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Supreme Court unexpectedly upholds provision prohibiting racial gerrymandering

Supreme Court unexpectedly upholds provision prohibiting racial gerrymandering

The Supreme Court has ruled against Alabama's defense of an electoral map drawn by the state's Republican-dominated legislature. Black voters had challenged the law as racially discriminatory.
by Nina Totenberg

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Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s office to direct more lawyers to cases of missing, murdered Indigenous people

Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s office to direct more lawyers to cases of missing, murdered Indigenous people

Survivors, family of Missing and Murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP) and advocates gathered to give testimony to the Not Invisible Act Commission, an advisory group of experts created to address the high incidence of human trafficking and murder across Indian Country.
by Melissa Olson

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Choi: Ending low-level traffic stops hasn't led to more crime in Ramsey Co.

Choi: Ending low-level traffic stops hasn't led to more crime in Ramsey Co.

Ending traffic stops for broken tail lights and similar vehicle violations hasn’t led to more violent crime but has dramatically cut the racial disparities in police stops, John Choi, the county attorney, said Wednesday.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota groups echo warning for LGBTQ+ people traveling elsewhere

Minnesota groups echo warning for LGBTQ+ people traveling elsewhere

The comments come after a national LGBTQ+ civil rights group on Tuesday issued its first-ever state of emergency after states across the country enacted policies restricting health care, public restroom access and other services for transgender people.
by Dana Ferguson

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Federal Indian boarding schools still exist, but what's inside may be surprising

Federal Indian boarding schools still exist, but what's inside may be surprising

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.
by Sequoia Carrillo and Allison Herrera

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AI in medicine needs to be carefully deployed to counter bias – and not entrench it

AI in medicine needs to be carefully deployed to counter bias – and not entrench it

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.
by Ryan Levi and Dan Gorenstein

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St. Paul nonprofit founder has 'irreducible' drive to help youth of color 

St. Paul nonprofit founder has 'irreducible' drive to help youth of color 

For 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.
by Sarah Thamer

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'Road to Healing' tour makes Minnesota stops

'Road to Healing' tour makes Minnesota stops

Secretary 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.
by MPR News Staff

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