Here are the major Supreme Court decisions we're still waiting for this termJune 6, 2023 12:00 PMBy Washington Desk The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue opinions in 27 cases that it heard this term, and has about four weeks left to release them. Here are the major cases NPR is watching.
Federal Indian boarding schools still exist, but what's inside may be surprisingJune 6, 2023 5:00 AMBy Sequoia Carrillo and Allison Herrera The schools were tools of the U.S. government's attempts to erase tribal culture. But the few that remain have become places Native families want their children to attend.
AI in medicine needs to be carefully deployed to counter bias – and not entrench itJune 6, 2023 4:00 AMBy Ryan Levi and Dan Gorenstein Powerful new artificial intelligence tools can perpetuate long-standing racial inequities if they are not designed very carefully. Researchers and regulators are taking note, but perils are vast.
Play4min 37secSt. Paul nonprofit founder has 'irreducible' drive to help youth of color June 5, 2023 2:00 PMBy Sarah ThamerFor more than 10 years, the Irreducible Grace Foundation, started by Darlene Fry in 2012, has operated under a singular guiding principle — to give youth of color a safe space to grow and explore their passions.
'Road to Healing' tour makes Minnesota stops June 5, 2023 5:25 AMBy MPR News StaffSecretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is traveling the country in an effort to uncover stories from federally run boarding schools for Indigenous children and holding events where survivors and their families can share their experiences and seek support.
Black immigrants are growing in numbers, but in the U.S. many often feel invisibleJune 4, 2023 4:00 AMBy Leah Donnella One in five Black Americans are either immigrants or the children of immigrants. But feeling embraced or understood by the U.S. can seem daunting for some, and impossible for others.
Play3min 35secCongress created changes to food assistance. Here's what they meanJune 2, 2023 7:00 PMBy Ximena Bustillo In an effort to avoid defaulting on the nation's loans, lawmakers created updates to SNAP, the nation's largest food assistance safety net. There are new work requirements as well as exemptions.
Play4min 48secFor 25 years, program has created brotherhood for Black high school seniorsJune 1, 2023 5:45 AMBy Nicole KiNine Twin Cities high school students began a “voyage to manhood” six months ago through Rites of Passage, a leadership program under African American-led nonprofit Jack and Jill of America.
Boys of Hope: Raising positive role models in MinnesotaMay 31, 2023 1:45 PMBy Regina MedinaA mentoring program says it's teaching the next generation of Minnesota boys to become positive and productive men.
Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AIMay 30, 2023 8:47 PMBy Vanessa Romo The AI programs we are creating could outsmart us and lead to our collective demise, according to the tech industry's leading experts who say it's time to address the threats they pose.