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Minn. teacher leads National Black Anthem in Oval Office

Minn. teacher leads National Black Anthem in Oval Office

Minnesota Teacher of the Year, Abdul Wright, spontaneously led the Black National Anthem at the White House on Wednesday.
by Julie Siple and Tom Weber

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New Orleans takes down 1st of 4 Confederate statues

New Orleans takes down 1st of 4 Confederate statues

The Liberty Place monument, which commemorates whites who tried to topple a biracial post-Civil War government in New Orleans, was taken away on a truck in pieces early Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the words of the late Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner who remained firm in his belief that we simply cannot be indifferent to the suffering of others.
by MPR News Staff

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'When I was your age' and other pitfalls of talking to teens about stress

Helping teenagers develop cognitive empathy, the ability to understand another person's perspective, can allow them to cope with stress better. But whether they accept help can be all in the phrasing.
by Juli Fraga

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Rev. Otis Moss on ways to build community

Rev. Otis Moss on ways to build community

Rev. Otis Moss III discusses the best ways to support community advancement, civil rights, environmental justice and economic equality.
by MPR News Staff

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