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What you need to know about 2021 elections
As a new senior executive at HealthPartners, Pahoua Yang Hoffman wants to make health care more accessible to Minnesota’s immigrants—starting with her mother.
On Twin Cities COVID wards: A younger, whiter wave of patients. And a whole lot of burnout.
Feds investigate nonprofit incorporated by Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman in alleged Feeding Our Future food fraud.
It’s affordable. It’s great exercise. It’s easy on the environment. And best of all, it’s exhilarating. Minnesotans of color share their love of winter biking as well as tips on how to get started and where to find advice and camaraderie.
Confused about the alleged fraud at Feeding Our Future? Here’s everything you need to know about the FBI raid and investigation so far.
Men tied to alleged Feeding Our Future fraud donated to reelection campaign of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, records show.
Teach in person? COVID causes chaos. Teach remotely? Kids suffer. Minnesota’s teachers of color say that Omicron presents schools with bad options and impossible choices.
During the pandemic, employers asked immigrant workers in Minnesota to risk their health, safety, and status. In a new study, workers say they often got nothing in return.
After having a daughter, Remona Htoo couldn’t find children’s books in the Karen language. So she wrote one herself.
Omicron will hit Minnesota schools like a ‘viral blizzard.’ We need to prepare for mass absences, building closures, and more.
‘We can’t be a rubber stamp to what the police want’: Ramsey County attorney takes a new approach to criminal justice.
Andrea Jenkins will lead the most diverse city council in Minneapolis history. Linea Palmisano, a moderate from southwest Minneapolis, is elected vice president. Jenkins, who often straddles the line between progressive and moderate votes, was chosen unan
Brooklyn Center is changing. Its diverse population is telling the city and developers what they’d like to see.
With Omicron surging, these Minnesotans support the Twin Cities’ renewed mask mandate – in principle. In practice? That’s a slightly different matter.
Hamse Warfa is leaving the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for a position in the Biden administration, making him the highest-ranking Somali appointee in Washington.
Sahan Journal receives $1.2 million grant from American Journalism Project to expand diverse news coverage in Minnesota.
St. Paul Public Schools is one of the most diverse districts in the state. Increasingly, parents prefer segregation.
Mel Reeves, a stalwart of Minnesota activism and community journalism, dies from complications of COVID-19
As a farm kid in South Dakota, Megan Schnitker learned about Indigenous medicines from her Lakota uncle and great-grandmother. Now she's offering Native plant-based remedies at a new store in Mankato.
Recap 2021: Sahan Journal looks back at the Minnesota climate and environmental justice stories that mattered most
Recap 2021: The seven most striking multimedia stories Sahan Journal published in 2021.
Recap: Sahan Journal looks back at the Minnesota healthcare stories that mattered most in 2021.
Recap: Diversifying Minnesota’s classrooms. Sahan Journal reviews the education stories that mattered most in 2021.
Recap: Sahan Journal looks back at Minnesota’s biggest immigration stories of 2021
Gift cards, flight vouchers, college-scholarship lotteries: Some Black health experts express second thoughts about Minnesota’s vaccine incentives.
Many mobile homes aren’t built for Minnesota winters. Community organizations and utilities are on a mission to make them more comfortable and fuel efficient.
Nine years ago, Zinet Kemal boarded a flight to Minnesota and a country she’d never seen. Today, she’s a mother of four, an IT professional seeking an advanced degree—and now, a children’s author.
Jay Eidsness: The new Minneapolis City Council should vote again on a greener future for East Phillips.
Hunger on campus isn’t a joke about ramen: How unmet needs keep Minnesota students from enrolling in community college.
Pinnacle Logistics employees in Eagan walk off the job after alleged anti-Muslim remark from supervisor.
‘We need a fund that doesn’t see funding Black people as risky’: How three Black leaders are working to change Minnesota philanthropy.
Bayan Research Center aims to define problems facing Somali Americans, provide data, and recommend solutions.
Rice Street Garden is a gathering place for many east metro immigrants. A potential development project has them on edge.
Mayo clinic study shows people of color are less likely to receive a key treatment for a condition that causes the heart muscle to thicken.
Immigration advocates push to eliminate impending deadline for the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program, a unique path to citizenship.
Native American students want the University of Minnesota Morris to search for lost burial sites. It may be even harder to recover generations of missing Indigenous culture and family history.
St. Paul school board spares three schools from closure after outcry from immigrant families. Six other schools will close in district consolidation plan.
Community organizer Zaynab Mohamed hopes to make history as first Black woman elected to Minnesota state Senate.
Trial begins for ex-cop Kim Potter in killing of Daunte Wright: What happened, what’s being charged, and what might the legal arguments look like.
St. Paul has a plan to pursue more equitable education by closing and merging schools. But immigrant parents say it would hurt their communities.
Fights, depression, substance abuse: Mental health of Minnesota students suffers during COVID pandemic.
The construction of the 35W freeway meant destruction for Black neighborhoods in Minneapolis. A new museum exhibit looks back at the damage.
Minneapolis mosque on edge after vandalism of security cameras
We asked a Minnesota family physician how to keep our families safe from COVID-19 this holiday season—without retreating into isolation (again).
As rebel forces approach the capital, Ethiopia faces a possible government takeover. Minnesota’s immigrant communities are worried for their relatives back home.
Employers are offering raises, bonuses and training. In the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases, Minnesota still needs tens of thousands more health care workers.
The Metro Blue Line Extension is finally moving forward. But some fear it will drive up rents and force them to leave.
Three young Democratic Socialists elected to Minneapolis City Council are eager to pass progressive policies to benefit the city’s working class.
This year, Minnesota school-board meetings endured a backlash against diversity. On Election Day, three suburban districts elected Somali Americans for the first time.
There are plenty of new faces on the Minneapolis Park Board, but just one person of color.
The most diverse city council in Minneapolis history might also be the weakest. We asked new council members how they hope to operate under a strong mayor system
Since we first posted our how-to-help guide in August, more than 250 refugees have gotten a new start in Minnesota.
‘We have a different story to tell’: As anchors Chenue Her and Gia Vang move up in the television news industry, they bring a new perspective with them.
Everything kids and parents need to know about getting the COVID-19 vaccine: a video in Hmong, Spanish, Somali, Oromo, and English.
Restoring imagination to immigrant communities: Chanida Phaengdara Potter and the Southeast Asian Diaspora Project
Sunisa Lee’s friends and family watched their daughter become the first Hmong American ever to compete and win a gold medal. For many, it was the best morning of their lives.
Minnesota Legislature passes small steps in last-minute environmental bills, while climate needs multiply.
Too much work or not enough: Latinos in Minnesota describe one pandemic but two very different economies.
Real estate frenzy in Minnesota poses extra barriers to Muslim homebuyers: Finding no-interest mortgages and down-payment assistance programs.
‘We’re evidence that the healing is happening’: How five people in Minneapolis experienced the cataclysm of George Floyd’s killing—and what they did next.
No one has more power to change the Minneapolis Police Department than Mayor Jacob Frey. We asked him what he’s accomplished.
Ramadan is a month devoted to prayer, charity, and reflection. This year, Muslims in Minnesota have found another way to practice—protesting.
Asian health leaders in Minnesota fill information gap about COVID-19 death rates.
After guilty verdict in George Floyd’s murder, families of Isak Aden and Dolal Idd ask, ‘What about us?’
Minneapolis will soon have the opportunity–or competing opportunities–to vote on the future of the Minneapolis Police Department. We made this cheat sheet to help.
How you can help people in Brooklyn Center right now, in the aftermath of Daunte Wright’s killing
What to know about Brooklyn Center, where police fatally shot Daunte Wright
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Survey finds that people of color perceive discrimination more frequently in Minnesota than nationwide.
A new Native art installation, “Never Homeless Before 1492,” challenges the origins of Native homelessness in Minneapolis
In a new film, Minnesota choreographers Jonathan ‘AJ’ van Arneman and Peace Madimutsa imagine an escape from brutality and the creation of a global Black utopia.
With St. Paul school board win, Halla Henderson becomes first Eritrean American elected to office in Minnesota
Duluth elects Azrin Awal, first Asian American, to City Council.
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In White House visit, Minnesota’s top teachers bring President Biden a message from second graders in Burnsville
Still struggling on Lake Street: Immigrant-owned businesses have reopened, but sales are down sharply, crime is up, and insurance is hard to find.
Duluth City Council candidate Azrin Awal hopes to make history by becoming the first Asian American to win office.
Hmong American fashion designer Jocelyn Yang weaves her community’s history and tradition into modern-day clothing.
Macalester professor watches for action ahead of climate summit
A luxury rental tax? A citizens assembly to solve public safety? In Minneapolis mayor’s race, AJ Awed adds unconventional solutions to progressive agenda.
Hmong farmland or freeway interchange: New road expansion in Dakota County threatens small family farms.
Sondra Samuels, Minneapolis nonprofit leader, reaches wrongful death settlement in the fatal drowning of a 6-year-old neighbor.
Halima, a Somali elder in Minneapolis, hasn’t grown her own vegetables since leaving East Africa 27 years ago. This summer, farmer Naima Dhore helped plant a food garden for Halima and her neighbors.
Photographer Nancy Musinguzi takes portraits of queer, immigrant people in Minnesota. But they tell their own stories.
Victor Martinez, a candidate for the Ward 5 City Council seat in Minneapolis, door-knocks almost every day, delivering his pro-police, pro-life message
#MplsIsUs 2021 Voter Guide
Rent control is on the ballot this fall in Minneapolis and St. Paul. We asked supporters and opponents whether the measures will help produce affordable housing.
A Minnesota researcher thinks he’s figured out why Black populations die more often from colon cancer: screening and insurance.
The future of the Minneapolis Police Department is on the ballot this year. Confused by the endless debate? We wrote this FAQ for you.
Abuse survivors speak out about domestic violence allegations against John Thompson while Black activists struggle with double standards. Progressive legislators? No comment.
Everything you need to know about the COVID safety plans in Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools
Minnesota’s most diverse cities? New U.S. Census data show communities of color growing in places like Austin and Worthington.
On Wednesday, vandals defaced Hmong Cultural Center with white paint and a white nationalist slogan. Two days later, the center is moving forward to reopen its museum.
How you can help Afghan refugees in Minnesota, right now
‘There is nothing safe about Delta in schools’: How parents can plan for the pandemic this fall
Indigenous protesters, allies make a push in St. Paul to stop Line 3
Boxing helped Mohammed Kayongo escape his past as a child soldier in Uganda. Now he wants to give kids in north Minneapolis a fighting chance.
Minneapolis Council spikes plan to expand public works facility in polluted East Phillips neighborhood. But urban farm proposal faces new challenges.
‘This was exactly what happened in Saigon’: Afghans in Minnesota describe stranded family members, condemn U.S. failures
Minneapolis’ Ward 2 has two strong third-party candidates running for City Council. They agree that capitalism is failing people.
If you’ve noticed the big billboard at Hennepin and Sixth Street, you should get to know Jaida Grey Eagle
Natalia Benjamin becomes first Latinx educator to win Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Celebrating Sunisa Lee: Thousands of fans, and plenty of officials, gather to honor St. Paul’s Olympic champion.
Sunisa Lee's Olympic success heartens Asian American women
Building Generational Wealth for Minnesota's Immigrants and Communities of Color
‘It’s an extremely progressive city—if you’re white’: Minneapolis elections hinge on how to fix inequality in housing, policing.
Kham Su Lor was working too hard in his computer repair business, eating badly, and getting sick. Then he discovered his neighboring shop owner’s special tea.
Delta blues: New CDC guidelines suggest vaccinated people mask indoors in some Minnesota counties.
Hmong American First Lieutenant remembered as caring, driven young man
Robots, skateboards, bike rides: Summer school helps Twin Cities kids switch back to the classroom
‘I don’t want anyone to feel ashamed’: A young Somali woman overcomes disability and shows others the way.
Wildfire smoke, fine ash and your health: How to think about Minnesota’s bad air.
Beyond stereotypes: Daybreak Press aims to broaden depiction of Muslims in Minneapolis school books
The diverse teachers Minnesota needs may already be working in schools—as classroom aides. New state funding promises to help them level up.
After a long wait, Somalis with Temporary Protected Status in the U.S. gain an 18-month extension.
Redistricting is a plodding, legalistic process. It’s also vitally important to Minnesota’s communities of color.
Minnesota doesn’t know how many people with disabilities have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. Advocates are using a federal grant to try to reach them.
Halwa is the ultimate Eid treat for many Somalis in Minnesota.
Sunisa Lee’s Olympic journey stirs Hmong observers in Minnesota
Judge finds Minnesota Department of Education in contempt for go-slow approach to meal program.
In his doctor’s office, easygoing and attentive. In Minnesota state government, passionate about health equity and social justice.
Many Minnesotans have stopped seeking a COVID vaccine. Now, with expanded mobile outreach, the vaccine is seeking them.
Red Wolf Chai debuts at farmers markets with chai and chapatis from East Africa.
Now entering the mainstream market: Hilal Ibrahim’s sustainably-made luxury hijabs for Nordstrom
Minneapolis police providing traffic control were missing from this year’s Somali Independence Day celebration. No one missed them.
An Iraqi climate scientist couldn’t use his biogeochemistry Ph.D. in his homeland. So he’s helping diverse students get environmental science degrees at a St. Cloud community college.
First Somali student president at University of Minnesota tackles food, health, housing
Minnesota immigrant farmers are struggling with the effects of climate change in their fields.
Out of the ashes of the George Floyd protests, an Ethiopian restaurant is reborn in a new neighborhood
Minnesota’s new ECO Act will help ease the burdens of energy costs on low-income families, including many people of color
Chef Yia Vang on his Minnesota Rice initiative, discovering his father’s heroism, and what he tells the kids with the ‘stinky’ lunches.
Want to know what to expect when you get the COVID-19 vaccine? Sahan Journal’s COVID-19 vaccine video series answers your questions, in Spanish, Somali, Hmong, and English.
From ‘I can’t breathe’ to ‘guilty,’ a look back on the past 11 months through the lens of Sahan Journal.
After an anguished wait, Chauvin verdict brings a flood of emotions, pledges to do better
Tear gas at bedtime: Brooklyn Park residents, including kids, suffer from aggressive police tactics to quell Daunte Wright protests
Community defense lawyer Andrew Gordon on how to think about the Daunte Wright protests and the police response.
Brooklyn Center police fatally shoot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during traffic stop; police deploy tear gas to clear protests.
What the Derek Chauvin trial feels like for the neighbors keeping vigil in George Floyd Square, in their own words.
‘We all knew it wasn’t right’: The children who saw Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd, in their own words.
The average farmer today is a 58-year-old white man growing commodity crops. The Minnesota farmer of the future may be Latino–and organic
Commentary: My father is my hero, and he’s afraid for me. But he also embodies the cure for anti-Asian hate. That’s hope.
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