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North Star Journey Live: What Happened in Alabama?

North Star Journey Live: What Happened in Alabama?

Journalist Lee Hawkins returns to his home state of Minnesota for a special North Star Journey Live discussion about his new podcast, What Happened in Alabama?, which examines how to end cycles of trauma for Black Americans.
by Angela Davis and Kelly Gordon

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Fargo woman faces up to 30 years in prison for bong water

Fargo woman faces up to 30 years in prison for bong water

A Fargo woman is due back in court next month on a drug charge from leftover bong water discovered in her car after she was pulled over for speeding. She faces a hefty fine and up to 30 years in prison sentence.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin and Matthew Alvarez

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The tech industry’s gender gap and what it means for AI

The tech industry’s gender gap and what it means for AI

As AI becomes more accessible and widely adopted across industries, it raises questions about how these biases will play out. Will a technology written by a small group of people have the same biases as its creators?
by Chris Farrell and Gretchen Brown

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Health commissioner: State office dedicated to African American health ‘beacon of hope’

Health commissioner: State office dedicated to African American health ‘beacon of hope’

The Office of African American Health, established during last year’s legislative session, focuses on identifying and addressing the health disparities faced by African American communities in the state.
by Anika Besst

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University of Minnesota delays plan to hire genocide studies director

University of Minnesota delays plan to hire genocide studies director

The University of Minnesota will likely wait more than a year to hire a new director for its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, after pausing a hiring process amid controversy. A new search committee will include further community input.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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U.S. Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school ‘traumas’

U.S. Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school ‘traumas’

U.S. bishops on Friday approved new guidelines for ministering to Indigenous Catholics, a long in-the-works effort to reinvigorate the ministry and assure those communities that they don't need to feel torn between their Native identity and their Catholic one.
by The Associated Press

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Where to celebrate Juneteenth around Minnesota

Where to celebrate Juneteenth around Minnesota

The national holiday is on June 19 but celebrations are already underway for “Freedom Day,” which acknowledges the freedom of enslaved Black people.
by Amy Felegy

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