Play2min 41secMinnesota's not immune to the harm of Arizona's immigration lawMay 3, 2010 5:00 AMBy Naomi MahlerThose who show animosity toward Latinos may feel a new entitlement.
Anger over Ariz. immigration law drives US ralliesMay 1, 2010 6:19 PMAngered by a controversial Arizona immigration law, tens of thousands of protesters - including 50,000 alone in Los Angeles - rallied in cities nationwide demanding President Barack Obama tackle immigration reform immediately.
Play3min 56secVelma Korbel, director of Minneapolis' Civil Rights DepartmentApril 30, 2010 6:00 PMThe Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved Velma Korbel as the next director of the city's Civil Rights Department. She currently serves as Commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
Play4min 36secMinnesota organization continues relief effort in HaitiApril 30, 2010 2:07 PMBy Tom CrannTom Crann talked with a director from Haiti Outreach, a Minnetonka-based organization that has been doing community development in Haiti for 13 years and, like most organizations there, has been pitching in with earthquake relief.
New citizens welcomed at Festival of NationsApril 30, 2010 6:44 AMThe Festival of Nations is under way in St. Paul, and Friday's events include a ceremony for new U.S. citizens.
Ad campaign targets meth use in Indian CountryApril 28, 2010 4:18 PMFederal officials on Wednesday launched an advertising campaign aimed at curbing methamphetamine use in American Indian communities throughout New Mexico and in more than a dozen other states.
Four Rose Rees winners share their views on peaceApril 28, 2010 12:00 AMFour Minnesota recipients of the Rose Rees Peace Awards read their essays. The Rose Rees Peace Awards commemorates Rose Rees, who died in 1935 while serving as president of NCJW's Minneapolis Section and founder of the World Affairs Council of Minneapolis.
Immigration shifts Todd County's economic equationApril 28, 2010 12:00 AMBy Jennifer VogelLatinos began arriving in Todd County over a decade ago, mainly to fill difficult and relatively low-paying meat processing jobs, and now number more than 1,000.
Play53min 54secDivorce interruptedApril 27, 2010 2:54 PMAuthor Laura Munson was raising two children with her husband of ten years when he said he wanted out of their relationship. She has a surprising reaction to his request that she says actually kept her family together.
Play53min 58secThe challenge of immigration reformApril 27, 2010 2:48 PMThe politics around immigration reform grows more heated with the state of Arizona vowing to enforce federal law. But opponents say the new Arizona law will lead to profiling of Mexican Americans. Two prominent experts on immigration talk about why consensus may be building to change immigration law.