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This month, the Counter Stories hosts focused on the 

 that raised all sorts of controversy—and on 

 by Minnesota's House Minority Leader about who does, and doesn't, have the attention of the Legislature.

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, an attorney with a public policy background.

, a race equity advocate in the west metro.

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The Counter Stories hosts discussed issues facing people of color locally and nationally.

The latest episode of Counter Stories, a series of conversations by people of color, for people of color, and everyone else. This month, the Counter Stories hosts focused on the Pepsi commercial that raised all sorts of controversy - and on a comment by Minnesota's House Minority Leader about who does, and doesn't, have the attention of the Legislature.

Counter Stories: The Pepsi ad and the all-male card club

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