. And that in turn has prompted people of multiracial backgrounds to think about how they define themselves.
by The Associated Press

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