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Sounds of Blackness

A longtime jazz singer talks about the artists and civil rights leaders who influenced her life. And her son reflects on his own pioneering musical career.

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Banks say "trust us" on community reinvestment

Federal officials want to change banking rules that have helped low-income people buy homes and start businesses. Bankers say the rules are a burden, and they can be trusted to reinvest in poor areas on their own.

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Oh Freedom Over Me

More than 40 years after the fact, an ugly chapter in U.S. race relations--long thought closed--has reopened. A 79-year-old preacher named Edgar Ray Killen pleaded not guilty Friday to the infamous 1964 murders of three civil rights workers. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner had been in Mississippi that year to register black people to vote--part of a remarkable moment in the Civil Rights Movement that came to be known as Freedom Summer. This American RadioWorks documentary tells the story of Freedom Summer.

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Pawlenty and northern tribes say gambling talks were productive

Gov. Tim Pawlenty and leaders of three northern Minnesota Indian tribes say they were pleased with an historic meeting on the White Earth Reservation Thursday. The discussion centered on the governor's push to change the landscape of casino gambling in the state.

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85-year-old World War II vet says police roughed him up

Police said they are investigating an 85-year-old man's claim that a police officer sprayed him with a chemical irritant, hit him with a nightstick and pushed him into the back of a squad car during a traffic stop that began over expired license tabs.

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Finalists for Kroc center money advance

Duluth and St. Paul have moved a step closer to winning millions of dollars to build new community centers to be run by the Salvation Army.

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Just Say Yes

The Yes Men got international coverage this month when one of them impersonated a spokesman for Dow Chemicals and announced a multi-billion dollar compensation settlement for the victims of the 1984 industrial disaster in Bhopal, India. Midmorning interviews the leading members of the Yes Men to discuss their unique approach to encouraging corporate responsibility.

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Blackduck company recruits Latino workers to fill labor gap

Anderson Fabrics in northern Minnesota, is the largest maker of custom drapery products in the country. It's located in the small town of Blackduck, a half-hour north of Bemidji. Because of its geographic isolation, the company has struggled to find the skilled workers it needs. Company officials think they may have found a solution in the Twin Cities Latino community.

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Caution: children at work

Every day, more than 200 million children around the world go to work instead of school. What role do children play in the global economy? And is it necessarily in their best interest to abolish child labor completely?

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