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Diversity grows in Minn. schools, but not on school boards

Diversity grows in Minn. schools, but not on school boards

Observers say it's crucial school boards reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of district kids. But that's a huge challenge, even in the state's most diverse school districts.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Why do missing Native American women go unreported?

Why do missing Native American women go unreported?

The director of the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition joined MPR News host Tom Weber to discuss what happens to Native women when they go missing.
by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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Minneapolis bar closes after owner donates to ex-Klan leader

A popular Minneapolis nightclub has closed after much of its staff quit amid an uproar over the owner's donation of $500 to former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke's 2016 U.S. Senate campaign.
by Associated Press

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In Houston, floods push impoverished residents into crisis

In Houston, floods push impoverished residents into crisis

Poor neighborhoods on the northeast side were hit hard by the storm. But residents say they received little help evacuating, and now they are struggling to get basics: food, water and information.
by Rebecca Hersher and Nathan Rott

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Writing Mississippi: Jesmyn Ward salvages stories of the silenced

Writing Mississippi: Jesmyn Ward salvages stories of the silenced

The author's books are set in the poor, black Mississippi community where she grew up, a place where, she says, "the past bears very heavily on the present."
by Melissa Block

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New Guard commander pledges support for transgender troops

New Guard commander pledges support for transgender troops

Gov. Mark Dayton's choice to head the Minnesota National Guard says military service should be open to everyone.
by Tim Pugmire

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NAACP President Derrick Johnson speaks on race in America

NAACP President Derrick Johnson speaks on race in America

The new president of the NAACP Derrick Johnson speaks and answers questions at the National Press Club in Washington about race in America. He titled his talk, "Beyond Charlottesville."
by MPR News Staff

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Scattered violence erupts at large, left-wing Berkeley rally

Scattered violence erupts at large, left-wing Berkeley rally

Several bouts of violence broke out in an otherwise peaceful demonstration in Berkeley, Calif., when left-wing counterprotesters clashed with right-wing protesters and Trump supporters.
by Emma Bowman

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