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Aldi's exit shakes north Minneapolis, widens worries over food insecurity

Aldi's exit shakes north Minneapolis, widens worries over food insecurity

Many residents in north Minneapolis were stunned this week when Aldi announced its north side store will close Sunday. This comes as Walgreens announced it too would shutter a north side store, making it harder for residents to access affordable fresh food and other vital products.
by Regina Medina

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Art history professor moves to dismiss federal lawsuit against Hamline, plans to file new suit

Art history professor moves to dismiss federal lawsuit against Hamline, plans to file new suit

A federal judge dismissed the case at the art history professor’s request. The professor’s lawyer told Sahan Journal his client would file a new case in state court.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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‘Female autonomy’ versus ‘betrayal’: Macalester closes, then reopens, art gallery after pushback from Muslim students

‘Female autonomy’ versus ‘betrayal’: Macalester closes, then reopens, art gallery after pushback from Muslim students

Macalester added a content warning to an exhibit by an Iranian American artist, which explores women’s freedoms and Muslim identity. The artist, Taravat Talepasand, said temporarily covering her art with black curtains was an act of “censorship.”
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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Two Black Minnesota police chiefs on what went wrong with policing in Memphis

Two Black Minnesota police chiefs on what went wrong with policing in Memphis

Calls for police reform have stepped up again after Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten last month by officers in Memphis. MPR News Host Angela Davis talks about the future of policing with two Black Minnesota police chiefs, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges and Eagan Police Chief Roger New.   
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Nicole Johnson

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Future of Us: What's next for education in Minnesota?

Future of Us: What's next for education in Minnesota?

Minnesota’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, Qorsho Hassan, on how the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd reshaped shaped her vision for education to center student voice and leadership.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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‘It’s really saving folks’: Meet Minnesota’s first all-trans, nonbinary hockey team

‘It’s really saving folks’: Meet Minnesota’s first all-trans, nonbinary hockey team

Team Trans Twin Cities is the only ice hockey team in Minnesota made up of all transgender and nonbinary players. They scrimmaged at the Xcel Energy Center Jan. 31 and talked empowerment, friendship and trans joy.
by Sam Stroozas

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Juneteenth is now a holiday in Minnesota

Juneteenth is now a holiday in Minnesota

Minnesota is the 26th state to make Juneteenth, also known as Black freedom day, a holiday after Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Friday that passed with bipartisan support.
by Brian Bakst

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Minneapolis has increased police presence at encampment clearings

Minneapolis has increased police presence at encampment clearings

Minneapolis police and Mayor Jacob Frey say the larger police response is due to activist “attacks,” but public records show none of the activists who were arrested for trying to stop encampment evictions in recent years have been convicted of felony assault.
by Grace Birnstengel

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Bill making Juneteenth a MN holiday is headed to Walz

Bill making Juneteenth a MN holiday is headed to Walz

June 19 will soon be a state holiday in Minnesota. Known as Juneteenth, it’s the day in 1865 when slavery was viewed as finally abolished in the United States, even though it came years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
by Brian Bakst

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