Category: Daily Updates

Native Americans have protested Columbus Day for decades, because it erases thousands of years of Indigenous history, and ignores Columbus’ role as a violent conqueror and a slave trader.

This year the Cine Latino Film Festival includes a focus on African heritage and culture in an effort to better reflect the diversity of Latinidad.

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the theater company created a pop-up pantry to serve the needs of neighbors. The company regularly partners with artists on projects that confront pressing community issues.

Body cam footage from the days following George Floyd’s murder was used to acquit a man charged with attempted murder for firing on the police. In one video officers talk about ‘hunting’ protestors.

Nearly three dozen tents were thrown away this week during the city-led closure of the Cedar-Franklin encampment in Minneapolis.

Growing up, Mai Thao didn’t see any reflections of herself in the media. Now a college senior, she’s working to change that by producing a new sitcom.

Four months after Winston Smith was shot by members of a U.S. Marshals task force, his family continues to seek an explanation for his death. Feven Gerezgiher reports

This past Saturday community members celebrated the passage of the act, named in honor of a young man who died in jail after prolonged medical neglect. Feven Gerezgiher reports.

Early last week flyers with racist language were put up on the University of St. Thomas campus in St. Paul. They targeted Native Americans and included a link to a white nationalist website. Safiya Mohamed reports

Nearly two dozen people are living in tents on the median and boulevard at the intersection of Cedar and Franklin. The city says they have until Oct 5 to move. Georgia Fort reports