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Social Issues

‘Where do I belong?’ Native roots, hard realities surface in woman’s search for her past

‘Where do I belong?’ Native roots, hard realities surface in woman’s search for her past

In her quest to find the birth mother she'd never known, Peggy Mandel confronted stories of government boarding schools, generational trauma and the loss of Indigenous culture and identity. She couldn’t change the past, but could she alter the future?
by Dan Gunderson

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First Ave cancels Dave Chappelle show after outcry from staff, patrons, performers

First Ave cancels Dave Chappelle show after outcry from staff, patrons, performers

The controversial comedian with a reputation of mocking transgender people was scheduled at the Minneapolis venue for Wednesday night. LGBTQ First Avenue staff say they remain angry and hurt by the club booking Chappelle in the first place.
by Grace Birnstengel

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ToolKit: How housing can shrink the racial wealth gap

Income inequality is deepening in America. Economic gains in recent decades have been unevenly dispersed, with the vast majority of the wealth going to those already on top. Part of that discrepancy is rooted in the inability to buy property.
by Sam Stroozas

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Black-owned Strive Bookstore opens in downtown Minneapolis

Black-owned Strive Bookstore opens in downtown Minneapolis

Mary Taris couldn’t find enough books for her children featuring Black characters, so she founded her own publishing company – Strive Community Publishing. “We’re really striving to connect across cultures,” Taris says.
by Noor Adwan

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U.S. death toll from drug overdoses is rising fast among Black and Indigenous people

U.S. death toll from drug overdoses is rising fast among Black and Indigenous people

Drug overdoses are killing more people than ever in the U.S., and a new CDC report finds growing racial disparities among those who have died — with the largest increase among Black Americans.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Minnesota Chippewa Tribe members voting on whether to continue blood quantum

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe members voting on whether to continue blood quantum

A vote being counted Wednesday will guide discussions on whether to keep the controversial requirement known as “blood quantum” — that individuals must have 25 percent of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe blood to be eligible for tribal membership.
by Dan Kraker

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Explainer: Challenge pending to North Dakota abortion ban

Explainer: Challenge pending to North Dakota abortion ban

North Dakota’s only abortion clinic has gone to court seeking to block a trigger law banning abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of a national right to abortion. Legal experts and even clinic supporters acknowledge the suit may just delay the inevitable.
by The Associated Press

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