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Be the first: Success stories from Minnesota's trailblazers

Join MPR News and Sahan Journal for a conversation with people who are in the first in their communities. What does it take to be a trailblazer?
by Kelly Gordon and Nina Moini

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I don’t speak Spanish. I asked my dad, am I Latina enough? 

I don’t speak Spanish. I asked my dad, am I Latina enough? 

Many biracial people and children of immigrants deal with complicated feelings around cultural identity. That includes MPR News senior producer Jessica Bari, who decided it was time to talk with her father, a native of Puerto Rico.
by Jessica Bari

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Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold

Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold

Experts say smugglers are treating migrants more harshly and bringing them on paths that could be more dangerous in extreme summer temperatures.
by The Associated Press

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Q&A: Local actor Ryan London Levin talks about taking on a 1-man show about Jewish identity

Q&A: Local actor Ryan London Levin talks about taking on a 1-man show about Jewish identity

Six Points Theater in St. Paul is producing “Just for Us,” the Tony and Emmy award-winning one man show by comedian Alex Edelman, about Jewish identity. Twin Cities actor Ryan London Levin plays “Alex” in this new production, the first to perform the role other than Edelman.
by Jacob Aloi

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Disability advocates celebrate inaugural inclusion of e-mobility devices in Twin Cities Marathon

Disability advocates celebrate inaugural inclusion of e-mobility devices in Twin Cities Marathon

For the first time, Twin Cities Marathon organizers have approved electric handcycles for disabled participants. That’s great news for Quinn Brett who first ran the marathon about 20 years ago. This year, she’s back in the race for the first time since becoming paralyzed from the waist down in 2017.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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On Wrongful Conviction Day, people rally for incarcerated loved ones in Minnesota

On Wrongful Conviction Day, people rally for incarcerated loved ones in Minnesota

Wednesday marked the 11th annual International Wrongful Conviction Day, an awareness effort spearheaded by the Innocence Network. Advocates and people with loved ones who are incarcerated rallied to raise awareness about wrongful convictions, urging state leaders to take more action.
by Cari Spencer

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