RACIAL & SOCIAL INJUSTICE
The Minnesota Senate held its third joint Transportation and Judiciary Committee hearing about the civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd on Thursday, this time focusing on the state’s…
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In the wake of Covid-19 and the global pandemic that virtually stopped economies and communities in their track, community organizers were forced to shift their work online.
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Marjaan Sirdar is an UpTake columnist exploring the organizing and racial equity work that has happened and will continue to happen in South Central Minneapolis following the killing of George…
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In a remote committee hearing of the Minnesota House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division, lawmakers addressed police accountability in Minnesota.
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Twin Cities business representatives testified during a July 1 hearing about their experience in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder.
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A week following George Floyd's death, Minneapolis-St.Paul has been permanently transformed. Here's a non-comprehensive photo essay from across Minneapolis-St. Paul.
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UpTake reporter Rico Morales interviewed people on the street the day after George Floyd, a black man from Minneapolis, was killed by a Minneapolis police officer.
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Reporter L. Nur interviews Sagirah Shahid to discuss the emotional and sociological responses of Covid-19.
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Reporter L. Nur interviews Jamila Boudlali about privilege and oppression during Ramadan.
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Group home and residential facility workers juggle staffing, safety, and care during Covid-19.
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