Social Issues

In YouTube ad, Native American targets DC football team's name
A Minneapolis ad man, who's a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, wants to show the name is as offensive as any slur.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report to Congress comes from a one-night count by local homeless advocacy agencies.
Protest against DC football team planned before Vikings game
When football fans arrive Sunday at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium for the Vikings game, they'll be greeted by a group of protesters from across the country.
Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'I'm Proud to Be Gay'
In an essay written for Bloomberg Businessweek, Cook says that while he never denied his sexuality, he never publicly acknowledged it, either.
The news comes in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that blocked the use of pregnancy-terminating drugs, though surgical abortions were still being provided
How millennials could change concept of relationships, marriage
Many millennials are deciding not to get married, but what happens when couples "slide" rather than "decide?"
Counter Stories: Being image conscious
In this installment, a media immersion. Panel members spent a week investigating minority media representation.
Game day rally at U to draw crowds protesting NFL, DC team's mascot
American Indian Movement co-founder Clyde Bellecourt said he expects more than 5,000 protesters to gather outside TCF Bank Stadium for the Nov. 2 game against Washington.