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Minneapolis creates local base for environmental justice — EJAM reclaims cultural wisdom in respecting the earth

Minneapolis creates local base for environmental justice — EJAM reclaims cultural wisdom in respecting the earth

May. 21 |    Welcome, MSR readers, to a new section you will see appear regularly in these pages, something we call Green2Green. Most of you by now have heard of the green movement to clean up our planet, stop the waste of precious natural resources,...

People of color seek an environmental message that includes them

People of color seek an environmental message that includes them

May. 21 |         By LaDonna Redmond Contributing Writer LaDonna RedmanPhoto by Matthew Gilsonite for TIME It is easy to dismiss the environmental movement. It seems that so many of the messages that come from environmentalists are related...

Parents can lead by example in getting kids outside — Encourage children to appreciate nature, have fun outside

Parents can lead by example in getting kids outside — Encourage children to appreciate nature, have fun outside

May. 21 |       By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss Contributing Writers  Getting kids away from computer and TV screens and outside into the fresh air is an increasing challenge for parents everywhere. Researchers have found that U.S. children...

MSHS donates raised-bed garden kits to schools and community groups

MSHS donates raised-bed garden kits to schools and community groups

May. 21 |       The Minnesota State Horticultural Society (MSHS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is donating raised-bed garden kits to community groups and schools supporting low-income families and children. MSHS’ Garden-in-a-Box program...

Green Central grows an edible wall

Green Central grows an edible wall

May. 21 | The American Heart Association (AHA) installed its first mobile edible wall in the country at Green Central Community School. Mobile edible walls are freestanding A-frame gardens that can grow a large amount of fresh, organic produce. First-grade...

The politics of the plate — Big money talks in limiting your right to know what you are eating

The politics of the plate — Big money talks in limiting your right to know what you are eating

May. 21 |     When we are told to watch what we eat, many of us are counting calories. We are told to count the amount of fat, sodium or sugar in our food. Research says that tracking food in this manner helps us make better food choices possible. Yet...

Can green initiatives impact double-digit Black unemployment?

Can green initiatives impact double-digit Black unemployment?

May. 21 |     D.C. conference brings together emerging leaders in green jobs   By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Low-income communities in recent years have been impacted by double-digit unemployment, but years earlier also were impacted by the...

Minnesota legalizes same-sex marriage

Minnesota legalizes same-sex marriage

May. 15 |     But my same-sex marriage was real before the law passed       By Stephani Maari Booker Contributing Writer   Instead of attending to the novel I was supposed to be working on, I spent the afternoon in front of the TV...

Suburban Black student suspensions show little improvement in 2010-12

Suburban Black student suspensions show little improvement in 2010-12

May. 15 |   In some cases, the disproportionately high rates are growing worse       Second in a series     By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   In last week’s edition, the MSR reviewed 2009 suspension data from several suburban...

Minnesota honors civil rights legend

Minnesota honors civil rights legend

May. 15 |     Juanita Jackson Mitchell helped reestablish Twin Cities NAACP branches     By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   Juanita Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) only lived in St. Paul for four years, but her impact during that stint laid...