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Local Heroes, Xenophobia in America, Virtual Minnesota Music Festival, and more

How do we reimagine the work of reducing poverty, supporting mental health services, and dealing with trauma to minimize substance abuse and violence, in order to diminish the need for police to step in as an end to those consequences?

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If we could simply prove to more people that we have the ability to be happy, and that the laughter of our children brings us joy, it might shift minds.

Minnesota Women’s Press won second-place awards in the Minnesota Newspaper Association for Sarah Whiting’s photography and for this website.

The U.S. has the most expensive healthcare and education system in the world, but is terrible at keeping people healthy and educated.

My thoughts were so extreme that I started hating my weakness to the virus and how I allowed it to consume me in such a hostile manner.

If compassion is core to who you are, there is no problem that cannot be solved, no hurdle that cannot be jumped, and no divide that cannot be crossed.

I asked and listened to what voters told me about their hopes — about better jobs, wages, healthcare, and education. I also heard their fears — of more taxes, immigrants, gun laws, and “defunding the police.”

One of the philosophical shifts Minnesota Women’s Press supports is a movement away from thinking individual success is self-made, rather than community inspired.

People like myself need to find ways to bring immigrants with us and use our platforms to elevate their stories by handing them the mic.