Day: May 19, 2020
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Pine Grove Cemetery celebrates five World War II vets with display instead of honor guards
Honor guards from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will not present the colors. But plaques will honor the veterans. Read Full Article
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Spotify celebrates Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Titled Our Roots. Our Sound., Spotify this month launched a new campaign to empower Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and to mark AAPI Heritage Month . Toro Y … Read Full Article
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Man facing charges in Stevens Point hate-crime incident
The Stevens Point Police Department says one person is in custody following a hate crime. Police responded to a call of a disturbance at a grocery store. It was reported customers were confronted by a … Read Full Article
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Police: Man faces possible hate crime charges
The Stevens Point Police Department responded to a call at a local grocery store, where they say customers were harassed by a man because they were wearing masks and because of their race. Read Full Article
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Authentic coverage: Nine months in, Sahan Journal reports with nuance on Minnesota’s immigrants and refugees
During the pandemic, a report on Somali workers at an Amazon warehouse in Eagan was aided by Mukhtar Ibrahim’s ability to interview them in their native language. Read Full Article
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Stevens Point police accuse man of racist harassment of grocery shoppers wearing masks
The man called the shoppers names and harassed them for wearing masks, according to police, who said it’s one of several incidents targeting Asians. Read Full Article
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Clovis three-sport student-athlete Julia Hardwick wins B’nai B’rith award
Three-sport athlete Julia Hardwick of Clovis High is the winner of the 69th B’nai B’rith scholar-athlete award. Hardwick and 15 other Fresno-area student-athletes were honored Monday. “Honestly … Read Full Article