White flight to gated suburbs, wide-scale White abandonment of public schools, and opposition to affirmative action are concrete evidence that many Whites do not truly value racial diversity.
Opinion
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Rising gun violence must stop
Millions of us send our kids off to school every day, trying to set aside the knowledge gnawing at our insides that our school and our kids could be next.Â
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Gun safety and public safety: we should not tolerate continued inaction
It should be unimaginable, and in most countries it is.Â
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Honoring the memory of George Floyd
After Floyd was lynched, the calls for systemic change in America, particularly in American policing, were loud and clear.
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WORD ON THE STREET | Two years out, how have we fared?
The MSR recently took to the streets to ask community members if they felt there has been positive social change in the last two years since George Floyd’s killing.
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One person can change a foster child’s life
We need a pool of foster parents to choose from, particularly those who reflect the racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds of children in care.
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With abortion rights on the table, is interracial marriage next?
Interracial marriage could be in the bull’s-eye following abortion.
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Humanity may be evolving in spite of itself
‘Despite its military dominance, despite the harm it inflicted, the U.S. has done nothing but lose wars for the last three quarters of a century.’
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Being Black can cost an arm and a legÂ
Because policies set out by hospitals, insurers and the government don’t require surgeons to consider limb-saving options before cutting, the amputation epidemic continues.
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An end to the digital divide is in sight
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the nationwide rollout of 5G home service can help solve this problem.
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Designate Hiawatha Golf Course a historic landmark today
The period of segregated public facilities in Minneapolis represents an important period in the development of the city and the parks.
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U.S. hypocrisy exposed with Russia-Ukraine ‘war’
Muslims are not seen as worthy of having a safe world to live in.
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MN prisoners should not lose their jobs for getting medical care
Policies are put in place to inflict sometimes the harshest psychological punishments upon this invisible population with the 13th Amendment as a justification.
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The rise of a new McCarthyism
McCarthyism v2.0 has already been installed in the Republican party operating system.
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GOP senators’ case against Ketanji Brown Jackson: She did her job
Their problem with Jackson is that she did her job— and that, above and beyond doing her job, she supports the Constitution while they oppose it.
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City-commissioned analysis of civil unrest falls short
Part of the reason so little was mentioned in the report about impacts to the community is that there was little effort to hear from the community.
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Black city kids need some time in the country
Caring for farm animals, planting crops, and learning to appreciate creation would help immeasurably.
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Trump suck-ups drawn to dictators
Republicans either want no government or a Trump dictatorship like Putin’s.
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​Community control over police is the way forward
‘The City of Minneapolis has nearly 800 officers, yet only a handful live within the city.’