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Social Issues

Welfare Reform, 20 years later

Leaders of both major political parties gathered in the Rose Garden of the White House to watch President Clinton sign the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act two decades ago. Are we better off today as a result?

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Summer isn't always a vacation for families who can't afford it

Summer isn't always a vacation for families who can't afford it

If you've got kids, the summertime costs families who have to look for creative ways to afford it -- and not just financially. Research shows lower-income kids typically fall behind over the summer.

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Counter Stories: Is Philando Castile's death Minnesota's "Pettus Bridge" moment?

Counter Stories: Is Philando Castile's death Minnesota's "Pettus Bridge" moment?

Three of the Counter Stories hosts - Luz Maria Frias, Don Eubanks, and Anthony Galloway - join Tom Weber along with special guest Melvin Carter Jr. They discuss the death of Philandro Castile, and what needs to happen next.
by MPR News Staff

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Poetry as protest at 'Black Poets Speak Out'

Poetry as protest at 'Black Poets Speak Out'

One of the poets to perform was Sarah Ogutu who said, "If words have the power of life and death then when no one speaks, this must just be death."

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Allies on the front lines: Black Lives Matter's non-black activists

Allies on the front lines: Black Lives Matter's non-black activists

Black Lives Matter's white allies are so impassioned they've outnumbered blacks at some Twin Cities demonstrations. And some observers say that's no accident: History has shown that change happens when whites become the face of a problem.
by Emma Sapong

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