Social Issues

October 11, 2018 6:37 PM

Homeless camp next to I-35E in St. Paul can continue, officials say

A growing number of people are camped just below Cathedral Hill in St. Paul. They are being allowed to stay, and city, county and public agencies are trying to figure out another place for them.

by Peter Cox

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October 11, 2018 7:21 AM

Video: Georgia woman calls police on black babysitter

Corey Lewis runs his own child care and mentoring business, but he still came under suspicion, he says, because the white children he was watching "don't look like me."

by Amy Held

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October 10, 2018 6:57 PM

Hundreds of professionals expected at MN's first hosting of Blacks in Technology Conference

A conference aimed at increasing the number of jobs for black men and women in the tech field opens in the Twin Cities Thursday.

by Precious Fondren

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October 10, 2018 6:45 PM

Signs in Minneapolis police cars will alert immigrants of their right to remain silent

The signs, printed in English and in Spanish, tell readers that they're not required to answer questions about where they were born, immigration status or citizenship.

by Brandt Williams

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October 10, 2018 7:27 AM

Scream Town apologizes for 'zero tolerance' memo targeting Somalis

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has asked the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to investigate whether Scream Town is targeting Somali-Americans for increased scrutiny or other policies.

by Tim Nelson

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October 10, 2018 6:08 AM

Talking with boys about sexual assault and consent

How do we discuss sexual assault and consent with teenage boys? A Jewish organization based near Philadelphia has developed a program to discuss difficult topics like this in an all-male setting.

by Jeff Brady

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October 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Author Casey Gerald on the fantasy of the American Dream

Is the American dream still achievable? What about for someone who starts out at the bottom of the U.S. economy?

by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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October 9, 2018 6:36 AM

'Infidel' uses the supernatural to explore racism's real life horrors

The new comic series from creators Pornsak Pichetshote and Aaron Campbell follows a young Muslim-American woman living in an apartment building haunted by evil entities that feed on racist hate.

by Etelka Lehoczky

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October 9, 2018 4:00 AM

Volunteers help make sure those living at Franklin-Hiawatha encampment have food

"It's no mean feat to bring enough food for 200 people to an intersection on East Franklin and cart it all in and plate it all out," said a food donation coordinator.

by Max Nesterak

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October 4, 2018 11:07 AM

Counter Stories: Trump's proposed immigration rule and the Kavanaugh hearings

How is the Trump administration's proposed new immigration rule affecting immigrants in Minnesota? And what do last week's Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh mean for women and people of color in America?

by Julie Siple and Jonathan Blakley

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