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Social Issues

Pageant aims to build self-confidence in Sudanese-American women

Pageant aims to build self-confidence in Sudanese-American women

After a five-year hiatus, a beauty pageant for Sudanese-American women is being revived Saturday in Sioux Falls, S.D. It'll bring contestants from around the country, including Minnesota.
by Laura Yuen

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Rochester public schools investigating racially charged image

Rochester public school administrators are investigating a digital image of three people, one in black face, the other two wearing white hoods covering their faces and making what appear to be Nazi salutes.
by Catharine Richert

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Google employees plan global walkout to protest company's treatment of women

Google employees plan global walkout to protest company's treatment of women

Many at Google have been simmering since The New York Times reported the company gave generous exit packages to alleged harassers. Hundreds of employees have already walked out in Singapore.
by Emily Sullivan

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Missing, but not forgotten: Fargo library art exhibit tells story of missing indigenous women

Missing, but not forgotten: Fargo library art exhibit tells story of missing indigenous women

"Bring Her Home: Stolen Daughters of Turtle Island" opened earlier this year at All My Relations Gallery in Minneapolis, and is now on display at the Fargo Public Library.
by Dan Gunderson

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St. Thomas holds campus-wide forum to discuss racism

St. Thomas holds campus-wide forum to discuss racism

The St. Paul university held a meeting Wednesday afternoon to address racism on campus. Earlier this month, an African-American freshman living in a dorm found an offensive message with a racial slur on his door.
by Jiwon Choi

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Families at homeless encampment weigh staying together, seeking shelter

Families at homeless encampment weigh staying together, seeking shelter

A conversation with residents of the homeless encampment in Minneapolis reveals what attracted them to that location and the challenges that they face in finding permanent homes.
by Max Nesterak

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Ryan says 'obviously' Trump can't end birthright citizenship

Ryan says 'obviously' Trump can't end birthright citizenship

Many conservatives have long called for an end to the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the United States. Most constitutional scholars agree with House Speaker Paul Ryan that the president cannot implement such a change unilaterally.
by The Associated Press

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