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Summer isn't always a vacation for families who can't afford it

Summer isn't always a vacation for families who can't afford it

If you've got kids, the summertime costs families who have to look for creative ways to afford it -- and not just financially. Research shows lower-income kids typically fall behind over the summer.

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'Bias remains:' A week of strong words on race

'Bias remains:' A week of strong words on race

Days of devastating events rooted in the tension between African-Americans and police prompt political leaders to speak frankly about bigotry and what they think should be done to stop it.
by Leah Donnella

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Rondo Days brings peace to a week marked by protests

Rondo Days brings peace to a week marked by protests

A small group of demonstrators continued after the parade to an overpass of I-94, the freeway which split the neighborhood in two in the mid-1960s.
by Peter Cox

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Counter Stories: Is Philando Castile's death Minnesota's "Pettus Bridge" moment?

Counter Stories: Is Philando Castile's death Minnesota's "Pettus Bridge" moment?

Three of the Counter Stories hosts - Luz Maria Frias, Don Eubanks, and Anthony Galloway - join Tom Weber along with special guest Melvin Carter Jr. They discuss the death of Philandro Castile, and what needs to happen next.
by MPR News Staff

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Poetry as protest at 'Black Poets Speak Out'

Poetry as protest at 'Black Poets Speak Out'

One of the poets to perform was Sarah Ogutu who said, "If words have the power of life and death then when no one speaks, this must just be death."

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'United for Philando': Cathedral service commemorates Castile

'United for Philando': Cathedral service commemorates Castile

Thousands of mourners paid their last respects Thursday to Philando Castile, who was shot and killed by a St. Anthony police officer during a traffic stop last week.
by MPR News Staff

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Allies on the front lines: Black Lives Matter's non-black activists

Allies on the front lines: Black Lives Matter's non-black activists

Black Lives Matter's white allies are so impassioned they've outnumbered blacks at some Twin Cities demonstrations. And some observers say that's no accident: History has shown that change happens when whites become the face of a problem.
by Emma Sapong

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john a. powell on race in an inclusive society

Director of the University of California's Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society john a. powell talks with MPR News host Kerri Miller about the evolving national conversation on race.
by MPR News Staff

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41 arrests after 'non-black' coalition shuts I-35W during morning rush

41 arrests after 'non-black' coalition shuts I-35W during morning rush

Traffic resumed at about 9:15 a.m. on southbound I-35W at University Avenue after protesters lined up across the highway bridge near downtown to protest police shootings. Authorities arrested 41 people.
by Tim Nelson, Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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