Racial & Social Injustice

Minnesota Senate Committee Continues to rehash the civil unrest, this time focusing on the state’s response

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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Community organizing makes changes because of Covid-19

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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Column: The Ongoing Battle for 38th and Chicago

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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MN House Committee hosts hearing on Police Accountability

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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Minnesota Senate holds first hearing about civil unrest in Minneapolis.

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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Monday in Minneapolis: One Week Following George Floyd’s Death

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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Narratives from Day One of The Protests Following George Floyd’s Murder

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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