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Como Park Senior High School locked down after false reports of an active shooter
Como Park Senior High School was locked down Thursday afternoon after someone called the St. Paul Police Department and claimed that...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Dec 8, 20221 min read
Como Park High School Students walkout over alleged discrimination from faculty
Students at Como Park Senior High School walked out of classes Wednesday morning after students reported racist and antagonistic behavior...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Dec 8, 20221 min read
Flava Cafe gives young women of color a space to ‘espresso’ themselves
Coffee is a daily ritual for many, but at Flava Cafe in St. Paul it’s also a key to change for young women of color. Flava Cafe equips...
Ava Grace Pourier
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Providing Healthy Food to build Social Justice
A St. Paul food shelf is working to create a new model of mutual aid. Eureka Compass Vegan Food is a community-funded food shelf...
Jasmine McBride
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Communities of color more likely to die from COVID, despite vaccinations
New research published by the University of Minnesota finds that, statewide, white people are getting vaccinated for COVID19 at a lower rate
Chioma Uwagwu
Dec 6, 20222 min read
MN Freedom Fund Works to End Pretrial Cash Bail
The pretrial detention system in Minnesota disproportionately impacts communities of color.
Jasmine McBride
Nov 25, 20222 min read
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