Social Issues

New financial assistance effort aimed at reducing Minnesota's stark homeownership racial gap
Thousands of Minnesota families long shut out of home ownership stand to benefit from a new program aimed at building generational wealth. Advocates hope the help will reduce Minnesota’s stark racial home ownership gap.
What Black men need to know about prostate cancer
One in eight men—– and one in six Black men — will get prostate cancer during their lifetime. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with a doctor and a survivor.
Activists voice concerns in ongoing Smith Foundry investigation
Officials will hold a meeting with community members Wednesday to give an update on the ongoing investigation of the foundry. Representatives from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the state and city health departments will speak to attendees.
Policing and Black men: Is building trust possible? One Minneapolis group’s effort
Policing in America is polarizing. Minneapolis police officers and Black community members are working on repairing their relationship — by learning the history and legacy of slavery.
Negotiators release $118 billion border bill as GOP leaders call it dead in the House
Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a $118 billion bipartisan bill to address the U.S. border with Mexico. The Senate is expected to hold an initial procedural vote on the bill this week.
Masturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried
More than two decades of growing internet use has surfaced fears about the social and psychological impacts of nearly unfettered access to pornography. But many researchers and sex therapists worry that the online communities that have formed in response to these fears often endorse inaccurate medical information, exacerbate mental health problems and, in some cases, overlap with extremist and hate groups.
Target pulls Black History Month product after TikTok video
In the video posted earlier this week, TikTok user Issa Tete said she bought the “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Kit,” featuring magnets of historical Black figures.