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Social Issues

AIM leader Vernon Bellecourt dies

Vernon Bellecourt, a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, died Saturday at the age of 75 from complications of pneumonia.
by Jessica Mador

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How video cameras could bring societal change

How video cameras could bring societal change

In many societies, it's taboo for women to speak out about domestic abuse, rape, and forced marriage. But the Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee's new video project may change that.
by Roseanne Pereira

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St. Cloud talks about race

St. Cloud talks about race

Some minority residents in St. Cloud say they're being unfairly targeted by local police.
by Tim Post

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Steroids and the culture of cheating

Steroids and the culture of cheating

She spent years denying the use of performance enhancing drugs, but sprinter Marion Jones now says she did cheat, and has returned the gold medals she won in the 2000 Olympics. While testing methods have improved, athletes keep finding ways to beat the system.

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A story of tragedy and grace

A story of tragedy and grace

When accidents happen in the Maine woods, the park wardens there can call on a chaplain uniquely qualified to help with grieving families. That's because the chaplain herself experienced the sudden loss of her Maine state trooper husband.

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The chemistry of philanthropy

The chemistry of philanthropy

In a career that has taken her from the fields of rural Georgia to the corporate boardroom, Reatha Clark King has had to overcome the obstacles imposed on her because of her race and gender. She says her background and experience has made her "the ultimate door opener."

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Macalester College honors history-making coach

Macalester College honors history-making coach

Macalester College in St. Paul is honoring a former football coach that made history. Don Hudson was the nation's first black head football coach at a predominently white college when he led the Macalester team from 1971-1975. The school is marking the milestone this weekend.
by Cathy Wurzer

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White Earth Nation welcomes adoptees home

White Earth Nation welcomes adoptees home

Across the nation, thousands of American Indian children were adopted into non-Indian homes. The White Earth Nation is making a special effort to reconnect those adoptees with their birth families and culture.
by Dan Gunderson

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