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November 8, 2015 5:18 PM

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November 8, 2015 5:15 PM

Where does Minnesota stand in the race for president? Who's ahead in your legislative district? What about your local school board? And how is the balance of power falling into place in the Minnesota Legislature? Stick with us for href="https://elections.mpr.org/2016/">statewide — and nationwide — results as they come in.

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November 8, 2015 1:26 PM

Missouri football players strike to demand ouster of university president

The football players joined a growing movement that has called for the university to seriously address systemic racism. For months, students have staged demonstrations across the university system.

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November 6, 2015 2:34 PM

Confronting sexual violence against Native women

A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that more than half of Native American women have experienced sexual violence during their lifetimes. Sarah Deer's new book offers recommendations for reducing it.

by MPR News Staff

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November 6, 2015 10:31 AM

Group wants hate crime charges in restaurant attack

A criminal complaint says Jodie Burchard-Risch is accused of striking the Muslim woman with a beer mug after becoming upset that the victim was talking in a foreign language.

by The Associated Press

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November 5, 2015 12:23 PM

How to cover race in America: A Broadcast Journalist Series discussion

MPR News' Tom Weber talked with Kat Chow, of NPR's Code Switch, about diversity -- and the lack of it -- in journalism.

by MPR News Staff

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November 5, 2015 11:30 AM

A poet and a police chief on the language of race

Poet Claudia Rankine and former police chief Ronal Serpas discuss the language of race and how it influences justice, policy and communities.

by MPR News Staff

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November 5, 2015 10:10 AM

Hmong celebrate 40 years in Minnesota

Forty years ago today, the first Hmong family -- Dang Her, his wife Shoua Moua and their son Touvi -- arrived in Minnesota.

by MPR News Staff

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November 5, 2015 12:00 AM

'Diversity' is rightly criticized as an empty buzzword. So how can we make it work?

If CEOs are hearing the recent critiques of diversity initiatives -- and don't want to be That Guy -- here are a few prescriptions on how to do better.

by Gene Demby