MANAMA, Bahrain – A 2014 Edina graduate and Richfield, Minnesota native is serving on the mine countermeasures ship USS Monsoon.
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) received a major grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to implement energy-efficient ways to protect the audiovisual material in the collections.
Denisha Richardson, 30, of Bloomington has been accepted into the Peace Corps and departed for Fiji to begin training as a youth development volunteer.
NEW ORLEANS - Ten years after Katrina devastated New Orleans, it's time for midcourse corrections in the restoration efforts. The coalitions of foundations, nonprofits and government should pause to ensure that their investments will improve upon the pre-Katrina conditions in communities of color and that the racial and class inequities that existed prior to the storm are being adequately addressed.
President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan said that Hurricane Katrina was the best thing to happen to schoolchildren in New Orleans because prior to the storm, the city had one of the worst performing school districts in America.
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – If you're driving down a highway, street or tunnel anywhere in North America and you see the shimmering new headlights on the latest Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC or Buick approaching you, there's a good chance you're seeing the work of Martin Davis, a talented, young African American designer who works for General Motors.
Anticipation for the commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the killing of Mike Brown Jr. by then-Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson was high. Clergy community and civil leaders, gathered to remember "Mike-Mike"'s life, death and aftermath that sparked a movement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This year alone, African-Americans are projected to spend as much as $24 billion on new cars and other vehicles from America's auto industry. Yet, research shows that, commensurate with their spending, Black consumers have little to show for their support of car dealerships, except the shiny new purchases in their driveways.
Over the past several years, advocates around the country have been fighting to preserve and restore one of American citizens' most basic rights: the right to vote. Voting access is critical to fulfilling the nation's promise of equality and ensuring that all citizens—regardless of their race, gender, or ethnicity—are able to fully participate in the democratic process. For women and people of color, the power of the vote has been instrumental in helping to expand opportunities in employment, education, and beyond and to level the playing field so that everyone has a chance to succeed.
What's a person supposed to do when they are trying to engage in an act of civil disobedience and the authorities refuse to arrest them, let alone issue a citation?
Fifth District Rep. Keith Ellison joined Clara Nakumbe, a home care worker from Minneapolis for a "Work a Day" event to support raising the minimum wage.
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