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Social Issues

Map: Black homeownership rates in Twin Cities are among the lowest in the U.S.

Map: Black homeownership rates in Twin Cities are among the lowest in the U.S.

Black households in the Twin Cities own their homes at far lower rates than white households, new analysis finds, a lingering effect of the Great Recession's ravages on the housing market.
by Cody Nelson

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Move from Minneapolis homeless camp to temporary shelter is in final stages

Move from Minneapolis homeless camp to temporary shelter is in final stages

This was a significant week at the homeless encampment in Minneapolis. Most of the people living in tents along Hiawatha Avenue have now moved into what's called a navigation center.
by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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AP investigation: Migrant kids held in mass shelters

AP investigation: Migrant kids held in mass shelters

As the year draws to a close, some 5,400 detained migrant children in the U.S. are sleeping in shelters with more than 1,000 other children. Some 9,800 are in facilities with 100-plus total kids, according to confidential government data obtained and cross-checked by The Associated Press.
by Associated Press

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'Come to take you home': A pipe, a tribe and a quest to reclaim the past

'Come to take you home': A pipe, a tribe and a quest to reclaim the past

When a pipe sacred to the Dakota surfaced at auction last spring, Prairie Island leaders made it their mission to bring it back. But the odds were long, and the quest meant revisiting a horrific chapter of Minnesota's past.
by Mark Steil

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GOP waits on Trump as clock ticks toward partial shutdown

GOP waits on Trump as clock ticks toward partial shutdown

Pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown, the White House is insisting that Congress provide $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border despite lawmaker resistance from both parties.
by Associated Press

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Child's death highlights communication barriers on border

Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health. But it's unclear how much the man understood on the form, which was written in English and read to him in Spanish by Border Patrol agents.
by The Associated Press

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