Social Issues

College graduation gap is still wide for minorities
Many colleges are recruiting and enrolling more underrepresented minority students, but a recent report shows that these students are not graduating at as high rates as their peers. Midmorning asks what kind of policy and cultural changes could help these students succeed.
Race and the tea party
The NAACP's resolution condemning racist elements within the tea party has angered people affiliated with the movement, who say that race has nothing to do with their criticism of the Obama administration. Should the tea party be held responsible for the comments and actions of very person who attends their rallies?
In addition to giant Wall Street firms, the new federal financial reform law will also regulate financial institutions in low-income communities. Payday lenders and predatory mortgage lenders will fall under the oversight of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Some Minn. businesses bothered by canvassers
Some consider it a season of enthusiastic political fervor. Others, like area businesses, might see it as an annual infestation. Canvassers representing environmental and civil rights nonprofit organizations can now be found all over Dinkytown and Stadium Village.
A federal appeals court has granted Rochester's request for a rehearing of its petition to dismiss discrimination claims made by two firefighter applicants.