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Staying Afloat in Minneapolis

Recovering small businesses hope civil unrest, COVID-19 are behind them

As small Minneapolis-based business owners slowly recover from a difficult year, Esperanza Lee reports that immigrant and minority-owned restaurants face disproportionate challenges. These are the result of civil unrest following George Floyd's murder and the setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Esperanza Lee
April 18, 2021
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Confronting Racial Injustice

'It's time to get comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations'

"My White privilege carved an easy-to-traverse path," writes Reporters Inc. Executive Director Mark Saxenmeyer. After being confronted for his silence on George Floyd's murder, he decided to share his experiences with race -- from the community he was raised in to the schools he attended, from the career he forged to his daily interactions.

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Mark Saxenmeyer
July 14, 2020
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