World Aug 22 South Sudan faces growing food crisis as millions go hungry Record-breaking drought continues to scorch wide swaths of sub-Saharan Africa, from Somalia in the east to Niger in the west. Humanitarian groups say tens of millions are hungry and conditions are being made even worse by the consequences of Russia’s…
Agents for Change Jul 14 Innovative Pittsburgh job center trains disadvantaged youth Despite a robust job market in recent years, the career path for some, notably young people of color, is often dampened by a lack of skills needed for good jobs in today’s economy. In Pittsburgh, one group is trying to…
Arts May 07 ‘Colorful Weddings’ pushes the marriage business beyond bridal white The wedding industry is up and running again as more people are vaccinated and couples have rescheduled their canceled plans due to COVID. But the return of weddings is also highlighting the lack of services catered to people of color…
Arts May 05 Minneapolis restaurateur revives disappearing Native American cuisine The pandemic took a particularly heavy toll on the restaurant business, with tens of thousands shutting their doors for good. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro visited one unusual establishment that’s bucking the trend, and reviving Native American food traditions…
Health Apr 18 Why nurses from abroad are in high demand in North Dakota and across the U.S. Recruitment of foreign-trained nurses has hit a record high in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic. But these workers, many of whom come from the Philippines, can sometimes wait years to come to the U.S. due to visa backlogs.
Nation Mar 22 Northern U.S. border experiences alarming influx of refugee crossings The conflict in Ukraine has only highlighted the crisis of displaced people seeking safe haven, now at 82 million according to the U.N. refugee agency. While much of the focus in the U.S. has been on immigration enforcement along the…
Nation Feb 07 How a Kansas town became one of the nation’s first majority-Black farming communities The wave of migration across the U.S. in the mid-1800's included people looking to live in open spaces, with land to grow crops and the opportunity to have a better life. After the Civil War, that included freed slaves and…
Agents for Change Dec 07 Historically denied ‘pivotal’ loans, Black farmers still struggle to get support For decades, Black farmers have been excluded from federal farm programs — a systematic pattern of discrimination that the U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledged decades ago. Yet proposals to compensate farmers for past wrongs have languished in controversy and red…