Social Issues

May 16, 2016 7:48 AM

It's gotten a lot harder to act like whiteness doesn't shape our politics

When we don't acknowledge the role whiteness plays in how Americans vote, we're essentially agreeing to misidentify some of the most important dynamics of this election cycle.

by Gene Demby

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May 16, 2016 12:00 AM

When a transgender person uses a public bathroom, who's at risk?

One issue at the center of North Carolina's so-called bathroom bill controversy is safety, but who's at risk? Depends on whom you ask.

by Jeff Brady

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May 13, 2016 5:48 AM

U.S. gives directive to schools on transgender bathroom access

Public schools must permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity, according to the Obama administration.

by The Associated Press

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May 11, 2016 5:37 PM

St. Paul City Council officially backs racial equity plan

The St. Paul City Council officially committed on Wednesday to a five-point plan to improve racial equity in the Twin Cities, proposed by a group of black leaders around the state.

by Tim Nelson

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May 11, 2016 1:54 PM

Former S.C. cop indicted on civil rights charges in Walter Scott's death

Cell phone video showed Michael Slager repeatedly fire his weapon at Walter Scott, who was unarmed, last April in North Charleston. Slager is already facing murder charges.

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May 9, 2016 4:01 PM

U.S. sues North Carolina over transgender bathroom law

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says the law serves only to "harm innocent Americans."

by Associated Press

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May 9, 2016 9:31 AM

North Carolina asks courts to intervene in conflict with DOJ over LGBT law

The legal filing comes ahead of an end-of-Monday deadline for the state to respond to the Department of Justice over a controversial law on transgender access to bathrooms.

by The Associated Press

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May 6, 2016 4:00 AM

Catholic Charities: Dorothy Day shelter will be torn down, replaced by 2018

The charity says a $40 million private fundraising goal is in sight, and it will move ahead with phase two of $100 million campus for homeless in downtown St. Paul.

by Tim Nelson

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May 5, 2016 7:36 PM

MnSCU drops North Carolina travel ban

The ban was imposed after North Carolina passed a law requiring transgender people to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their birth gender, rather than their gender identity. Gov. Dayton is considering lifting the ban on state employee travel as well.

by Associated Press

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May 5, 2016 3:00 PM

The media, the protest movement and Unicorn Riot

Online news startup Unicorn Riot has found a cultural niche reporting on the voices within social justice movements that traditional media can leave out.

by Cody Nelson

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