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New Americans: Finding refuge in Fargo-Moorhead

New Americans: Finding refuge in Fargo-Moorhead

Families from Iraqi Kurdistan, Nepal, Vietnam, Bosnia, Albania and handful of African nations — Somalia, Sudan, Liberia, Congo, Burundi and others — have discovered an unlikely haven in the Red River Valley.
by Ann Arbor Miller

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Rachel Dolezal resigns as president of Spokane NAACP

Rachel Dolezal resigns as president of Spokane NAACP

Dolezal made news after it emerged that she had been presenting herself as being of mixed race, when she was born to white parents.

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Counter Stories: Transgender pride

Counter Stories: Transgender pride

Counter Stories is celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month with special guest Andrea Jenkins.

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Why millennials aren't getting married

Why millennials aren't getting married

The number of adults 25 or older who have never been married is at a record high: 20 percent. What are the implications of this shift?

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Migrants crossing Mediterranean top 100,000 this year

Migrants crossing Mediterranean top 100,000 this year

MPR News' Tom Crann looked at why the number of migrants willing to take life-threatening journeys are rising in both Europe and Asia and what the international community is trying to do to stem the tide.

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Who gets to hang out at the pool?

Who gets to hang out at the pool?

An ugly incident at a Texas pool party in which a police officer drew his gun on several unarmed black teenagers sits against a long history of racialized conflict over who can swim where.
by Gene Demby

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Designed to heal divisions, Bemidji statue uncovers tensions

Designed to heal divisions, Bemidji statue uncovers tensions

The city of Bemidji is unveiling a new bronze statue of Ojibwe leader Shaynowishkung, known as Chief Bemidji. The effort to honor him nearly stalled over references to the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
by John Enger

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