Daily Updates – Page 7 – Racial Reckoning

A Failure to Act is a Failure to Care

Renowned speaker and educator Catrice Jackson says white apathy is the pandemic we’re not talking about. Feven Gerezgiher reports

Mayor Frey Vies for Reelection With New Public Safety Plan

With the Minneapolis Police recently reporting the 70th homicide of the year, public safety remains the number one issue for Frey and 16 other mayoral candidates. Georgia Fort reports

Minnesota Churches Reckon with Their Part in Institutionalized Racism

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The “Truth and Reparations” initiative focuses on the complicity of Christian faith communities in harm done to African-American and American Indian people. Feven Gerezgiher reports.

Asma Mohammed Fought for Victims of Sexual Assault – and Won

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For four years Asma Mohammed worked to end the Minnesota statute of limitations for sexual assault. Earlier this month, the statute was lifted. Safiya Mohamed reports.

Housing Advocates Seek to Limit Rent Increases in the Twin Cities

The Minnesota Housing Partnership reports that one-third of Twin Cities households live in rentals, with 45% of them paying more than they can afford on housing. Feven Gerezgiher reports

Effort Begins to Expunge Criminal Records for Cannabis Use

A Minneapolis dispensary recently ran Minnesota’s first cannabis expungement clinic, working to clear the criminal records of people with non-violent cannabis convictions. Feven Gerezgiher reports

A Sacred Indigenous Burial Site in St. Paul is Being Brought Back to Life

A Native led non-profit is reclaiming and restoring Indian Mounds Park, an Indigenous burial site that was converted into a city park in 1892. Georgia Fort reports.

Minneapolis Police, Faith Community Collaboration Draws Praise

“21 Days of Peace,” an outreach effort aimed at combating gun violence, assisted in 36 arrests and helped get 16 guns off the street, according to the Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner. Georgia Fort reports.

Voters Are Deciding the Future of Public Safety in Minneapolis

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A recent poll found that 49% of Minneapolis residents support the proposal for a new Department of Public Safety; 40% oppose the proposal and 10% are undecided. Safiya Mohamed reports

POC Journalists Burning Out, Leaving Mainstream Media

Working to fight for racial equity in a newsroom can take a toll on an already overworked journalist. Unfortunately, when a journalist of color leaves the profession, that leads to fewer stories on communities of color.