In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Marshall had already earned a place in history as the leader of an extraordinary legal campaign against racial segregation in America, culminating in the landmark Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education. This American RadioWorks documentary tells the story of the first Black Supreme Court Justice before he donned his judicial robes.
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Minnesotans' attitudes about the role of government, community and immigration are changing for the worse, say the authors of a report. The Minnesota Community Project expressed dismay over data which show a streak of hostility toward immigrants, especially by people living in the outer-ring suburbs.
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When former Minnesota Viking Carl Eller was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer, he vowed to use the honor to lead young African-American males "toward the great colleges and universities of our nation, not to prisons and jail cells." Eller will be honored during the half-time ceremony at Sunday's Vikings game.
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On Saturday, hundreds of African immigrants will converge on a Minneapolis community center for the state's first ever African World AIDS Day. It's part of an ongoing effort to educate the African-born community about HIV and AIDS. It's a population that's been especially hard hit by the disease.
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Midmorning takes a look at the business of food banks. The chief executive of America's largest hunger relief organization talks about the process of supplying local food shelves and helping the hungry.
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Everyone experiences the world differently -- some more differently than others. It's those differences that make understanding one another so difficult sometimes.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether the federal government can override state laws permitting medicinal use of marijuana. This case and the increase in drug arrests have some wondering whether the war on drugs needs to be revisited.
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There are more than 100,000 children in foster care nationwide. Nearly half of those waiting to be adopted are African-American. What role does race play in adoption?
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It's been more than 30 years since the historic Title IX legislation forced educational institutions to start paying attention to women's athletics, but two of the leading authorities on women in sports say they still face resistance when they make the case for equal treatment. Mary Jo Kane, professor and director of the University of Minnesota Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, and Donna Lopiano, the Executive Director of the Women's Sports Foundation, discussed the history and the future of women's athletics this October in Minneapolis. The event was part of the U of M's "Great Conversations" series.
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