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Powderhorn residents plead for help to manage homeless encampment

Powderhorn residents plead for help to manage homeless encampment

Many neighbors are conflicted. They want encampment residents to have stable housing and access to the services they need. At the same time, they feel the encampment is unsafe and unsustainable, for all involved.
by Britta Greene

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How race shaped America's roadways and cities

How race shaped America's roadways and cities

An expert in urban planning and environmental policy explains how race has played a central role in how cities across America developed — often in ways that hurt minority communities.
by Ashish Valentine

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Photos: Thousands take part in Black 4th march through downtown Minneapolis

Photos: Thousands take part in Black 4th march through downtown Minneapolis

Thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis on Saturday night, the Fourth of July, to speak out against racial injustice. "We're really bringing attention to the hypocrisy of the holiday and how many of us were not independent,” one organizer said.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Amid furor over monuments, Trump calls for 'Garden of American Heroes'

Amid furor over monuments, Trump calls for 'Garden of American Heroes'

Trump’s idea comes as elected officials and institutions are reckoning with whether it is appropriate to continue to honor people, including past presidents, who benefited from slavery or espoused racist views.
by The Associated Press

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Twin Cities Oromo community mourns cultural icon, takes up his song

Twin Cities Oromo community mourns cultural icon, takes up his song

All this week, members of the Twin Cities’ Oromo community have been mourning the loss of a cultural icon: A singer and activist who was a leading voice in the fight for his people’s civil rights in Ethiopia.
by Evan Frost

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For some Black Americans, love of country means holding it accountable

For some Black Americans, love of country means holding it accountable

For many African Americans, patriotism is complicated because the promises of America aren't fulfilled equally. The Fourth of July brings a challenge: reconciling national pride with systemic racism.
by Juana Summers

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Video: Frederick Douglass' descendants deliver his 'Fourth of July' speech

Video: Frederick Douglass' descendants deliver his 'Fourth of July' speech

The U.S. celebrates this Independence Day amid calls for systemic reform. In this film, five descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts of his speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"

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Revisiting sacred cows: Which figures from history do we honor, and how?

Revisiting sacred cows: Which figures from history do we honor, and how?

Statues have been taken down; names scrubbed from institutions. The national reckoning over race has reenergized debates over historical figures and the scrutiny goes beyond Confederate monuments.
by Melissa Block

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Washington NFL team's sponsor FedEx formally asks for team name change

Washington NFL team's sponsor FedEx formally asks for team name change

FedEx, which paid $205 million in 1999 for the naming rights to the stadium, says it has "communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name."
by Scott Neuman

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Family of man killed by police in Eagan files civil rights suit; protesters want case reopened

Family of man killed by police in Eagan files civil rights suit; protesters want case reopened

Lawyers for Isak Aden’s family say his killing a year ago during a standoff with police was “another tragic display of an over-aggressive, over-militarized police response to a Black man.” Aden’s sister led 150 protesters on Wednesday calling for justice.

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