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Interest in foster care parenting on the rise, even as fewer kids enter the system

Interest in foster care parenting on the rise, even as fewer kids enter the system

State officials say the number of children entering foster care is down significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, they say more Minnesotans are inquiring about becoming foster parents.
by Nina Moini

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In a pandemic, technology helps tribe reconnect with Dakota language

In a pandemic, technology helps tribe reconnect with Dakota language

Members of the Prairie Island Indian Community say there’s a silver lining for their heritage in this chaotic time. By moving Dakota language classes online, they are attracting more tribe members than ever. 
by Catharine Richert

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Home but not safe, some LGBTQ young people face rejection from families in lockdown

Home but not safe, some LGBTQ young people face rejection from families in lockdown

"A lot of young people when they make it to college are able, for the first time, really, to live their truth," says psychologist Megan Mooney. Now, many young people must stay in a home setting that forces them to hide their identity again.
by Patti Neighmond

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Pioneer Press columnist Rubén Rosario retires after career of telling memorable stories

Pioneer Press columnist Rubén Rosario retires after career of telling memorable stories

Rubén Rosario is leaving his full-time job after 28 years with the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Since 1997 he has been writing a column for the newspaper, which tells the stories of remarkable, but otherwise unknown, people and the issues that confront folks who live on the margins of society. He talks about his career as a journalist.
by Angela Davis and Jim Bickal

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'Sleeping while black': Louisville police kill unarmed black woman

'Sleeping while black': Louisville police kill unarmed black woman

Attorneys for Breonna Taylor's family say police executed her in her own apartment. Officers were serving a narcotics warrant. Taylor's boyfriend fired at officers, fearing they were intruders.
by Amina Elahi

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Georgia AG seeks probe of prosecutors in Arbery killing case

Georgia AG seeks probe of prosecutors in Arbery killing case

The Feb. 23 killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery has sparked a national outcry, in part because months passed before the arrests of Gregory and Travis McMichael. They were charged with murder after video of the shooting appeared online.
by The Associated Press

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Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. hit record high in 2019

American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish grocery store in New Jersey and a rabbi's New York home, the Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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Minority-owned small businesses were supposed to get priority. They may not have

Minority-owned small businesses were supposed to get priority. They may not have

The CARES Act required the Small Business Administration to tell banks to prioritize underserved communities for coronavirus relief loans. That didn't happen, a new inspector general's report found.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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Controversial redesign plan goes before Minneapolis schools this week

Controversial redesign plan goes before Minneapolis schools this week

District officials say the plan would narrow the achievement gap between students of color and white students. But many families say the possible changes are adding to already high levels of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Riham Feshir

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