World Nov 08 What’s at stake at COP26 as climate activists decry ’empty promises’ Negotiators from around the world are meeting in Glasgow for a second week for the United Nations summit aimed at getting new commitments and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Pressure from climate activists has been building on the streets…
Arts Nov 05 Louise Erdrich’s ‘The Sentence’ explores racial tensions in a divided Minneapolis 2020 was a time of upheaval in Minneapolis — from the pandemic, to the police killing of George Floyd. A new novel, ‘The Sentence,’ by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Minneapolis resident Louise Erdrich, reflects on that tumultuous period. Jeffrey Brown…
Agents for Change Oct 29 Minneapolis residents split on reducing police role, establishing public safety department Voters in Minneapolis will head to the polls next week for the first city election since a police officer killed George Floyd, in a race that could be the most expensive in the city's history. And as special correspondent Fred…
Education Oct 27 How Minnesota’s lack of teachers of color hurts students, and what reform could look like Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota, which has some of the worst…
Nation Oct 07 Climate change’s uneven impact on communities of color compounded by uneven flow of aid Hurricane Ida survivors are still facing a difficult road ahead, nearly six weeks after it battered Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. And in Lake Charles, Louisiana, thousands are still waiting for relief from a string of natural disasters that…
Health Sep 22 Louisiana’s parishes feel ‘forgotten’ in the dark weeks after Hurricane Ida Residents in Louisiana have begun the long process of recovery following Hurricane Ida, which destroyed or caused major damage for about 8,000 homes statewide. While the city of New Orleans has largely recovered, the coastal parishes of Lafourche and Terrebonne…
Arts Sep 03 Live music events get new life amid rising vaccinations and open spaces For many musicians and live music venues across the country, the pandemic created an existential crisis. Despite signs of life this summer, new clouds are making the future uncertain. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Nation Sep 02 College athletes say ability to profit off their fame has been a ‘long time coming’ The college football season gets into full swing this weekend. Players are returning to the field for what they hope will be a more normal year after a COVID-plagued 2020 season. But there’s another difference for student athletes this year.
Nation Aug 20 Examining the politicization of school mask mandates in Florida’s Broward County Students returned to school in a number of states this week amid a new surge of COVID cases and a fierce battle over mask mandates. Republican governors in states like Arizona and Texas have tried to stop school districts from…
Nation Aug 10 California prison inmates become a critical resource for fighting wildfires The Dixie Fire, now the second-largest in California history, continues to burn northern parts of the state. It comes as California faces a shortage of firefighters, a scenario that's bringing new attention to a critical firefighting resource: prison inmates. William…