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Social Issues

Nonprofit fills invisible need for disadvantaged kids in Minnesota: new underwear

Nonprofit fills invisible need for disadvantaged kids in Minnesota: new underwear

When people donate items to help children in need, they typically collect food, school supplies and shoes and coats. Underwear is rarely on that list. An organization called Undies for Everyone is bringing its kids’ underwear campaign to Minnesota.
by Mark Zdechlik

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No Excuses: Race and reckoning at a Chicago charter school

No Excuses: Race and reckoning at a Chicago charter school

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News with Angela Davis presents an award-winning education documentary from APM Reports about a Chicago charter school trying to reinvent itself after its policies were accused of being racist.
by APM Reports

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Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy

Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy

Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.
by Jonathan Franklin

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U.S. Starbucks workers join in a weeklong strike over stores not allowing Pride décor

U.S. Starbucks workers join in a weeklong strike over stores not allowing Pride décor

Starbucks workers in cities including Chicago, Philadelphia and San Antonio plan to walk out or picket over coming days following worker accusations that the company is scaling back its LGBTQ+ support.
by Juliana Kim

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160 years of sanctuary at Pilgrim Baptist Church

160 years of sanctuary at Pilgrim Baptist Church

St. Paul’s Pilgrim Baptist Church first formed in 1863 when a group of formerly enslaved people, led by a man named Robert Thomas Hickman, began worshiping together. The historic church is celebrating 160 years this weekend.
by Sarah Thamer

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Native American leaders respond to DOJ report on Minneapolis police

Native American leaders respond to DOJ report on Minneapolis police

The U.S. Justice Department’s report listing civil rights violations by the Minneapolis police department confirmed what many in the city’s Native American community say they have experienced. The impending consent decree, which could put some legal teeth into policing reform, may help repair relations with Twin Cities BIPOC communities.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Olson

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Trailblazing golfer working to get more Black women and girls in the game

Trailblazing golfer working to get more Black women and girls in the game

On the South side of Minneapolis more than a half century ago, Lynnette Landry fell in love with the game of golf, and she is still working to make the sport more accessible to everyone, including Black girls and women.
by Nina Moini

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In Minneapolis, three-fourths of kids with elevated levels of lead are children of color

In Minneapolis, three-fourths of kids with elevated levels of lead are children of color

The city’s Healthy Homes team does extensive outreach and conducts detailed inspections of homes deemed at risk of lead exposure. Inspectors say immigrant communities may encounter lead in items like coal used as makeup; imported spices and medicines, candy and toys that come directly from other countries.

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