Social Issues

Fargo firm builds a diverse workforce
When you think of diverse cities, Fargo might not be the first that springs to mind. The population is 83 percent white. But a Fargo manufacturing company has found success with a workforce that is mostly from other places around the world.
At the Jan. 6 hearings, race isn't discussed much. Still, it's a central issue
The Jan. 6 Committee has been uncovering what led up to the insurrection. But just beneath the surface is a central cause of the riot — racism and the fear of losing white power.
Minneapolis teacher contract language ignites firestorm
When Minneapolis teachers settled a strike earlier this year, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield teachers of color from traditional seniority-based layoffs. Months later, there’s denunciations of the policy as racist and unconstitutional discrimination against white people.
Poll: 69% of Native Americans say inflation is severely affecting their lives
A new poll finds that more than two-thirds of Native Americans say inflation is causing them to have trouble making ends meet. Higher food and gas prices compound their already precarious situation.
How a history teacher and 13 Black students shaped the civil rights movement
One of the first lunch counter sit-ins of the civil rights movement took place in Oklahoma City in 1958. This weekend, the city remembers the protest and its organizer, Clara Luper.
Fond du Lac Band celebrates return of sacred sites
The city of Superior, Wis. returned two small parcels of land Thursday to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, including a burial ground where nearly 200 people were dug up just over a century ago.