Social Issues

Somali students tell feds of bullying in St. Cloud schools
Federal education officials in town to check on the school district's progress reducing harassment heard stories on Monday of ongoing tensions between Somali and white students.
For paralyzed mother, a housing market out of reach
Months after she was shot, Tanesha Johnson has struggled to raise her kids and restore her life. She's also learned the low-income housing market doesn't serve parents with disabilities.
Three Hmong artists explore identity through work
Listen to three artists discuss their work as we mark 40 years since the Hmong arrival in Minnesota.
Minneapolis may allow cell phone antennas on streetlights
Under the proposal, cell phone companies would pay the city $4,000 per pole to install the antennas, plus $720 a year in rent.
MN Next: Millennials and their media
Host Maddy Mahon and her guest Shayla Stern, senior digital strategist for the Minneapolis marketing agency Fast Horse, will try to trace how media is evolving.
Are Minneapolis laws that ban spitting, 'lurking' racist?
Two Minneapolis City Council members say the laws are grounded in racism and want them off the books. They took the first steps Friday.
Counter Stories: Race with your coffee?
Starbucks is trying to launch a national conversation on race, but does it really know what that entails?