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Brooklyn Park mayoral recount tilts toward Lisa Jacobson

by Abe Asher August 13, 2021August 20, 2021

2020 census data is in: Minnesota is more urban and less white than a decade ago.

by David H. Montgomery August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

Environmental justice advocates push for zero waste after new report highlights shortcomings in plastics recycling

by Andrew Hazzard August 12, 2021August 13, 2021

INSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

If you’ve noticed the big billboard at Hennepin and Sixth Street, you should get to know Jaida Grey Eagle

by Hibah Ansari August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

Natalia Benjamin becomes first educator of Latin American heritage to win Minnesota Teacher of the Year

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 11, 2021August 20, 2021

Survey: Black Minnesotans have far less trust in police than white residents do.

by Jon Collins August 11, 2021September 30, 2021

COVID-19 Delta variant is hitting Minnesota’s Black communities the hardest. After an early summer lull, vaccination rates are starting to tick back up.

by Joey Peters August 10, 2021August 10, 2021

New Native-led grant program targets philanthropy inequity.

by Dan Kraker August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

It’s been a hot, dry summer in the Twin Cities, but not all neighborhoods are hit equally

by Andrew Hazzard August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

Doualy Xaykaothao: A love letter to Sunisa Lee, and her Hmong parents.

by Doualy Xaykaothao August 9, 2021August 10, 2021

Celebrating Sunisa Lee: Thousands of fans, and plenty of officials, gather to honor St. Paul’s Olympic champion.

by Ben Hovland August 8, 2021August 8, 2021

Back to the future: As a new academic year approaches, schools are once again being forced to make decisions about whether to require masks.

by Joey Peters August 6, 2021August 6, 2021

A crowd came to the airport to welcome Sunisa Lee home. There’ll be a parade. But her success is particularly important to Minnesota’s Asian American women.

by Hibah Ansari August 5, 2021August 5, 2021

INSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

Join us for a community conversation on building generational wealth for Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color

by Sahan Journal August 5, 2021August 5, 2021

STORIES FROM THE PANDEMIC

Demand for food and housing aid jumped during the COVID pandemic. Nelima Sitati Munene and her nonprofit, ACER, jumped in to provide help.

by Ibrahim Hirsi August 5, 2021August 5, 2021

Minneapolis City Council votes to put rent control charter amendments on the ballot

by Hibah Ansari August 4, 2021August 6, 2021

Yes 4 Minneapolis coalition launches new phase of campaign to reform public safety

by Logan Carroll August 4, 2021October 8, 2021

Commentary: Suni Lee’s Olympic Success shifts global image of Hmong people and their view of themselves

by Ka Vang August 3, 2021August 3, 2021

With small steps already under way, Brooklyn Center mayor has eye on broad changes in public safety.

by Nina Moini August 3, 2021September 30, 2021

English is important, but so is Somali: Minneapolis Public Schools are launching a Somali Heritage Language Program.

by Hana Ikramuddin August 3, 2021August 3, 2021

Race

Cute folk art or nostalgia for Jim Crow: St. Paul auction items raise questions about the market for racist memorabilia.

by Abe Asher August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

Wildfire smoke, fine ash and your health: How to think about Minnesota’s bad air.

by Dan Kraker August 2, 2021August 9, 2021

‘I don’t want anyone to feel ashamed’: A young Somali woman overcomes disability and shows others the way.

by Joey Peters August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

Hmong American First Lieutenant remembered as caring, driven young man

by Andrew Hazzard July 30, 2021July 30, 2021

Robots, skateboards, bike rides: Summer school helps Twin Cities kids switch back to the classroom

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 30, 2021July 29, 2021

Sunisa Lee’s family couldn’t join her in Tokyo. So they celebrated with family and friends in Oakdale instead.

by Hibah Ansari July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

Sunisa Lee’s friends and family watched her become the first Hmong American ever to compete and win a gold medal. For many, it was the best morning of their lives.

by Hibah Ansari July 29, 2021July 30, 2021

Delta blues: New CDC guidelines suggest vaccinated people mask indoors in some Minnesota counties.

by Joey Peters July 28, 2021August 6, 2021

Kham Su Lor was working too hard in his computer repair business, eating badly, and getting sick. Then he discovered his neighboring shop owner’s special tea.

by Joey Peters July 28, 2021August 3, 2021

Where there’s smoke, there’s asthma: Weather events tied to climate change pose health threats to Minnesota communities of color

by Andrew Hazzard July 27, 2021May 17, 2022

Arts

Beyond stereotypes: Daybreak Press aims to broaden depiction of Muslims in Minneapolis school books

by Hana Ikramuddin July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

Arts

Restoring imagination to immigrant communities: Chanida Phaengdara Potter and the Southeast Asian Diaspora Project

by Jaida Grey Eagle July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

Boarding school body count

‘It’s an extremely progressive city—if you’re white’: Minneapolis elections hinge on how to fix inequality in housing, policing.

by Hibah Ansari and JD Duggan July 26, 2021July 28, 2021

Abuse survivors speak out about domestic violence allegations against John Thompson while Black activists struggle with double standards. Progressive legislators? No comment.

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 22, 2021July 23, 2021

DACA is under fire—again—after a federal court ruling. Here’s what Dreamers in Minnesota need to know about their immigration status.

by Hibah Ansari July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

Redistricting is a plodding, legalistic process. It’s also vitally important to Minnesota’s communities of color.

by Logan Carroll July 20, 2021July 21, 2021

After a long wait, Somalis with Temporary Protected Status in the U.S. gain an 18-month extension.

by Abe Asher July 20, 2021July 20, 2021

Food

Halwa is the ultimate Eid treat for many Somalis in Minnesota. This month, Abdinasir Aden will cook 10,000 pounds of the dessert and sell it by the bucket.

by Asad Hussein July 18, 2021May 2, 2022

The diverse teachers Minnesota needs may already be working in schools—as classroom aides. New state funding promises to help them level up.

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

A St. Paul postal worker begged for stronger COVID-19 protections. She ended up spending six weeks in the hospital.

by Maryam Jameel, ProPublica July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

Minnesota Legislature passes small steps in last-minute environmental bills, while climate needs multiply.

by Andrew Hazzard July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

In north Minneapolis, come for the haircut, stay for the shot.

by Riham Feshir July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Minnesota doesn’t know how many people with disabilities have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. Advocates are using a federal grant to try to reach them.

by Joey Peters July 14, 2021July 16, 2021

Sunisa Lee’s Olympic journey stirs Hmong observers in Minnesota

by Peter Cox July 13, 2021November 17, 2021

Many Minnesotans have stopped seeking a COVID vaccine. Now, with expanded mobile outreach, the vaccine is seeking them.

by H. Jiahong Pan July 12, 2021July 13, 2021

What does intersectionality really mean for LGBTQ rights?

In his doctor’s office, easygoing and attentive. In Minnesota state government, passionate about health equity and social justice.

by Joey Peters July 12, 2021July 15, 2021

On July 4, police killed Ricardo Torres in Olivia, Minnesota. Three days later, provocateurs in a truck rally disrupted his memorial vigil.

by Andrew Hazzard July 8, 2021September 30, 2021

Food

Red Wolf Chai debuts at farmers markets with chai and chapatis from East Africa.

by Hana Ikramuddin July 8, 2021July 8, 2021

BUSINESS & WORK

Now entering the mainstream market: Hilal Ibrahim’s sustainably-made luxury hijabs for Nordstrom

by Hibah Ansari July 8, 2021July 8, 2021

Family of Ricardo Torres describes ‘harassing’ incidents with police before fatal Fourth of July shooting

by Andrew Hazzard July 7, 2021September 30, 2021

As a child, Abdulaziz Mohamed looked to Barack Obama for proof he could be president. On July 1, he became the first Somali American student-body president at the University of Minnesota.

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 6, 2021July 7, 2021

An Iraqi climate scientist couldn’t use his biogeochemistry Ph.D. in his homeland. So he’s helping diverse students get environmental science degrees at a St. Cloud community college.

by Andrew Hazzard July 5, 2021July 7, 2021

Minneapolis police providing traffic control were missing from this year’s Somali Independence Day celebration. No one missed them.

by Logan Carroll July 2, 2021July 5, 2021

Food

Judge finds Minnesota Department of Education in contempt for go-slow approach to meal program.

by Joey Peters July 2, 2021July 2, 2021

Inside one Minnesota school district’s battle over an equity training program.

by Elizabeth Shockman June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Minnesota mosques return to side-by-side prayer with end of COVID-19 social-distancing restrictions

by Hana Ikramuddin June 29, 2021July 12, 2021

Twin Cities Desi Pride parade is a sign that ‘progress is palpable’.

by Tiffany Bui June 28, 2021July 2, 2021

Frost. Then blistering heat. Drought. And now the bugs. Minnesota immigrant farmers are struggling with the effects of climate change in their fields.

by Andrew Hazzard June 28, 2021September 14, 2021

BUSINESS & WORK

Too much work or not enough: Latinos in Minnesota describe one pandemic but two very different economies.

by Joey Peters and Greta Kaul June 28, 2021June 28, 2021

We asked the Minneapolis City Council candidates for Ward 9 what they would do about police reform, rebuilding East Lake Street, homelessness, and rent control.

by JD Duggan June 24, 2021June 25, 2021

Minnesota pioneered the movement for charter schools 30 years ago. Since then, one in every three statewide has closed.

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

BUSINESS & WORK

Immigrants and refugees are key to the Minneapolis economy. Here’s the data to prove it.

by Hibah Ansari June 23, 2021June 23, 2021

The killing of George Floyd

What you need to know about this week’s sentencing of Derek Chauvin.

by Jon Collins June 23, 2021June 23, 2021

INSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

Sahan Journal is hiring a managing director of development and operations to join its staff.

by Sahan Journal June 22, 2021June 22, 2021

Faulty appliances, unresponsive maintenance, patchy security: Immigrant residents decry conditions at nonprofit-run Minneapolis apartment complex. ‘A dog gets treated better,’ one renter says.

by Andrew Hazzard June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

Digital Equity Impacts the Entire Community

A small-scale event in Owatonna finds success among the vaccine-hesitant.

by Joey Peters June 17, 2021June 30, 2021

Cedar Riverside Community School is closing. The first big step in replacing it is understanding why it failed. Here’s what we found over a year of reporting.

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

Arts

‘Our stories, our challenges and the wisdom in our community’: Book fair will highlight diversity of Somali voices.

by Hibah Ansari June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

In Ward 5, DFL caucuses become a referendum on defunding Minneapolis police

by Hibah Ansari June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

Tenants help plan a new greenspace near Riverside Plaza.

by Hana Ikramuddin June 15, 2021June 24, 2021

After a tumultuous year, Minneapolis DFL voters to judge mayor’s tenure.

by Jon Collins June 15, 2021June 16, 2021

Impossible until you’re in a life or death situation: How the Minnesota-based Chance Foundation helped fight the pandemic in India.

by Tiffany Bui June 15, 2021June 14, 2021

Juneteenth: Our Collective Tenacity, Resilience, Persistence

‘We were able to achieve what we thought was impossible’: In a senior year like no other, these graduates found a way to thrive

by Becky Z. Dernbach and Aala Abdullahi June 14, 2021June 11, 2021

HD Laundry, in south Minneapolis, was looted and burned last summer. This year it’s reopening with a new cleaning system that will use less energy and save money.

by Andrew Hazzard June 11, 2021June 16, 2021

MN BCA: Not releasing names of undercover officers in Smith killing.

by Matt Sepic and Nina Moini June 10, 2021September 30, 2021

Omar Fateh: Negotiations on police accountability should take place in the public eye.

by Omar Fateh June 10, 2021June 10, 2021

Rahel Nardos: For a US citizen who is also an immigrant, seeking out the silver lining between a rock and a hard place.

by Dr. Rahel Nardos June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

The calendar says June; the weather says August. Minnesota’s record heat wave a sign of what’s to come.

by Andrew Hazzard June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

Arts

Theater Mu’s Lily Tung Crystal: The more people hear Asian Americans’ stories, the more they will treat us as the true Americans we really are.

by Jaida Grey Eagle June 9, 2021June 10, 2021

Too hot for school: Minneapolis and St. Paul close school buildings during June heat wave

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 7, 2021June 10, 2021

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Arts

Hmong hip hop finds a home at new Twin Cities breakdance school

by Abdirahman Mohamed June 4, 2021June 4, 2021

Conversations around race and racial justice

After a grueling year in the ICU and at George Floyd Square, an unexpected friendship.

by Catharine Richert June 4, 2021June 4, 2021

Minneapolis clears George Floyd Square at 4:00 a.m., led by neighborhood security contractors. Activists describe ‘desecration’ of ‘people’s pain, people’s hope.’

by Ben Hovland and JD Duggan June 3, 2021February 21, 2022

With its virtual caucus already under way, Minneapolis DFL faces charges that the process is so discriminatory it must be scrapped.

by Hibah Ansari June 3, 2021June 4, 2021

BUSINESS & WORK

Out of the ashes of the George Floyd protests, an Ethiopian restaurant is reborn in a new neighborhood

by Emalyn Muzzy June 3, 2021July 7, 2021

Identifying environmental problems in Minneapolis green zones is pretty easy. Doing something about them is another matter.

by Andrew Hazzard June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

Promoting a reform agenda at the Department of Corrections? Safia Khan is trying to make it happen.

by Hibah Ansari June 2, 2021June 2, 2021

INSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

Inside Sahan Journal: When a charter school closed in Cedar Riverside, we realized we had a lot to learn about getting the news to immigrant parents.

by Aala Abdullahi June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

Friendship, Health, Community: Twin Cities Latino Cyclists on a Roll.

by Kathryn Styer Martinez June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

Fraud allegations disrupt DFL endorsement convention for Minneapolis City Council seat

by Logan Carroll June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

Real estate frenzy in Minnesota poses extra barriers to Muslim homebuyers: Finding no-interest mortgages and down-payment assistance programs.

by Hibah Ansari May 31, 2021November 1, 2023

‘I’m just bracing for the next George Floyd’: Minnesotans reflect on continuing racial injustice, one year after Floyd’s killing.

by Riham Feshir May 28, 2021September 30, 2021

Minnesota’s new ECO Act will help ease the burdens of energy costs on low-income families, including many people of color

by Andrew Hazzard May 28, 2021June 2, 2021

Biden administration has extended Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Myanmar and Haiti. Now a decision looms on the status of Somali nationals.

by Hibah Ansari May 27, 2021May 28, 2021

ARTS & CULTURE, Food

Chef Yia Vang on his Minnesota Rice initiative, discovering his father’s heroism, and what he tells the kids with the ‘stinky’ lunches.

by Jaida Grey Eagle May 25, 2021May 26, 2021