‘I realized it’s not just Minneapolis. It was a police culture thing.’
Cole Miska
Cole Miska is a contributing writer at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
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Surge in encampment evictions
‘There should just be more things out there for the homeless.’
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Protesters call for firing of officers involved in Ricky Cobb’s shooting
‘It’s hard to know when you can train away the racism that played a role in their decision.’
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MPS data breach exposed student and staff personal information
MPS says it has implemented ‘additional security measures,’ but declined to elaborate on those measures due to the risk of that information ‘falling into the wrong hands.’
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Minneapolis rent control measure won’t be on the ballot
Movement on rent control in Minneapolis were dashed for the rest of the year when the Minneapolis City Council voted against a motion.
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Court approves MPD settlement agreement
‘We can put some rules in place, but what concerns me is I don’t know how hearts will change because of this.’
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ACLU files lawsuit against Bloomington PD
‘Not only is it an ongoing problem, but it is an ongoing problem that serves to increase racial disparities in our criminal system.’
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MPS hosts the “Separate Not Equal” Hale-Field exhibit
‘It’s just so important to understand the past to really disrupt what is happening now and in the future.’
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With graduation rates rising, are schools rebounding after the pandemic?
‘The gap between who can read a diploma and who is getting a diploma is growing.’
Posted inEducation, Local & State, News
Snapshots of the Class of 2023
This year’s graduating seniors have had a four-year high school experience perhaps like none other.
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The future of work, education and AI
A panel on the future of work and schools was recently held at The Machine Shop to discuss AI, and how it could affect the economy long-term.
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Call of the wild: Hunting for edible mushrooms is not just a White man’s hobby
‘I’ve realized if someone who looks like me, my skin color, can see me foraging, and realize ‘This is normal.’
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The racial justice movement after George Floyd
‘I think the focus isn’t just police brutality. Now, it’s police brutality and economic justice, and also dealing with what’s happening inside the jails and prisons too.’
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Minneapolis weighs rent stabilization
In 2021, Minneapolis residents voted to authorize the city council to enact a rent control ordinance. Yet almost two years later, the council has not passed any such ordinance.
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‘Stolen lives’ protested outside governor’s mansion
‘It’s important to be here for the families because it keeps our loved ones alive, it keeps their name and their memory alive.’
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Survivors of human rights abuses testify at Minneapolis UN hearing
On May 2, community members offered testimony about the effects of solitary confinement, and the loss of life due to police violence.
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Transcripts of Yia Xiong deadly encounter with St. Paul police raise more questions
‘We have been trying to pressure the police and the government to make sure they do their investigation thoroughly and impartially.’
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Chisolm Legacy Project provides climate justice resources for Black communities
‘We can’t have climate justice. We can’t have racial justice. We can’t have gender justice, in the context of an extractive economy that is doing what it was designed to do, which is enclose wealth and power in the hands of a very few.’
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Protests continue more than a month after Yia Xiong’s police killing in St. Paul
‘The community is really upset and felt terrible and devastated that Yia Xiong was killed so easily.’
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Minority farmers advocate for fair share of USDA funding
‘I think this is a moment where we have an opportunity for real transformation.’