Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Jaime Arsenault is searching for documents and other artifacts that might provide closure for victims of boarding school assimilation programs. Feven Gerezgiher reports
Category: Daily Updates
24 Years After Son was Killed by Police, Mother Gets His Belongings
Demetrius Hill was killed by St. Paul police officer Gerald Vick in 1997 for suspected robbery. 24 years later Marilyn Hill is still working to prove his innocence. Tiffany Bui reports.
Community Members Shut Down Prior Lake-Savage School Board Meeting
Dozens of students, parents and graduates from the district showed up to speak out about their own racist encounters after a video went viral of a student encouraging a Black teen to kill herself. But school board members refused to hear more than a handf
Families and Educators Tackle the Education Gap
Over the weekend, education advocates gathered for a forum titled ‘Are Public Schools in Minnesota Failing Black Children? Safiya Mohamed reports
Minnesotans March Against Rittenhouse Verdict, Prior Lake Hate Crime
Over the weekend, many Minnesotans took to the streets to denounce the verdict which acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of murder. Meanwhile, dozens of students and families showed solidarity for the victim of a recent hate crime in Prior Lake. Feven Gerezgiher r
New Book “We Are Meant to Rise” Amplifies Diverse Local Literary Voices
We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World features numerous local writers bearing witness to the tragedies and changes of the previous year. Tiffany Bui reports.
Activists Denounce Re-Appointment of Andrew Luger as U.S. Attorney in Minnesota
Critics say during his previous tenure Luger failed to hold police accountable in the deaths of Jamar Clark and Philando Castile, and harmed Muslim community members with the controversial Countering Violent Extremism program. Feven Gerezgiher reports.
Lessons Learned from the Public Safety Charter Amendment
On election day, Minneapolis voters failed to pass a charter amendment for a new public safety department. Now what? Safiya Mohamed reports
New MNDoT Signage Recognizes Native Territory
More than a decade after their initial request, three Ojibwe Tribal Nations will have the boundaries of their 1854 treaty with the United States acknowledged on state highways. Feven Gerezgiher reports
Prior Lake Students Racial Slurs Spark Outrage
Hundreds gathered at Prior Lake High School to demand a student who used racial slurs in a viral video be expelled. Georgia Fort reports.