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Haiti PM: Gov't to take land for temporary camps

Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive says the Haitian government will appropriate land to build temporary camps for earthquake victims. The decision, announced in an interview with The Associated Press, is potentially explosive in a country where a small elite owns most of the land in and around the capital.

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The art of the visual metaphor

The art of the visual metaphor

When it comes to defining Ellen Kuras it's simplest just to call her a filmmaker. But she's known for many things in the industry: she's a sought after director of photography, and has worked on movies by Spike Lee, Michel Gondry, and Harold Ramis. She is also an Oscar nominated documentary director. She is in Minnesota to talk about her work, and her skills at visual story-telling.
by Euan Kerr

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Civil Rights pioneer discusses U.S. race relations then and now

Civil Rights pioneer discusses U.S. race relations then and now

Rev. Joseph Lowery was on the front lines of the Civil Rights struggle, working closely with Martin Luther King Jr. Lowery helped lead the Montgomery bus boycott and headed up a broader push to fight Jim Crowe segregation. He spoke recently at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston about his life and work.

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Midday showcases MPR's approach to news

Midday showcases MPR's approach to news

Hear three recent examples of in-depth reporting from Minnesota Public Radio News: Laura Yuen's report on Somalis in Minnesota, Jess Mador's report on the returning Red Bulls, and Tom Crann's interview with the wife and friend of Ben Larson, who died in the Haiti earthquake.

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Wetterling Center merges with Winona training program

The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, named for the 11-year-old boy abducted from his central Minnesota town in 1989, has become part of a child protection training center based in Winona.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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UN says US aid restrictions hurting hungry Somalis

U.S. restrictions designed to stop terrorists in Somalia from diverting aid are hurting humanitarian operations in the lawless Horn of Africa country, U.N. officials said Wednesday.

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ND Supreme Court says racial slur not free speech

North Dakota's Supreme Court ruled a white girl who used racial slurs to taunt a black classmate isn't protected by the U.S. Constitution's free speech guarantees.

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Poorest of the poor would lose their last benefits

Poorest of the poor would lose their last benefits

Advocates for the homeless warn that thousands of the state's poorest residents could lose their only source of income under the new budget proposed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
by Madeleine Baran

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Black Pearl Sings and touches on difficult issues

Black Pearl Sings and touches on difficult issues

A new play at Penumbra Theater in St. Paul explores the relationship between an academic collecting slave songs and a woman prisoner who claims to have the songs the researcher needs.
by Euan Kerr

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