Race Archives — Sahan Journal

Changing the Narrative

‘We need a fund that doesn’t see funding Black people as risky’: How three Black leaders are working to change Minnesota philanthropy.

by Andrew Hazzard December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

After George Floyd’s murder, a new philanthropic collective formed to raise $25 million to combat anti-Blackness in Minnesota. In a conversation with Sahan Journal, the group’s new president, Lulete Mola, discusses that plan and its progress.

Race

Hmong Cultural Center moves forward after vandals attack

by Abe Asher September 10, 2021September 10, 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

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

Criminal 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.

by Riham Feshir May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

Conversations around race and racial justice

‘America is not somebody else; America is us’: Civil rights organizer Bo Thao-Urabe wants Minnesota to measure success differently.

by Ben Hovland May 19, 2021May 20, 2021

Conversations around race and racial justice

Activist and organizer Anthea Yur wants the Asian community in Minnesota to confront racism head on.

by Evan Frost May 10, 2021May 10, 2021

Criminal Justice

U.S. Attorney General announces investigation into Minneapolis Police Department for potential discriminatory conduct.

by Joey Peters April 20, 2021April 21, 2021

Race

A surge of hate crimes has left many Asian Americans feeling vulnerable. A new Minnesota safety patrol aims to stop that fear in the streets.

by Katelyn Vue March 25, 2021April 9, 2021

Race

It was just another morning stroll to the school bus stop with his grandson for Tsong Tong Vang. Then the hate speech erupted.

by Becky Z. Dernbach March 19, 2021March 19, 2021

Race

‘People can’t turn their backs anymore’: Asian American women often feel invisible. After Atlanta spa killings, they’re making their pain public

by Becky Z. Dernbach March 19, 2021November 17, 2021

Arts

Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s YA reissue, ‘Finding My Voice,’ finds new teen readers.

by Hannah Yang February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Race

A Tibetan scarf, a Khmer video, exploding the ‘model minority’ myth: how Minnesota’s Asian communities are reckoning George Floyd’s death

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 10, 2020August 9, 2020

Race

In the aftermath of George Floyd killing, an uneasy discussion about racism in Minnesota’s Muslim community

by Ibrahim Hirsi June 10, 2020June 15, 2020

This south-central Minnesota school district has one black board member. He was left out of the board’s group photo.

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 3, 2020June 12, 2020

The killing of George Floyd

As Asian Minnesotans call for justice for George Floyd, some feel targeted for officer Thao’s role in death

by Ibrahim Hirsi May 29, 2020December 29, 2020

Race

White man in Minneapolis accused of racially profiling a group of Somali entrepreneurs inside a gym

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim May 27, 2020May 27, 2020