Art Hounds: Black Lives Matter street painting models community building
July 30, 2020
Plus, Art Hounds recommend a new album by Loud Mouth Brass and a Fringe Festival fundraiser.
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Minnesota officials to announce fall school plans Thursday
July 30, 2020
Gov. Tim Walz has said his administration will give districts and charters guidance and then let them decide how best to implement it. The governor said he wants students to be able to return to in-person classes, but to do it safely. Meanwhile, district leaders say they’re hungering for specifics. - In Minneapolis Students likely to start year remotely - Racial disparities How decision to resume school might affect Minnesota’s communities of color - Can online learning be better this fall? These educators think so
Higher COVID-19 rates seen in Black and Hispanic children in Minn.
July 29, 2020
Children’s Minnesota has treated around 300 pediatric COVID-19 cases as of mid-July. Thirty-one percent of those patients were Black or African American; 24 percent Hispanic; 16 percent white; and 11 percent Asian. - MPR News with Angela Davis Structural racism and health care - Who's hit hardest by COVID-19? Why obesity, stress and race all matter - CDC hospital data Point to racial disparity in COVID-19 cases
The Current Interview: JT Bates talks about drumming for Taylor Swift
July 29, 2020
Twin Cities drummer JT Bates talked with The Current's Jill Riley about what it was like to play drums on several tracks on Taylor Swift's new album, 'Folklore.'
Little Earth patrols might be a preview of a new style of policing
July 28, 2020
The Little Earth of United Tribes housing complex created a community patrol the night the protests erupted over the killing of George Floyd, and they’ve been happening ever since. Residents say they are an example of what the city could look like under a new public safety system. - Minneapolis commission considers A new Police Department proposal - Last week Mpls. budget committee approves cuts in police funding - In the absence of police protection Armed neighborhood groups form
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
July 28, 2020
The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government — one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. - Researchers are making progress on a COVID-19 vaccine But the race isn’t over yet - U.S. signs contract with Pfizer For COVID-19 vaccine doses
Minneapolis commission considers a new Police Department proposal
July 27, 2020
An alternative to a move by the Minneapolis City Council to remove the Police Department from the city's charter is in the works. The Minneapolis Charter Commission will listen to public testimony Monday evening on its own measure that does not make changes on the same scale as the City Council's amendment. - Friday Minneapolis council shifts police media duties to city staff - Wednesday Mpls. budget committee approves cuts in police funding - Minneapolis residents ask Dismantle the police — then what?
Rep. John Lewis will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, with an outdoor public viewing
July 27, 2020
Visitors will file by the the Capitol and be required to wear masks because of the coronavirus. Lewis' family urges people outside of Washington, D.C., to pay tribute virtually.
COVID-19 brings surge of visitors — and some messes — to BWCA
July 26, 2020
The BWCA and the surrounding Superior National Forest in far northern Minnesota are seeing a surge in visitors this summer. With activities canceled and other trips on hold, vacationers are flocking to the area for the kinds of outdoors getaways that naturally allow for social distancing. That's good news for outfitters. But some of those campers are wreaking havoc. - Boundary Waters newbie? Here's how to eat, plan, paddle and get home - The trail less traveled Where to find Minnesota parks that are off the beaten path - Outside in Minnesota Prepare you for your next outdoor adventure
What we didn't learn in history class
July 26, 2020
Many Minnesotans are reexamining what they learned in their history textbooks and what was left out, like Juneteenth and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. While this isn’t a new conversation, more educators are starting to rethink how to teach a more complete history of the United States that includes experiences from Black and Indigenous people and other communities of color. Listen to the online audio: What we didn't learn in history class