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Author Archives: Riham Feshir

Riham Feshir is a senior reporter at MPR News covering race, class and communities. Feshir is the co-creator of 74 Seconds, an innovative podcast that covered the first-ever trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in an on-duty death.

rfeshir@mpr.org
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Over the next five weeks, Teto Wilson’s north Minneapolis barbershop, Wilson’s Image Barbers and Stylists, will double as a vaccination clinic for customers and community members.

Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

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

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir May 28, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice

Jerry Blackwell’s closing argument helped win a conviction against Derek Chauvin. As a corporate lawyer—and hobby farmer—he wasn’t an obvious choice for the job.

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Posted inRemembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19

COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American leader and Secret War veteran.

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir December 2, 2020December 16, 2020
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK

Unemployment claims up — way up — among Asian Minnesotans

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir May 20, 2020May 24, 2020
Posted inCHANGING MINNESOTA

El COVID-19 añade otro reto a la respuesta del Censo Latino de Minnesota

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir April 14, 2020April 14, 2020
Posted inCHANGING MINNESOTA

COVID-19 adds another challenge to Minnesota’s Latino census response

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir April 13, 2020April 14, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus, CULTURE & COMMUNITY, HEALTH

Amid coronavirus fears, Asian grocery store ran out of beloved jasmine rice

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir March 11, 2020April 1, 2020
Posted inImmigration

MPR News/Star Tribune poll: Most Minnesotans open to refugees

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir February 26, 2020April 1, 2020
Posted inDigital Disinformation, Immigration

Bogus story of an immigration raid brings chaos to Hmong market

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir February 21, 2020April 1, 2020
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS, Immigration

What you need to know about Trump’s plan to deport Hmong, Lao immigrants

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir February 11, 2020April 1, 2020
Posted inImmigration

Thousands of Hmong and Lao Americans face deportation under Trump proposal

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir February 7, 2020April 1, 2020
Posted inImmigration

Rumors, misinformation lurked as Minnesota county rejected refugees

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir January 15, 2020April 1, 2020
Posted inCHANGING MINNESOTA, Immigration

Willmar keeps the refugee door open despite concerns

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir December 23, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inImmigration, Profiles

In a split vote, one Minnesota county says ‘yes’ to more refugees

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir December 3, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inCULTURE & COMMUNITY, EDUCATION

Chinese, English language students learn from each other in U of M program

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir December 2, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS, Religion

Preaching ‘hate’ for Islam, speaker arrives in a divided Willmar

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir November 7, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inChanging the Narrative

Meet the woman who’s documenting the stories of immigrants and their children in southwest Minnesota

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir October 21, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inCULTURE & COMMUNITY, Religion

Twin Cities mosque on edge after opponents start pointing the cameras at children

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir October 4, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inCULTURE & COMMUNITY, Religion

For Muslims wrestling with substance abuse, it’s often a silent struggle

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir September 17, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inImmigration

Nearly 2,000 people become U.S. citizens in St. Paul

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir September 4, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inImmigration

Minnesota lawmakers announce plan to ban for-profit immigration detention

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir August 23, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inImmigration

Detainees wanted: Minnesota’s closed private prison eyes a deal with ICE

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir August 23, 2019April 1, 2020
Posted inCULTURE & COMMUNITY, HEALTH

Her mission: Get East Africans to stop smoking

Avatar photo by Riham Feshir August 2, 2019April 1, 2020

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