Just hours after Rep. Hortman’s assassination and Sen. Hoffman’s shooting, Minnesota’s “No Kings” protest moved forward. Chris Juhn reports from the historic day of mourning, resistance, and rising political tension.
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UMAHH celebrates 25th anniversary of Ice Cube’s ‘It Was a Good Day,’ protests Trump
January 20 is a day that many hip hop lovers remember fondly. Twenty-five years ago on that day, Compton rapper Ice Cube released the classic hip hop song “It Was a Good Day.” Over a sample of “Footsteps In The Dark” by the Isley Brothers, Cube describes a good day as not being harassed by police, not […]
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Women’s Marches bring out millions to protest Trump
Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world joined Women’s Marches Saturday, January 21, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. Pink hats and signs flooded the streets — from Washington, St. Paul, Los Angeles and New York to Paris, London and many more cities. As many as 600 marches reportedly […]
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Peaceful protests follow Trump inauguration in Mpls
“Say it loud, say it clear — immigrants are welcomed here!” was just one of the chants heard at the “Resist From Day One! ” rally and march that took place in south Minneapolis January 20 following the inauguration of Donald Trump. The protest started at Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue and moved down Nicollet Avenue en route to […]
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Workers rally against Trump and poverty wages at Home Depot
During the early morning hours of President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day, January 20, janitors that clean Home Depot and other stores in the Twin Cities went on strike against their cleaning contractor. The workers gathered at Home Depot at the Quarry in Northeast Minneapolis to protest what they call poverty wages. Hosted by Centro de Trabajadores Unidos […]