About 5,000 young people are currently experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. The reasons vary from abuse or conflict at home to housing and economic insecurity experienced by families. Now, after more than a year of a global pandemic, many advocates worry those numbers could climb.
On May 27, KPCC will host Call to Mind Live: Impacts of Homelessness on Youth Mental Health, a Well Beings Virtual Tour Event. Take Two’s A Martínez and special guests will explore the mental health effects on homeless youth and talk about the reasons why young people end up on the streets and what help is available - from finding secure housing to trauma therapy.
Register now to join Call to Mind and KPCC Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 7 p.m. CT for this free online event.
Co-chairs of a youth group say their peers have negative feelings about police, but many want to reform the department, not defund or dismantle it.
- 'We cannot stop' Families of victims push for police reform
- MPR News with Kerri Miller One year later, where do we stand on policing?
- Washington Floyd family meets with Biden as Congress mulls police bill
George Floyd’s death sparked days of unrest in the Twin Cities and mass protests across the world over the treatment of Black people and racial minorities. But before he became a symbol in the fight for racial justice, friends and family say Floyd was a "gentle giant" who sought a fresh start.
- MPR News with Angela Davis How George Floyd changed us
- Photos George Floyd and the year of racial reckoning
- MPR News journalists look back One year of covering the George Floyd story
It started with a Minneapolis store clerk calling police over a possible counterfeit bill. Minutes later, people were calling 911 on the police. A murder was unfolding in front of their eyes, as a white officer had pinned a Black man to the pavement, ignoring his pleas of “I can’t breathe.”
Until that day — May 25, 2020 — many knew Minnesota more for its many lakes and cold winters than for its persistent racial disparities. But a teenager’s cellphone video, which captured the crime at a bustling intersection in south Minneapolis, told a different story.
- MPR News journalists look back One year covering the George Floyd story
- Poll Police violence remains high concern in U.S.
- A movement memorialized Plywood art honoring George Floyd goes on display
- Full coverage George Floyd, one year later
In the run-up to Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, Radio Heartland listeners were asked their favorite Dylan songs — and you responded enthusiastically! To celebrate Dylan's birthday — happening Monday, May 24, 2021 — Radio Heartland featured your favorite Bob Dylan song picks and also built a Spotify playlist.
Peruse the songs and listen to the playlist
Minnesota continues to grapple with questions about police reform, racial inequity and the meaning of the word “justice” one year after George Floyd, a black man, was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer.
MPR News host Angela Davis will lead the latest In Focus conversation with community leaders, memory keepers and activists working to preserve and maintain George Floyd’s impact and legacy in our Minnesota communities and beyond.
Wednesday, May 26
12 noon CT
FREE Online Event
RSVP Now
The coronavirus has turned much of the world upside down and the Brains On! team wants to help families understand what’s going on. What exactly is it? How does it spread? Can I protect myself? What's in the COVID vaccine? How does it work? And how do they make it?
The podcast team answered all those questions and more in our series. Learn more about the vaccines and find family-friendly coronavirus explainers at BrainsOn.org/Coronavirus
On Saturday, May 22, The Current is hosting round nine of Sounds Like Home. Join an incredible lineup of Minnesota musicians as we meet up on the internet for a virtual festival. Great music lives here, and you can still enjoy it live online!
Some schools are holding in-person graduation ceremonies this spring, but Your Classical MPR knows that for a lot of students the experience isn’t going to be the same as in past years. We can't present the actual event or the diploma for this year's virtual graduates, but we sure can provide the music. Enjoy this playlist including the graduation ceremony standard, Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, and other great ceremonial works ideal for your at-home celebration.
Minnesota continues to grapple with questions about police reform, racial inequity and the meaning of the word “justice” one year after George Floyd, a black man, was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer.
MPR News host Angela Davis will lead the latest In Focus conversation with community leaders, memory keepers and activists working to preserve and maintain George Floyd’s impact and legacy in our Minnesota communities and beyond.
Wednesday, May 26
12 noon CT
FREE Online Event
RSVP Now
