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The recent surge in federal law enforcement activity is increasingly affecting school children across the state. Some schools are offering online learning to students to afraid to go to school, while others see soaring absenteeism.
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos as “bait” to try and draw family members from their home before taking him away.
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Dubbed “ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom,” organizers called on Minnesota residents to avoid school, work and shopping to show opposition to the continued presence of immigration agents in the Twin Cities and elsewhere in the state.
Columbia University graduate and polyglot Paul Robeson was a bass-baritone who advocated for the performance of African American spirituals in classical spaces. Considered a ‘darling of the entertainment industry,’ he was almost erased from history for his outspoken activism. Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.
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