States botched more executions of Black prisoners. Experts think they know why April 18, 2024 5:05 AMBy Chiara Eisner A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised.
Play6min 43secTime magazine names U of M professor to list of most influential people in the worldApril 17, 2024 3:02 PMBy MPR News StaffRachel Hardeman is the director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, which she founded in 2021.
Play4min 06secAt Capitol, lawmakers strive for child-protection policies that keep African American families intactApril 16, 2024 4:19 PMBy Dana FergusonA bill working through the Legislature would require child welfare workers to take steps to prevent out-of-home placement of African American or disproportionately represented children.
Rochester police investigating racial slur on bridgeApril 16, 2024 2:23 PMBy Catharine RichertState Patrol was first to respond and removed the cups that spelled out the derogatory term before local police could arrive.
Lawsuit accuses Anoka County of keeping withdrawal medication from jail inmateApril 15, 2024 1:45 PMBy Kirsti MarohnOn Feb. 12, 2022, Deyonta Green was found in his cell, covered in vomit, after an apparent fall. He was taken to a hospital, where doctors determined he had suffered a fractured skull, brain bleeds and acute kidney failure, according to the lawsuit.
Play3min 50secIn new Congressional district, Black voters weigh what representation really meansApril 15, 2024 12:58 PMBy Stephen Fowler Alabama could soon have a U.S. House delegation that more closely matches its diversity after a redistricting lawsuit. For Black voters, the change has greater significance than who holds the seat.
Why Nike’s new Olympic track uniform for women is stirring controversyApril 15, 2024 12:36 PMBy Juliana Kim One of the options for women runners is a bodysuit that is noticeably cut high on the hips. Critics say the outfit looks uncomfortable, revealing — and problematic.
6 in 10 U.S. Catholics are in favor of abortion rights, Pew Research report findsApril 12, 2024 3:47 PMBy Jason DeRose Although the Catholic Church officially opposes abortion, the report says there’s far greater diversity of opinion among laity in the U.S.
White-sounding names get called back for jobs more than Black ones, a new study findsApril 11, 2024 4:00 AMBy Joe Hernandez Economists sent 83,000 fake job applications to a slew of major U.S. companies, and found that the typical firm favored white applicants over Black ones by around 9 percent.
Play4min 38secOnline dietitians backed by General Mills, big food companies using ‘anti-diet’ language to promote junk foodApril 10, 2024 5:18 PMBy Emily Reese, Josh Cobb, and Ngoc BuiA slew of social media influencers are encouraging users to enjoy sugary foods guilt free. However, a recent investigation found that major food companies are capitalizing on the “anti-diet” campaign by paying online dietitians to get people to consume more of their highly processed foods.