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Social Issues

The future of the Black Lives Matter movement in Minnesota

The future of the Black Lives Matter movement in Minnesota

Nekima Levy-Pounds, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas and a spokesperson for Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, discusses where the movement is headed.
by MPR News Staff

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Trying to understand ISIS recruitment tactics

Trying to understand ISIS recruitment tactics

Three reporters who have been covering the recruitment and radicalization of American youths by ISIS discuss how the process works, and the difficulties of reporting on it.
by MPR News Staff

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U finds ties to mentors, families help keep at-risk kids in school

University of Minnesota researchers in 1990 believed an intensive relationship among a mentor, student and family could keep teens from dropping out. Officials recently met to share data on 25 years of Check & Connect.
by Jon Collins

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Oklahoma removes Ten Commandments monument from the state Capitol

Oklahoma removes Ten Commandments monument from the state Capitol

The Ten Commandments monument has been the subject of controversy and debate for years. Back in June, the state Supreme Court decided that the religious display on public property violated the Constitution.

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Black Lives Matter holds peaceful protest at marathon

Black Lives Matter holds peaceful protest at marathon

The group kept its promise to stay off the race course but briefly blocked vehicle traffic near the finish line in St. Paul.
by Matt Sepic

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Vatican fires priest after he comes out as gay ahead of bishops' meeting

Vatican fires priest after he comes out as gay ahead of bishops' meeting

Monsignor Kryztof Charamsa appeared at a news conference with his partner. In an interview he called the Church's stance on homosexuality "backwards."

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Data show blacks struggling in MN, but picture incomplete

Data show blacks struggling in MN, but picture incomplete

New Census numbers show black Minnesotans worse off economically in 2014 than they were the year before, but those figures don't tell the whole story of what's happening.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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Is foodie culture making room for female chefs?

Is foodie culture making room for female chefs?

Women have historically been told their place is in the kitchen -- but not as chefs: According to statistics from the U.S. Labor Department, to this day, only about 20 percent of chefs are women.
by Jasmine Garsd

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Meet the man behind Black Lives Matter St. Paul

Meet the man behind Black Lives Matter St. Paul

The man at the center of this weekend's Twin Cities Marathon protest says he's on a quest for racial equality. Black Lives Matter St. Paul leader Rashad Turner brings a lifetime of experience in the city -- both good and bad -- to his fight.
by Tim Nelson

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