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Social Issues

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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Prominent civil rights leader highlights legacy of King's dream

Prominent civil rights leader highlights legacy of King's dream

Prominent civil rights leader Rev. Joseph Lowery discusses the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream. Lowery spoke at the 20th annual MLK Day breakfast at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

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Ethics and morality, without religion

Ethics and morality, without religion

The humanist chaplain at Harvard preaches on living an ethical life without belief in God as the underpinning. His new book explores why people manage to do good without belief in a deity.

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Lowery speaks at MLK breakfast in Mpls.

Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, a prominent civil rights leader speaks at the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast in Minneapolis on Monday.

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Twin Cities church to prep 1 million meals for Haiti

A church in Golden Valley is seeking volunteers this week to help pack one million meals for victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
by Jessica Mador

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Seward Market opens as charges loom for alleged gunmen

Seward Market opens as charges loom for alleged gunmen

The corner market where three people were gunned down in Minneapolis last week is now reopen for business.
by Rupa Shenoy

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