A space for community members to weigh in on hot-button issues.
We asked community members: How are you keeping King’s dream alive? See their answers below.
WORD ON THE STREET | Beyond MLK Day, how are you keeping King’s dream alive? Read More
The MSR took to the streets to ask community members how they keep their spirits bright in the colder, darker months of winter.
Word on the Street: What lifts your spirits in the winter? Read More
For this Word on the Street, we asked community members about the importance of voting ahead of the midterm elections.
WORD ON THE STREET | Are you voting in the midterm elections? Read More
We asked community members: What do you think will help stop the violence in the community?
WORD ON THE STREET | What can we do to stop the violence? Read More
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.
WORD ON THE STREET | Two years out, how have we fared? Read More
We asked attendees at Open Streets West Broadway: Where were you when the September 11 attacks occurred and what are your thoughts about it 20 years later?
WORD ON THE STREET | 20 years later —remembering 9/11 Read More
After the sentence was handed down, the MSR took to the streets and asked community members: What are your thoughts on the Chauvin sentencing?
WORD ON THE STREET | Reflections on the Chauvin sentence Read More
How could White people be better allies to the Black community?
WORD ON THE STREET: How could White people be better allies to the Black community? Read More
‘We saw the video of the Rodney King case but we didn’t get the justice we had hoped for, but this time the video helped get the verdict that we so deserved.’
WORD ON THE STREET | Reflections on the Chauvin verdict Read More
The MSR reached out to community members to get their response to the Derek Chauvin murder trial so far.
WORD ON THE STREET | Community reaction to the Chauvin trial 10 days in Read More
With opening statements kicking off in the trial of former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the murder of George Floyd, the MSR took to the streets to get reflections from community members.
WORD ON THE STREET | Will justice prevail in the Derek Chauvin murder trial? Read More
The MSR took to the streets to ask community members if they would take the vaccine when it’s made available to the broader public.
WORD ON THE STREET | Will you take the vaccine? Read More
The MSR hit the streets to talk to community members about voting plans.
WORD ON THE STREET: Are you voting this election cycle? Why or why not? Read More
The MSR hit the streets to gather opinions about the historic Democratic ticket of former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris.
WORD ON THE STREET | How do you feel about the Biden-Harris ticket? Read More The MSR recently took to the streets to gather perspectives of community members about policing.
WORD ON THE STREET| Are you in favor of dismantling the police? Read More
For this Word on the Street column, the MSR asked community members to share their thoughts on the violence and possible solutions.
WORD ON THE STREET | Why the increase in violence and what’s the solution? Read More
The MSR took to the street recently to ask community members what they think about Cup Foods in light of the George Floyd tragedy.
WORD ON THE STREET | Community members share thoughts on Cup Foods Read More
The MSR hit the streets to get people’s initial reactions to the Noor verdict and sentencing and ask what this means to the Black community.
WORD ON THE STREET | Community verdict: No surprise! Read More
With reparations being such a hot-button topic, the MSR was inspired to hit the streets to find out what our communities think.
WORD ON THE STREET: Are Black Americans due reparations? Read More
MSR contributors hit the pavement to ask community members whether they plan on voting in the midterm elections and what they see as the important issues. Are you planning on …
WORD ON THE STREET: Who’s voting in this midterm election and why Read More