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BUSINESS & WORK

East African Business Association aims to strengthen immigrant business owners

by Alfonzo Galvan May 16, 2023May 17, 2023

Amani Radman and Paul Jaeb founded the East African Business Association to help educate and train entrepreneurs from East Africa.

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Minnesota celebrates 165 years of statehood by swearing in 50 new U.S. citizens

by Alfonzo Galvan May 11, 2023May 18, 2023

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Jovan Speller Rebollar named new leader of The Great Northern

by Andrew Hazzard May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Fighting in Sudan leaves Minnesota college student unsure she can ever return home

by Alfonzo Galvan May 5, 2023May 5, 2023

BUSINESS & WORK

New state research shows that immigration could help ease Minnesota’s labor shortage

by Alfonzo Galvan April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

BUSINESS & WORK

Minnesota House approves safety bill for workers at Amazon facilities and other warehouses

by Alfonzo Galvan April 24, 2023May 1, 2023

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Minnesota ‘green bank’ proposal aims to speed climate friendly projects in underserved communities

by Andrew Hazzard April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

BUSINESS & WORK

Cub grocery store workers avert strike after reaching a new contract

by Alfonzo Galvan April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

BUSINESS & WORK

Amazon shutters Shakopee facility, agrees to transfer hundreds of workers

by Alfonzo Galvan March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

BUSINESS & WORK

‘Why are they closing Walmart?’: Community members are upset over announced closure of store in Brooklyn Center

by Alfonzo Galvan March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Licencias De Conducir Para Todos: El gobernador de Minnesota Tim Walz firma proyecto de ley

by Alfonzo Galvan March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

BUSINESS & WORK

Pineda Tacos’ ‘Millenial grey’ restroom drives Internet wild in viral TikTok video

by Alfonzo Galvan March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Twin Cities snow emergency alerts fall short for non-English speakers

by Alfonzo Galvan February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Electronics have evolved since 2007. Minnesota’s electronics recycling program has not.

by Andrew Hazzard January 18, 2023April 10, 2023

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Top 5 climate stories of 2022: Indigenous communities stand up to pollution, clean energy and solar projects take off.

by Andrew Hazzard December 27, 2022January 2, 2023

Here’s how to weather the cold in Minnesota

by Tim Harlow December 22, 2022January 2, 2023

‘It really brings us together’: World Cup attracts Minnesota viewers of all backgrounds

by Andrew Hazzard November 21, 2022November 25, 2022

New generation of Hmong dancers prep for New Year celebration in southwest Minnesota.

by Hannah Yang November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Minnesota governor: Walz wins after sharp-elbowed race

by Brian Bakst November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Minnesota 2022 Midterm Election: Live Results and Updates

by Sahan Journal November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

What happened Tuesday? Here’s your 2022 Minnesota Midterm Elections recap.

by Sahan Journal November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Guía del votante: Conozca la posición de los candidatos a gobernador de Minnesota

by Sarah Thamer November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Guía del votante: Conozca las posiciones de los candidatos a Fiscal General de Minnesota

by Regina Medina November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Guía del votante: Vea las posturas de los candidatos a Secretario de Estado de Minnesota sobre las elecciones

by MPR News Staff November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Guía del votante: Vea las posturas de los candidatos a Contralor de Minnesota en temas clave

by MPR News Staff November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Hagaha codbixiyaha: Ogow mowqifyada murashixiinta u taagan guddoomiyaha gobolka Minnesota

by Sarah Thamer November 2, 2022November 4, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Hagaha Codbixiyaha: Eeg xoghayaha gobolka Minnesota mawqifyada murashixiinta ee doorashada

by Sarah Thamer November 2, 2022November 4, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Hagaha codbixiyaha: Eeg mowqifyada muhiimka ah ee musharixiinta hantidhowraha Minnesota

by MPR News Staff November 2, 2022November 4, 2022

Students, staff say cultural competency is key for Minnesota educators.

by Eder Campuzano September 29, 2022September 29, 2022

News

Timeline: How feeding underprivileged children turned into a sweeping federal investigation.

by Joey Peters September 20, 2022September 27, 2022

News

Federal authorities charge 48 people in Feeding Our Future investigation—allegedly ‘largest pandemic fraud in the United States.’

by Joey Peters and Andrew Hazzard September 20, 2022March 13, 2023

Nurses of color on a historic strike share why they’re fighting for increased staffing, higher wages, and better patient care.

by Drew Arrieta September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

An explosion of color welcomes customers at this State Fair booth selling clothes and wares from Ghana.

by Joey Peters and Samantha HoangLong August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Big? Check. Stick? Check. Giant egg roll on a stick passes the State Fair test.

by Joey Peters and Samantha HoangLong August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Union Hmong Kitchen brings Hmong food to the Minnesota State Fair for the first time. Here’s what head chef Yia Vang says you should try.

by Joey Peters and Samantha HoangLong August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Minnesota set to become ‘abortion-access island’ in the Midwest, but for whom?

by Jessica Lussenhop August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

President Biden announced a historic student loan forgiveness plan on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know to relieve your student debt.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Tragedy in St. Paul: Couple dies in apparent murder-suicide with five young children in the home.

by Joey Peters August 18, 2022August 19, 2022

Keeping track of the applesauce: Federal Child Nutrition Programs make it possible for Minnesota nonprofits to serve low-income kids. But while the lunch may be free, you pay for it in paperwork.

by Joey Peters August 18, 2022August 17, 2022

East Phillips Park Cultural and Community Center the morning of the primary election in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Your Minnesota Primary Election Day 2022 results

by Sahan Journal August 9, 2022October 12, 2022

Ashley Kidd-Tatge (left) and Debby Prudhomme (right) stand for a portrait outside the Park Point Marina Inn on May 12 in Duluth.

To tackle maternal health disparities, one Minnesota insurer looks to doula care.

by Catharine Richert July 12, 2022July 19, 2022

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Minnesota’s Black farmers working to reconnect to land

by Jon Collins June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Even on a morning as fiercely frigid as this one, there they were, flying down snowy Twin Cities streets with condensation puffing from their wrapped-up faces–winter bicyclists. Among those hardy riders are an increasing number of riders of color.

by Andrew Hazzard January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

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

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Racial disparities persist in drowning deaths.

by Andrew Hazzard September 27, 2021September 27, 2021

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Indigenous protesters, allies make a push in St. Paul to stop Line 3

by Andrew Hazzard August 26, 2021August 27, 2021

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Clean energy jobs rebound after 2020 losses. More opportunities needed for workers of color, experts say.

by Andrew Hazzard August 26, 2021September 6, 2021

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

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

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

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

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

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

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Minnesota farmers are 99 percent white and aging. A proposed bill would help diversify the next generation.

by Andrew Hazzard April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

STORIES FROM THE PANDEMIC

The pandemic compelled one Somali American educator to become something else: a full-time artist.

by Ibrahim Hirsi February 9, 2021February 12, 2021

STORIES FROM THE PANDEMIC

Minneapolis teacher Mariam Mohamed thinks the emotional health of her students is more important this year than their multiplication tables.

by Ibrahim Hirsi January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Arts

Decades before Oromo protesters started marching in Minnesota, Hangasu Waqo Lugo fought for freedom in Ethiopia. A new book finally tells his forgotten story.

by Mohammed Ademo August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

BUSINESS & WORK

‘The cash is piling up’: Hawala money transfers provide a financial lifeline for thousands of families. What stopped the money flow from Minnesota to Somalia?

by Ibrahim Hirsi July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

News

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier, sues Minnesota journalist and his independent newspaper

by Ibrahim Hirsi July 2, 2020July 15, 2020

BUSINESS & WORK

Immigrant retailers reopened shops in neighborhood malls. Customers haven’t returned

by Ibrahim Hirsi July 2, 2020July 4, 2020

Amazon workers warned about COVID-19 risks at Minnesota warehouses. Workers kept getting infected

by Ibrahim Hirsi June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Somali woman sews face masks for Minnesota health care workers battling coronavirus pandemic

by Abdirahman Mohamed April 3, 2020April 6, 2020