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Social Issues

Photo gallery: Civil War Kids

Photo gallery: Civil War Kids

Images of the Somali community in Minnesota.

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Somali terror suspect being sent to halfway house

A Somali man who pleaded guilty in Minnesota to a terror-related charge is being released to a halfway house.

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Documentary: 'No Jews Allowed'

Documentary: 'No Jews Allowed'

Midday rebroadcasts a 1992 documentary, "No Jews Allowed," which looks back at the anti-Semitism in Minneapolis in the 1930s and 1940s. Those feelings were so strong that a prominent journalist called Minneapolis "the capital of anti-Semitism in the United States."

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Freelance journalists often face big-league dangers

Freelance journalists often face big-league dangers

Struggling to launch careers in a difficult media market, young journalists take risks without assurance of support from home.
by Jesse Hardman

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Study finds untapped potential in Native American art

Study finds untapped potential in Native American art

A new University of Minnesota study suggests that if helped, Native American artists could become a major economic asset to the state.
by Euan Kerr

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Study: More poor living in U.S. suburbs than in cities

According to a new study released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution, there are more poor people living in U.S. suburbs than there are in central cities.
by Brandt Williams

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Civil rights leader honors King at annual breakfast

Civil rights leader honors King at annual breakfast

Two thousand people marked the annual Martin Luther King Day holiday at a breakfast at the Minneapolis Convention Center Monday morning. It was the 20th anniversary of the event, and it featured the Reverend Joseph Lowery, a civil rights pioneer and successor to King.
by Tim Nelson

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Civil rights icon King remembered in hometown

Civil rights icon King remembered in hometown

Worshippers were urged Monday not to "sanitize" the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Atlanta church where he preached, while others were going to march in Alabama and President Barack Obama honored King by serving meals to the needy.

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Local events marking Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Local events marking Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

A listing of events commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day around Minnesota.

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