Where Do We Go From Here?

A message from Pillsbury United Communities On Tuesday, 12 jurors cracked open the window of justice. And we see a little light.To be clear, the verdict…
Policing, Racism and the Problem of Escalation

Building an Antiracist Community By Tim Johnson I would like to say my wife and I never argue or get angry with each other. That,…
Websites with Purpose: Inside Saint Paul Media

by David Lamb Jonathan Hatch grew up in the northern Minnesota city of Bemidji, a picturesque crossroads situated near the 400 lakes of the Chippewa National Forest…
George Floyd and America’s Racial Caste System

Building an Antiracist Community By Tim Johnson, Columnist It felt like I had won the lottery. The flight attendant had informed me that my international…
Minnesota Sen. Pappas leads 24 DFL Legislators to End LGBTQ+ Panic Defense

Senator Sandra Pappas (DFL) has led 24 members of the Senate DFL caucus in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and Senator Warren Limmer,…
The Intersectional Feminist of Early 20th Century St. Paul

by David LambIn many of the histories of the period that mention her name, Nellie Francis, the subject of a new exhaustive biography by William…
Moving the Goalposts on the Riverview Corridor

by Diane Gerth For years, whatever we may think about the rail-based Riverview Corridor, we have been working under some basic understandings. We knew that the…
Jerry Rothstein, longtime Community Reporter editor, steps into new roles

For more than twelve years, Jerry Rothstein could most often be found somewhere between Cossetta’s and Sibley Plaza along West Seventh Street, a notebook in his pocket,…
Racism in Medicine

West End Healthline By Jenny Zhang, MD The use of race in medicine has been an area of fierce debate for many years. Supporters of race-based…