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Social Issues

Reporting the news - en Espanol

Reporting the news - en Espanol

As Minnesota's Latino population continues to grow, so does the Spanish language media. They play an important role delivering entertainment and news to the Latino community. But there can be challenges that come with covering important stories on sensitive issues.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Channeling anger into action

Channeling anger into action

The sister of Nicole Brown Simpson talks about how her focus on domestic violence helped her overcome her grief over her sister's death.

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St. Paul cracks down on rental housing

St. Paul cracks down on rental housing

St. Paul City Council members say too many landlords are neglecting their properties. They say it's unsafe for tenants and creating blight in the city's neighborhoods.
by Marisa Helms

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Comfort when time is limited

Comfort when time is limited

A leader in the field of palliative care and a hospice director talk about the developing field of a particular type of medical care that draws on a range of expertise from spiritual to scientific.

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Are parents hovering too much?

Are parents hovering too much?

Some parents may be getting to involved with helping their children succeed in school or land a job, even attending their job interviews. Midmorning examines the trend of "helicopter parents and implications of this parenting style.

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"Children of the Dream"

Roslyn McCallister Brock, the vice chair of the NAACP, speaks Monday at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Her speech is titled "Children of the Dream: Building Community Through Commitment."

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Author presents a new vision for Black America

Author presents a new vision for Black America

A rebroadcast of Kerri Miller's conversation with conservative John McWhorter, who says African-Americans need to look within to overcome discrimination and poverty.

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Education and civil rights: Then and now

Education and civil rights: Then and now

Schools were a key battleground in the civil rights movement, and to this day there are a number of major race-related issues in education.

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Understanding people under 25

Understanding people under 25

The new PBS documentary "Generation Next" examines attitudes and trends among people age 16-25. What makes the current crop of teens and young adults different than the ones that came before them?

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Deconstructing race

Deconstructing race

A new exhibit making a national debut at the Science of Museum of Minnesota asks probing questions about the scientific underpinnings of race and examines how the concept of race affects our institutions and our everyday lives.

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