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North Star Journey is a celebration of communities in Minnesota and the champions who are doing the work that we should be bringing a voice to. We hope to bring new understandings of our state and what brought us to today. About | Credits

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Investing in women and girls to ensure their safety, health and success

Investing in women and girls to ensure their safety, health and success

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the president and CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota about investing in women and girls to ensure their safety, health and economic success.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Oldest Minneapolis cemetery designated Underground Railroad site

Oldest Minneapolis cemetery designated Underground Railroad site

The oldest cemetery in Minneapolis is now part of the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. Genealogists discovered that four African Americans buried there were part of the vast network that helped enslaved people travel north to freedom.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Tell us a story we are missing

Tell us a story we are missing

MPR News is dedicated to telling stories for Minnesota communities, by Minnesota communities. Have you seen something missing in our coverage? Have thoughts on how we should be approaching certain stories? We want to pass you the mic.
by Denzel Belin

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Holy Land deli imports 26 varieties of dates to make Muslims feel ‘at home’ during Ramadan

Holy Land deli imports 26 varieties of dates to make Muslims feel ‘at home’ during Ramadan

During Ramadan, Muslims break their fast with dates and a drink. Holy Land deli in Minneapolis has spent months importing thousands of dates from at least eight different countries.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Twin Cities Green Book sites were touchstones for Black travelers in the segregation era

Twin Cities Green Book sites were touchstones for Black travelers in the segregation era

During the era of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, 87 locations in Minnesota were listed in the Green Book, which helped Black travelers find businesses that would serve them. But less than a quarter of these sites in Minnesota remain standing today.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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83 years after mass incarceration, Japanese Americans warn it could happen again

83 years after mass incarceration, Japanese Americans warn it could happen again

Executive Order 9066 led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Vinicius Taguchi of the Japanese American Citizens League sees parallels between this troubling history and the present.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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