Minneapolis Elects Black Transgender Woman to City Council
Nov 8, 2017 Minneapolis has elected Andrea Jenkins to its city council in what advocacy groups say is a national first.
Death by Cop: Black and White Issues
Jul 21, 2017 Cops killed both Justine Damond and Charleena Lyles, but the two deaths are different in political and historical terms.
Why Black Lives Matter Is the Movement of the Year
Dec 31, 2015 The movement's innovative and committed activism has renewed the struggle for racial justice In 2015, no other progressive cause in the United States came close to its perseverance and creativity The movement's innovative and committed activism has renewed the struggle for racial justice.
Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Members Regroup, Respond After Police Break Up Encampment
Dec 4, 2015 The reasons Minneapolis police and city officials cited for breaking up the Black Lives Matter encampment that had formed outside the 4th Precinct station may have been predictable, but protesters were not: Their responses showed they were prepared to be flexible.
Witnesses Say ‘White Supremacists’ Behind Shooting at Black Lives Matter Protest
Nov 25, 2015 One day after the shooting, Minneapolis racial justice campaigners call for a mass march, declaring: "We will not be intimidated."
No Justice for Cecil the Lion
Jul 31, 2015 Despite the international uproar over the killing of the popular Zimbabwe lion, prosecution of the American trophy hunter involved is far from a sure thing.
Black People in Minneapolis Are 9 Times More Likely to Be Arrested for Minor Offenses
May 29, 2015 A damning ACLU report finds "severe," "pervasive" and "systematic" racial disparities in arrests by Minneapolis police.
FBI Raids Homes of Anti-War Protesters
Sep 25, 2010 The FBI has executed several search warrants (aka breaking down people's doors) in Minneapolis and Chicago as part of an investigation into a handful of anti-war protest organizers on allegations of, we kid you not, “activities connected to the material support of terrorism.”Pictures of No-Pants Subway Riders
Jan 12, 2010 Professional prankster group Improv Everywhere's "No Pants Subway Ride" is one cultural trend that appears to be taking off. Despite a frigid winter, participants in as many as 43 cities around the world commuted in their underwear, and we've got photos to prove it.
Minnesota Recount Stuck in the Mud
Dec 30, 2008 Minnesotans have been parodied for their politeness, but the state's Senate race seems to get nastier and nastier. With Al Franken taking a sliver of a lead by most estimates, the bitter recount battle halted Monday as both sides made a scene in Secretary of State Mark Ritchie's office.
