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Social Issues

The new segregation

The new segregation

More than 40 years after the civil rights movement, America is becoming a more segregated society, as whites and blacks further separate themselves into racially homogenous communities. The show will include a speech by Georgetown law professor Sheryl Cashin, recorded at last Tuesday's Minnesota Meeting.

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The challenge of speaking Spanish in America

The challenge of speaking Spanish in America

If you listen to a group of native Spanish-speakers, you might think their fast-paced conversation means easy communication with one another. But within the Spanish-speaking population, there's a very clear divide -- a linguistic "us" and "them."
by Ambar Espinoza

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Say it with Spanish slang

Spanish words can have different meanings, depending on which country the speaker is from. Here are a few examples.

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A reporter's notebook

A reporter's notebook

Reporter Ambar Espinoza, who was born in El Salvador, speaks fluent Spanish. Yet in the course of reporting this story, she was surprised to learn something new about her native language.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Couple wants to preserve historic battle site

Couple wants to preserve historic battle site

A group has organized to recognize the last battle site in the 1862 U.S.-Dakota Conflict. The landowners are willing to open the scene of the Wood Lake battle to the public.
by Mark Steil

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Children of the Holocaust

Children of the Holocaust

Midmorning talks with two Holocaust survivors about their experiences during World War II, and the difficult process of sharing those memories.

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Minnesota Liberians may lose protected status

A period of relative peace in Liberia has prompted U.S. immigration officials to change the status of Libreian refugees in the U.S.

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